Federal SPCC vs State Storage Federal SPCC vs. State Storage Tank Environmental Regulations

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purpose

mostindustrialfacilitiesutilizestoragetanksinsomecapacitycapacity

FederalandStateregulationsmayapplytoeachtank regulations are vastly differentregulationsarevastlydifferent permitholderscannotassumethatcompliancewithoneregulationappliestoothers

regulationscanbeconfusing,hardtofind,andmaynotbeincludedinfacilitypermits

compare the go erning bodies reg lations comparethegoverningbodiesregulations identifykeydifferencestohelpfacilitiesachieveanddocument compliance with each regulationdocumentcompliancewitheachregulation

outline

backgroundbackground SPCC MN AST MNAST MNUST

i f comparisonoftheregulations

f l usefulresources summary

background

two governing bodies concerning storagetwogoverningbodiesconcerningstoragetanksinMinnesotaUSEPA Spill Prevention Control andUSEPASpillPrevention,ControlandCountermeasures(SPCC)regulationsMPCA R l iMPCARegulations AboveGroundStorageTank(AST) UndergroundStorageTank(UST)

MPCA regulations

facilities with one million gallons or morefacilitieswithonemilliongallonsormoremustobtainMPCAstoragetankpermit(MNCH7001)

appliestoallliquids,notjustoil Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) =AbovegroundStorageTanks(ASTs) MinnesotaRules,Chapter7151,Statutes116.47and116.48

UndergroundStorageTanks(USTs)=MNCH7150

Federal SPCC (40 CFR part 112)

purposeistopreventoildischargesfrompu pose s to p e e t o d sc a ges oreachingnavigablewatersoradjoiningshorelines

appliestoanyfacilityovercapacitythresholdpp y y p y anyfacilityhandlingoilthatcouldreasonablybeexpectedtodischargeoilintonavigablewater

appliestotankscontainingoil(petroleumornon) requiresawrittenSPCCPlan MOST USTsfallunderaseparateregulation(40CFRpart280)onlyrequirementistolabelonmap

applicability

MPCA SPCCgeneralapplicability

ownersandoperatorsofASTsand USTsstoringliquids

anyfacilitythatstoresoilproductsintanksabovetheaggregatecapacitythresholdand haspotentialtodischargei t i bl tintonavigablewaters

facilitycapacity

none 1,320galinAST

thresholdcontainercapacity

ASTlessthan1,100galunlessitisabove500galand

55gallonsinAST

threshold within500feetofaClass2surfacewater USTless than110gal

exampleexclusions

equipmentormachineryincludingelectricalequipment,indoortanks

asphaltcement,wastewatertanks,milkproductcontainers

please note:

assumptions: atafacilitywith

tank registration/notification of changes

MPCA(statutes 116.47and116.48) SPCCASTs register eachtankcontainingpetroleum,

h d b t d h lt 500

noregistration

hazardoussubstances, andasphaltover500gallons(with exceptions)within30days

update registration when tank status changes

ornotificationrequiredupdateregistrationwhentankstatuschanges

USTs register eachtankover110 gallons(with

required

exceptions)within30days updateregistrationwhentankstatuschanges 10 day advanced notifications 10dayadvancednotifications

reporting

MPCA SPCCMPCA SPCCreportdischargesover5gallonsimmediatelywhich,

reportdischargestonavigable waterwithing y ,

ifnotrecovered,couldpollutewatersofthestate

g60days:o morethan1,000gal

(statute 115.061) o morethantwodischargeseachover42 gallons in a 1242gallonsina12monthperiod

labeling

MPCA SPCCMPCA SPCC temporarytanks largerthan1,100 gal:

o temporarystorageno requirements

p y go datestoragebeganonsite

ASTs:o substance storedo substancestoredo tank'scapacityo auniquetanknumber

li f l di d l di lines forloadingandunloading signwithfacilitycontactinformationifthesiteisnotmanned24/7

secondary containment

MPCA SPCCASTs allASTsmusthave secondarycontainment

allowsactiveORpassivecontainment

must be able to contain 100%containment substancessharingcontainmentmustbe

mustbeabletocontain100%capacityoflargesttankincontainmentplusfreeboard

compatible mustbeabletocontain100%

it f l t t k i

pforprecipitation

oilfilledoperationali tcapacityoflargesttankin

containmentplus10%whereexposedtoprecipitation

equipmentmayusemonitoringinstead

locateportable containerstop p pUSTs reinforceddoublewalledtankandpiping

ppreventadischarge

overfill protection

MPCA SPCCASTswhich arefilledby>55galatatimemusthaveone: high level alarm

provide atleastoneofthefollowing: high level alarm highlevelalarm

automaticshutoff sightglassorgauge

highlevelalarm automaticshutoff directvisiongaugesg g g g

manualdipstickdoublewalledtankswhichare

t l t d i d

g g

regularlytestliquidleveli d i tnotlocatedinsecondary

containmentmusthavehighlevelorautoshutoff

sensingdevicestoensureproperoperation

USTs ensurethatreleasesduetooverfillingdonotoccur

regularly checkinterstitialspaceondoublewalledtanks

recordkeeping

MPCA SPCClifeofsystem three yearse o syste maintenanceandrepairdocuments thirdpartycertifications drawings

