SPCC Plans and EPA Inspections Webinar

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

1:00-2:00 pm MST

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates that facilities storing more than 1,320 gallons of oil must develop, maintain, and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan. This plan is designed to prevent oil discharges into navigable waters or adjacent shorelines.

Due to the danger oil spills pose to public health and the environment, every effort must be made to prevent them and clean them up promptly once they occur. While the EPA does not formally approve SPCC plans, their adequacy is assessed through on-site inspections or in response to spill events. This webinar will provide insights from an EPA inspector on the evaluation of SPCC plans.

What We Will Cover:

Key elements of SPCC plans that EPA inspectors prioritize during on-site visits.
Common oversights in SPCC plan development that can lead to compliance issues.
Clarification of ambiguous SPCC regulations, such as the definitions of "impervious" and "sufficient freeboard."
The role of SPCC plans in effective oil spill response and preparedness.

Rajib Sinha, PE
Regional Initiatives Manager, Trihydro Corporation

Mr. Sinha is a seasoned Chemical Engineer and Project Manager with over three decades of experience in environmental engineering. His career is marked by a diverse range of services provided to industry for regulatory compliance. As a Professional Engineer, he has reviewed and certified SPCC Plans as well as served as a subject matter expert in oil spill response matters. Rajib conducts SPCC training and desktop exercises for clients to ready facilities for oil spill response and maintain compliance with SPCC rules.

Richard Franklin
Federal On-Scene Coordinator, EPA Region 10

Mr. Franklin is a Federal On-Scene Coordinator for EPA Region 10 based out of EPA’s Portland, Oregon office. His responsibilities include responding to and managing oil spills and hazardous materials responses, conducting site cleanups, and conducting EPA’s SPCC and FRP inspections. He works nationally in developing and implementing oil regulatory policy and conducting workshops and courses on hazardous materials and oil spill response and prevention. Richard has 27 plus years of experience across a wide variety of emergency responses and in SPCC/FRP policy and inspections.

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

1:00-2:00 pm MST

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