5-Year Review
Owners and operators of regulated facilities must review SPCC plans at least every 5 years. As a result of such review, plans must be amended within 6 months of the review to include more effective prevention and control technology if the technology has been field-proven at the time of the review and will significantly reduce the likelihood of a discharge. Amendments must be implemented as soon as possible, but no later than 6 months following preparation of the amendment.
Completion of the review and evaluation must be documented, and owners and operators must sign a statement as to whether the plan will be amended, either at the beginning or end of the plan or in a log or an appendix to the plan. The following words are sufficient: "I have completed review and evaluation of the SPCC Plan for (name of facility) on (date) and will (will not) amend the Plan as a result."
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Facility Changes
Plans must also be amended when there is a change in the facility design, construction, operation, or maintenance that materially affects its potential for a discharge. Examples of changes that may require a plan amendment include, but are not limited to:
- Commissioning or decommissioning containers;
- Replacement, reconstruction, or movement of container;
- Reconstruction, replacement, or installation of piping systems;
- Construction or demolition that might alter secondary containment structures;
- Changes of product or service; or
- Revision of standard operation or maintenance procedures at a facility.
An amendment must be prepared within 6 months of the change—and implemented as soon as possible, but no later than 6 months following preparation of the amendment.
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