SPCC fact-gathering worksheet

SPCC fact-gathering worksheet

A starting draft, not legal advice. Have your attorney or agency review before use.

This worksheet helps you gather facts for a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan. It is not an SPCC plan and is not certified. Under 40 CFR Part 112, a Professional Engineer must certify your plan unless your facility qualifies to self-certify as a qualified facility. Check EPA's SPCC rules for your facility.

1. Facility facts

• Marina name: [Marina name]
• Address: [Marina street address]
• Owner or operator: [Owner or operator name]
• Person filling in this worksheet: [Your name], phone [Contact phone]
• Date filled in: [Date]

Describe where the marina sits in relation to the water. Note which way a spill would flow from each storage area, and any storm drains, ditches or slopes that lead to the water.

Notes: ________________________________________________

2. Oil storage inventory

List every container that holds oil of any kind. Include fuel tanks, waste oil drums, lubricant drums, generator tanks and oil-filled equipment. Record the shell capacity in gallons, not the amount usually stored. Copy this block for each container.

• Container ID and location: ______________________
• Contents (gasoline, diesel, used oil, other): ______________________
• Shell capacity in gallons: ______________________
• Aboveground, underground, or mobile/portable: ______________________
• Tank material and year installed, if known: ______________________
• Secondary containment type: ______________________

3. Fuel transfer areas

• Fuel dock dispensers and hoses are listed with their locations.
• The spot where delivery trucks park and unload is marked on a site sketch.
• There is a way to stop a spill at the truck unloading area from reaching the water.
• Emergency shutoffs for pumps are labeled and easy to reach.
• Hoses, nozzles and breakaway fittings are on a regular inspection schedule.

4. Containment and drainage

• Each aboveground container has a berm, dike, double wall or other containment.
• Drain valves on containment areas stay closed and locked unless a staff member is draining rainwater.
• Rainwater is checked for an oil sheen before it is released.
• Underground lines are mapped and their protection method is known.
• Drums of used oil are kept on spill pallets or in a covered area.

5. Inspections and records

• We know who inspects tanks and how often.
• Written inspection records are kept, and we know where.
• Tank integrity testing history is gathered, if any has been done.
• Staff who handle oil have had spill prevention training, with dates written down.

6. Spill history

List any oil discharges at the marina that you know of, with the date, the amount, where it went, the cause and what was changed afterward. If none, write "none known."

History: ______________________________________________

7. Response equipment and contacts

• Spill kits are stocked at the fuel dock and near each storage area.
• Absorbent boom long enough to surround the fuel dock is on hand.
• Staff know how to report a spill to federal, state and local responders.
• A spill response contractor is lined up: [Spill response contractor].

8. Next steps

1. Read EPA's SPCC rules and decide whether the rule applies to the marina.
2. Check whether the facility qualifies to self-certify as a qualified facility, or needs a Professional Engineer.
3. Share this worksheet with the person who will prepare the plan. Engineer, if known: [Professional Engineer name].
4. Ask your state environmental agency whether state rules add anything.

A starting draft, not legal advice. Have your attorney or agency review before use.