Section 324.2006. Pollution incident prevention plan.  


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  • (1) Except as provided in subrule (3) of this rule, not more  than 24 months after the effective date of these rules, the owner  or  operator  of  any  on-land facility that receives, uses, processes, manufactures, stores, or  ships  polluting materials  in   excess  of  the  applicable  threshold  management  quantity   shall develop, maintain, and operate in accordance with, a pollution incident prevention plan. At a minimum, the pollution incident prevention plan shall include all of the following information:

    (a)    All of the following general facility information:

    (i)     Facility name.

    (ii)     Mailing address.

    (iii)     Street address, if other than the mailing address.

    (iv)     Facility phone number.

    (v)     24-hour emergency phone number or numbers.

    (vi)     Internal emergency notification procedures.

    (vii)     The name of the designated spill prevention and control coordinator.

    (viii)      The name of the person or    persons    responsible    for   on-site   spill   prevention and  control,  if  different   than  the designated spill prevention and control coordinator.

    (ix)     The name of the facility owner.

    (x)       A map   showing    the   facility   relative   to   the   surrounding   area,     including thoroughfares.

    (b)     Procedures for emergency notification of all of the following entities:

    (i)     The department's pollution emergency alerting system (PEAS).

    (ii)     National response center.

    (iii)     Local emergency planning committee.

    (iv)     Local fire department.

    (v)     Local law enforcement agency.

    (vi)       Municipal wastewater treatment plant if the facility is  served  by    a municipal wastewater treatment plant.

    (vii)     Appropriate spill cleanup contractor, or consulting firm, or both.

    (c)     All of the following spill control and cleanup procedures:

    (i)       Inventory and  location   of  spill  control  and  cleanup  equipment available on-and off-site.

    (ii)     Procedures for response and cleanup.

    (iii)     Procedures for characterization and disposal of recovered materials.

    (d)              A     polluting     material      inventory,     including     all     of      the     following information:

    (i)           Identification of all  polluting   materials  typically   on-site  in quantities exceeding the threshold management quantity during the preceding 12 months. The materials shall be identified by product name, chemical name, and chemical abstracts service number.

    (ii)     The   location    of   material   safety   data   sheets   for    all   polluting materials on- site in quantities exceeding the threshold  management quantity.

    (e)     A site plan depicting relevant site structures and all storage and use areas where polluting materials are managed on-site in quantities exceeding the threshold management quantity, including any of the following:

    (i)     Aboveground and underground tanks.

    (ii)     Floor drains.

    (iii)     Loading and unloading areas.

    (iv)     Sumps.

    (v)     On-site water supplies.

    (f)        Outdoor secondary containment structures, including all of the following information:

    (i)     Location or locations.

    (ii)         Design   and   construction   data,   including   dimensions,   materials, capacity, and the amount of the polluting materials stored in each area.

    (iii)       Provisions  for the  capture and  removal   of spilled  polluting materials.

    (iv)           Provisions  for  secondary   containment   structure   physical   security, including signage, gates, fences, and barriers.

    (v)     Precipitation management procedures, including characterization and disposal procedures and copies of any permits authorizing discharge.

    (vi)     Inspection and maintenance procedures.

    (g)     Other controls.

    (h)     Provisions for general facility physical security.

    (2)     The facility owner or operator shall  maintain  the  plan   at  the   facility available for inspection upon request of the department.  Within 30  days after its completion, the facility  owner   or  operator  shall  notify  the department and certify that the facility is in full compliance with these rules and notify the local emergency planning committee and the local health department serving the facility that the pollution incident prevention plan has been completed and is available upon request. Within 30 days after receiving a request for a copy of the plan from the department, the local emergency planning committee or the local health department, the facility owner or operator shall submit a copy of the pollution incident prevention plan to the requesting agency.

    (3)       A facility that is subject to other local, state, or federal emergency or contingency planning requirements may integrate the  pollution  incident prevention plan with other plans if the required elements of the pollution incident  prevention  plan are contained in the integrated plan. Upon preparation of an integrated plan,  the facility owner or operator shall submit the updated plan and shall renotify the department and recertify compliance with these rules in accordance with subrule (2) of this rule.

    (4)       The facility  owner   or  operator  shall  evaluate  the  pollution  incident prevention plan or integrated plan every 3 years or after any release that requires implementation of the plan, whichever is  more frequent.  The facility owner or operator shall update the plan when facility personnel, processes, or procedures identified in the plan change or as  otherwise   necessary  to  maintain  compliance with this  rule.  Upon preparation of an updated plan, the  facility owner  or  operator shall renotify the department and recertify  compliance  with  these  rules  in accordance with subrule (2) of this rule.

    (5)     If the department determines that a pollution incident prevention plan prepared under subrule (1) of this rule or the applicable portions of an integrated plan prepared under subrule (3)  of  this   rule  is  incomplete   or inadequate, then  the  department may inform the  owner  or operator  of  an  oil storage or on-land  facility,   in  writing, of   the   department's  findings  and recommendations and request modification   of  the

    plan. The owner or operator of the oil storage or on-land facility shall modify the plan and resubmit it in accordance with subrule (2) of this rule within 30 days after  receipt of the department's request, unless a longer response period is authorized by the department in writing.

History: 2001 AACS.