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Part 3 - Spill Prevention & Response
Preventing Stormwater Pollution at Your Public Works Facility:
A 5-Part Workshop Series
Training Modules
1. Why Stormwater Matters 2. What is a SWPPP? 3. Spill Prevention & Response
4. Materials Management
5. Good Housekeeping
Spill Prevention & Response
• What might spill? How concerned should we be?
• Preventing spills
• Responding to spills
• Petroleum Products– Fuel– Lubricants– Waste products
• Should we be concerned?
• YES!• Contain hydrocarbons
– Toxic to aquatic life at low concentrations
• Subject to other State & Federal Regulations
What might spill?
Above-ground Storage
• State Oil Pollution Control Regulations
• Federal Regulations amended December 2006– Additional draft amendments under review
12/07
Underground Storage
• RI Rules & Regulations for Underground Storage Facilities Used for Petroleum Products and Hazardous Materials (2007)
What might spill?
• Other chemicals– Antifreeze– Paints– Paint thinners– Vehicle/equipment
fluids– Fertilizers/pesticides
Should we be concerned?
• YES• Many are toxic• Fertilizers can
increase algae blooms
• Reduced oxygen
What might spill?
• Dumpster contents Should we be concerned?
• Yes• Could have any of
above materials, plus litter, food
What might spill?
• Bulk Materials– Salt– Sand– Gravel– Patching– Sweepings– Bricks/cinderblocks
Should we be concerned?
• Yes!• Chlorides can be toxic
to freshwater life• Materials can clog
gills, smother eggs, etc
= Fewer Fish
Preventing spills
• Reduce use• Use safer alternatives
Preventing spills
• Confine potential leaks– Keep potentially leaky equipment, materials
away from inlets & concentrated flows
Away from concentrated flows
Preventing spills
• Confine potential leaks– Install berms, dikes or dead end sumps
Confine?
Preventing spills
• Confine potential leaks
– Use drip pans
– Drain idle equipment
Preventing spills
• Confine potential leaks– Roofing, covers
– Label containers and check often
Preventing spills
• Supervise all material transfers with personnel trained in spill response– Follow standard operating procedures to
prevent overfilling– Keep away from storm drains, or cover catch
basins
Responding to Spills:Petroleum or Hazardous
Products
• Oil Pollution Control Regulations
• Rules and Regulations for the Investigation and Remediation of Hazardous Material Releases (2004)
Responding to Spills• Know where your response plan is & what it
says about– Who to notify– Evaluating severity/appropriate response– Location/use of spill response kit– reporting
Responding to Spills
• Locate spill response equipment at all potential spill areas– Personal protective
equipment– Absorbent materials– Brooms & shovels for
dry cleanup– Drain covers, sand
bags
• Notify supervisor/spill coordinator immediately Contact: Insert Name Here
• RIDEM Hotline: (401) 222-3070
Responding to Spills
Responding to Spills
• Contain spill as close to source as possible
Responding to Spills
• Use dry cleanup methods
Responding to Spills
• Following cleanup, dispose of spill materials properly
Public Works Facility Operations & Maintenance for Stormwater
Management: Employee TrainingBrought to you by:
This program was developed by the Southern Rhode Island Conservation District in partnership with the URI Cooperative Extension RI NEMO Program and the Rhode Island T2 Center. Funding was provided by the RI Department of Environmental Management and the RI Department of Transportation under the Phase II Stormwater Education and Outreach Program.
Exercise!
What activities are of the greatest concern?
Can we do a better job at spill prevention?
Are we prepared to respond to a spill?