Learn the Issues

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  • 2014 Federal Green Challenge Award Winners in the New England Region

    We are pleased to recognize the following facilities for their outstanding efforts in 2014 to advance sustainability efforts and for their leadership in reducing the environmental footprint of federal government activities.

  • 2013 Federal Green Challenge Award Winners

    We are pleased to recognize the following facilities for their outstanding efforts in 2014 to advance sustainability efforts and for their leadership in reducing the environmental footprint of federal government activities.

  • 2014 Federal Green Challenge Award Winners

    We are pleased to recognize the following facilities for their outstanding efforts in 2014 to advance sustainability efforts and for their leadership in reducing the environmental footprint of federal government activities.

  • Are facilities required to use the option for qualified oil-filled operational equipment?

    No. This is an alternative way to comply with the SPCC requirements. An owner or operator can choose to comply with the general requirements to provide secondary containment for each piece of oil-filled operational equipment.

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  • Tier I qualified facility template use under Part 112

    In the 2008 Amendments to the SPCC Rule, EPA provided a template for the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility to create an SPCC Plan. Does EPA require a Tier I qualified facility to use the template in 40 CFR Part 112, Appendix G? Does EPA allow…

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  • What is a mobile refueler?

    A mobile refueler is a bulk storage container onboard a vehicle or being towed that is designed or used solely to store and transport fuel for transfer into or from an aircraft, motor vehicle, locomotive, vessel, ground service equipment, or other oil storage container. Mobile refuelers may be found at…

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  • Elements to include in Facility Response Plan

    What key elements should I include in my Facility Response Plan? As you prepare your FRP, be sure that your plan includes the following elements: Emergency Response Action Plan (an easily accessible stand-alone section of the overall plan) including the identity of a qualified individual with the authority to implement…

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  • For SPCC training purposes, who is considered oil-handling personnel?

    Pursuant to 112.7(f)(1), the owner or operator of a facility subject to the SPCC regulations must train oil-handling personnel in the operation and maintenance of equipment, discharge procedure protocols, applicable pollution control laws, rules and regulations, general facility operations and the contents of the facility SPCC Plan. For the purposes…

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  • What are the FRP recordkeeping requirements?

    What FRP recordkeeping requirements must I satisfy? You must maintain the response plan at your facility, along with plan updates reflecting material changes. You must also keep a log of response training drills and exercises. Records of inspections of response equipment must be kept for five years. If you determine…

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  • Underground Storage Tanks in SPCC Plans

    If a gas station that has less than 42,000 gallons completely buried oil storage capacity and no aboveground oil storage capacity installs a new aboveground tank with a capacity greater than 1,320 gallons, must the facility’s Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan address the underground storage tanks (USTs) in…

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  • Superfund Institutional Controls: Guidance and Policy

    Institutional Controls (IC) policy provides Superfund and RCRA site managers and other decision makers with an overview of the types of ICs that are commonly available.

  • How do I determine if my farm could reasonably discharge oil into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines?

    You can determine this by considering the geography and location of your farm relative to nearby navigable waters (such as streams, creeks and other waterways). You should consider if ditches, gullies, storm sewers or other drainage systems may transport an oil spill to nearby streams. Estimate the volume of oil…

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  • Mixture with oil as an additive (e.g., oil-based paint)

    SPCC applicability thresholds for aboveground and completely buried oil storage capacities are established in 40 CFR §112.1(d)(2). If a facility has a tank that contains a mixture with oil as an additive, such as oil-based paint, should the entire mixture be counted towards a facility’s threshold capacity? Yes; if a…

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  • Submit a FOIA Request

    Submit through EPA's public access link (PAL), Contact Public Liaison

  • 2016v3 Platform

    The 2016v3 emissions modeling platform

  • Documents, Reports and Photographs for Fisher Scientific Company in Indiana, Pennsylvania

    RCRA Corrective Action Documents and Reports Fisher Scientific Company in Indiana, Pennsylvania EPA ID PAD004321527


























  • SPRUWP November 2019 Meeting Notes

    Meeting Notes about the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership

  • Program Contacts for Passaic River

    This page has program contact information for the Passaic River location in New Jersey

  • SPRUWP February 2019 Meeting Notes

    Meeting Notes about the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership

  • Urban Forest Connections Webinar on Urban Waters

    This page describes and links to a webinar given by Surabhi Shah, the Urban Waters Director, through a webinar series run by the Forest Service.

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