Spill Prevention, Control, & Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)

Proven SPCC Planning and Compliance Expertise to Safeguard Water Quality

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans ensure that facilities have in place the containment, procedures, and controls needed to prevent oil from reaching navigable waters and adjoining shorelines, and to effectively respond in the event of a spill. For more than 30 years, we have developed and maintained SPCC Plans for industrial facilities nationwide, providing plan preparation, updates, and compliance support that meet EPA requirements and protect operations.

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See how Trinity develops and supports SPCC programs that reduce risk, meet EPA regulations, and provide facilities with lasting compliance confidence.

We prepare and update SPCC Plans tailored to each facility, ensuring full alignment with federal and state requirements and industry best practices. With Professional Engineers throughout the United States, our “local everywhere” philosophy matches the best resources for your SPCC project.

Trinity supports plan execution through thoughtful secondary containment evaluations, employee training, and routine inspections to ensure readiness and effective implementation.

We help clients navigate agency SPCC inspections and associated enforcement activities. From litigation support to compliance audits, Trinity has the SPCC expertise to help our clients navigate these sensitive topics.

Our Steel Tank Institute (STI) and American Petroleum Institute (API) certified inspectors perform formal internal and external inspections to keep your integrity testing program on track and in compliance.

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Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure Plan FAQs

An SPCC Plan is required under the Oil Pollution Prevention regulations (40 CFR Part 112) to help facilities prevent oil discharges into navigable waters or shorelines. It outlines prevention, containment, and response measures tailored to each facility.

SPCC Plans must be reviewed and evaluated at least once every five years to incorporate new prevention and control technologies and to confirm accuracy.

Plans must be revised within six months of making a technical amendment, such as equipment changes, facility modifications, or ownership updates, and the updated requirements must be implemented as soon as practical, but no later than six months from the plan amendment.

EPA defines “oil” broadly, including petroleum products, synthetic oils, mineral oils, hydraulic oils, animal fats, vegetable oils, sludges, and any other oil mixtures without a minimum concentration threshold.

The SPCC rule focuses on preventing oil discharges, while the FRP rule requires certain facilities to prepare and maintain a detailed response plan for worst-case discharge scenarios. Many facilities may be subject to both rules

SPCC regulations (40 CFR 112) is a federal program implemented by EPA. Some states have similar oil spill prevention regulations (e.g., Michigan, New York, Virginia, etc.) that are commonly incorporated into the federal SPCC Plan.

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