California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.4 - Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations: Pollution Control › Section 2140 - Pollution Control and Removal Equipment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Pollution control equipment and material
				  shall be available immediately to each lessee for use in oil pollution control
				  and removal operations on its lease. The equipment and material shall include,
				  but need not be limited to, containment booms, skimming apparatus, licensed
				  chemicals, and absorbents, and shall be the most effective available given the
				  current state of pollution control and removal research and development at the
				  time of acquisition. The lessee shall, however, update such equipment whenever
				  any significant technological improvements are developed.
(b) Emergency equipment shall be maintained
				  on each mobile drilling rig and fixed offshore drilling or production facility
				  for immediate cleanup of small oil spills. Each mobile drilling rig shall be
				  equipped with a minimum of 1500 feet of oil containment boom, an oil skimming
				  or recovery device that is capable of open ocean use, and an amount of
				  absorbent material sufficient to remove 15 barrels of spilled oil. In addition,
				  a boat that is capable of deploying this equipment shall be maintained onsite
				  or available to the rig within 15 minutes. The equipment and material required
				  on each fixed offshore drilling or production facility shall be determined and
				  approved by the staff on an individual basis considering the type of structure,
				  location, current activity, oil production capability, method of well
				  production and other factors peculiar to the facility.
Equipment for the control and removal of larger oil spills
					 shall be maintained at an offshore or onshore location near the area of lease
					 operations where deployment and response to the spill would provide the most
					 feasible protection of coastal resources. All equipment shall be inspected
					 regularly and shall be maintained in good condition for immediate
					 use.
(c) The lessee shall
				  conduct training classes and periodic drills in the deployment and use of
				  pollution control and removal equipment, to ensure that designated personnel
				  can carry out the assignments which are necessary for effective control and
				  removal of oil spilled in or on the ocean.
(d) The lessee shall maintain an inventory of
				  the emergency equipment that is stored on each mobile drilling rig and offshore
				  drilling or production facility as well as an inventory showing the
				  description, application, and location of all pollution control and removal
				  equipment that is immediately available for a major oil spill. In addition, the
				  lessee shall maintain a listing of equipment, material, services, and labor
				  forces that are immediately available for beach cleanup and restoration
				  operations. The inventories shall be updated as changes occur and current
				  copies shall be filed with the Staff annually.
(e) All mobile drilling rigs and offshore
				  drilling or production facilities shall be equipped in a manner that will
				  prevent spilling of contaminants in the ocean. Any fluids spilled shall be
				  collected in a sump(s) that is provided with appropriate pumping equipment,
				  liquid level controls, and alarms to prevent accidental discharge of
				  contaminants into the ocean waters.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						6103,
						6108,
						6216,
						6301
						and
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						11152,
						Government Code. Reference: Sections
						6005,
						6216,
						6301,
						6871,
						6871.1,
						6873(d),
						Public Resources Code.