Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 75 - Oil and Other Hazardous Substances Pollution Control › Article 4 - Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plans › 18 AAC 75.450 - Part 2 - oil discharge prevention and contingency plan; prevention plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				prevention plan must demonstrate that the applicant meets all applicable
				requirements of
				18 AAC 75.005 -
				18 AAC 75.085 and must provide a
				detailed description of all oil discharge prevention measures, policies, and
				programs in place at the facility, with reference to the specific oil discharge
				risks involved. The prevention plan may be submitted as a separate
				volume.
(b) The prevention plan
				must include the following information:
(1)
				discharge prevention programs - a description and schedule of regular oil
				discharge prevention, inspection, maintenance, substance abuse and medical
				monitoring, security and surveillance, and oil discharge prevention training
				programs in place at the facility or operation;
(2) discharge history - a list of all known
				oil discharges greater than 55 gallons that have occurred at the facility
				within the state; the history must include
(A) the source, cause, and amount of each
				discharge;
(B) corrective actions
				taken;
(C) an analysis of the
				relationship, if any, between the frequency, cause, and size of the discharges;
				and
(D) a description of actions to
				be taken to prevent or mitigate similar discharges in the future;
(3) potential discharge analysis -
				an analysis of potential oil discharges, including size, frequency, cause,
				duration, and location, and a description of actions taken to prevent a
				potential discharge;
(4) specific
				conditions - based on the discharge history required in (2) of this subsection
				and the potential discharge analysis required in (3) of this subsection, a
				description of
(A) conditions specific to the
				facility or operation that might increase the risk of a discharge, including
				physical or navigation hazards, traffic patterns, and other site-specific
				factors; and
(B) measures that have
				been taken to reduce the risk of a discharge attributable to these conditions,
				including a summary of operating procedures designed to mitigate the risk of a
				discharge;
(5) discharge
				detection - a description of the existing and proposed means of discharge
				detection, including surveillance schedules, leak detection, observation wells,
				monitoring systems, and spill-detection instrumentation; if electronic or
				mechanical instrumentation is employed, detailed specifications, including
				threshold detection, sensitivities, and limitations of equipment, or an
				approved waiver, must be provided; and
(6) waivers - for an operation subject to a
				waiver, alternate compliance schedule, or existing condition of plan approval
				under 18 AAC 75.005 -
				18 AAC 75.085 or
				18 AAC 75.400 -
				18 AAC 75.496, documentation of
(A) each waiver, alternate compliance
				schedule, or existing condition of plan approval; and
(B) the approval of each waiver, alternate
				compliance schedule, or existing condition of plan approval.