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EPA RELEASES STUDY, NEW RULES FOR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE ON FARMS
Jul. 7, 2015
National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) reports:
The EPA released a study of Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) related to farms on Wednesday. The study, required by the 2014 Water Resources and Reform Development Act, assesses the aggregate aboveground storage capacity threshold for farms subject to SPCC regulations.
The 2014 law established an increased capacity exemption between 2,500 gallons and 6,000 gallons aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity as long as the operation has no history of a spill.
The upper level for the exemption was subject to change based on the required study. EPA's study determined there was a lack of data to support a higher threshold for agriculture and that an appropriate threshold for all types of facilities should be 1,320 gallons. However, the law sets a base level exemption of aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 2,500 gallons for farms.
Self-certification for farms is an option for those with less than 20,000 gallons aggregate aboveground oil storage, with no individual storage container larger than 10,000 gallons and no history of a spill.
The study can be found here.
An information sheet on the current requirements for agriculture operations can be found here.
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