threeyears inspection

records drawings tankandcontainmentdesign soilclassificationusedinsecondarycontainment permeabilitytests hydraulicconductivityofsoil documentsofcorrosionprotectionp internalandexternalinspectionsthreeyears service checks and equipment calibrations servicechecksandequipmentcalibrations recordsofperiodicmonitoring compliancewithoutofservicerequirements

corrosion protection

MPCA SPCCASTs: protect floor of steel tanks buried pipingASTs:protectfloorofsteeltanks elevateonsupports restoncement double walled

buriedpipingortanksmusthavecathodic doublewalled

doublebottomedwithvacuumandcathodic protection cathodically protecttankfloorandhave internallining install internal lining on tank floor and inspect

protection

installinternalliningontankfloorandinspectUSTs:metaltanks andpipingwithoutfiberglassreinforcedplasticjacket impressed current check rectifier every 60 days test impressedcurrent checkrectifierevery60days,test

annually sacrificialanodes testevery3years

i t l li i i t ft 10 d 5 internallining inspectafter10yearsandevery5thereafter

inspections

MPCA SPCCMPCA SPCCASTs every72hours nondouble

create aninspectionandtestingprogramy

walledtankswith inadequatesecondarycontainment

g p gcertifiedbyaprofessionalengineer

weekly nondoublewalledtankswithadequatesecondary containment

inspectionsduringtransfers

inspect secondarysecondary containment monthly alltanksUSTs monitored every 30 days

inspect secondarycontainmentpriortodischargeUSTs monitored every30days discharge

inspection iPad application

showsallSPCCinspectionsitesonaninteractivemap

fills out inspection form forfillsoutinspectionformforeachsiteelectronically

adds new sites/changed addsnewsites/changedinformationinrealtime

l t populatesspreadsheets/reportsl t i llelectronically

other

personnel training SPCC requires annuallypersonneltraining SPCCrequiresannually substancetransferareas MPCA:provideforalltanks, substance transfer safeguards such as spilltanks,substancetransfersafeguardssuchasspillboxes,remotefillboxes,orcontainmentareasunlessthetankisfilledwithahandheldnozzle,throughapipeline,orabarge.Atleastonepersonmustbepresenttomonitortransfer.

tankcarandtanktruckloading/unloadingrackSPCC:designcontainment,preventspills

commonly missed tanks

subjecttoMPCA? subjecttoSPCC?tote tanks no yesportabletanks yes yesoil tanks for elevator no yesoiltanksforelevatoroperations

no yes

gastankson agenerator no yeselectrical equipment no yestanktruck orrailroadcar yes

(if in place for 30 days oryes

(if only operates within(ifinplacefor30days ormore)

(ifonlyoperateswithinfacilityandisnotDOT)

substance transferareas yes yes

oil/waterseparators yes(but doesntrequireregistration)

yes

useful resources

MNStatutes:https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/// / / MNRules:https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/rules/

FederalSPCCRules:http://www.ecfr.gov MN AST Website: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/waste/wasteMNASTWebsite:http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/waste/waste

andcleanup/wastemanagement/tankcomplianceandassistance/abovegroundstoragetanksast/abovegroundstoragetankastsystems htmlast systems.html

MNUSTWebsite:http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/waste/wasteandcleanup/wastemanagement/tankcomplianceand

i t / d d t t k t/ d d t t kassistance/undergroundstoragetanksust/undergroundstoragetankustsystems.html

SPCCGuidanceforRegionalInspectors:http://www.epa.gov/osweroe1/docs/oil/spcc/guidance

summary

The SPCC regulations and Minnesotas AST andTheSPCCregulationsandMinnesota sASTandUSTregulationsarevastlydifferent,andpermitholders cannot assume that compliance withholderscannotassumethatcompliancewithoneregulationappliestoallothers.Many of the Minnesota regulations can beManyoftheMinnesotaregulationscanbeconfusingandarehiddeninstatutesorguidancedocuments and may not be included in facilitydocumentsandmaynotbeincludedinfacilitypermits.B d li i h b hBesuretodocumentcompliancewithboth.

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