Final 2008 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan.pdf

FINAL

SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN

PETERSON AFB, COLORADO

Prepared for:

21 CES/CEA

580 Goodfellow Street

Peterson AFB, Colorado 80914 and

AFCEE/ICS

300 Vesle Drive, Suite 600

F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming 82005

Prepared by:

URS Group, Inc.

8181 E. Tufts Avenue

Denver, Colorado 80237

(303) 694-2770

USAF Contract No. F41624-03-D-8609 Task Order No. 0455

January 2009

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Table of Contents

Page FOREWARD..............................................................................................................................F-1

1.0 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 Background and Regulatory Requirements ......................................................... 1-2

1.2 Objective and Scope ............................................................................................ 1-3

1.3 Plan Organization................................................................................................. 1-3

1.4 Definitions............................................................................................................ 1-4

1.5 Deviation from Spill Prevention and Planning Requirements............................. 1-7

2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Facility Description.............................................................................................. 2-1

2.1.1 21st Civil Engineer Squadron .............................................................................. 2-4

2.1.2 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron...................................................................... 2-5

2.1.3 21st Maintenance Operations Squadron ............................................................ 2-11

2.1.4 302nd Airlift Wing, Maintenance Squadron...................................................... 2-11

2.1.5 21st Services Squadron ...................................................................................... 2-11

2.1.6 Other Organizations ........................................................................................... 2-11

2.1.7 Temporary Onsite Contractors........................................................................... 2-12

2.2 Storm Water Drainage Receiving Waters.......................................................... 2-12

2.3 Natural Resources .............................................................................................. 2-16

3.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES............................................................................ 3-1

3.1 Key Organizations and Training Requirements................................................... 3-1

3.1.1 General Roles and Responsibilities ..................................................................... 3-1

3.1.2 Training................................................................................................................ 3-3

3.2 Organizational Roles and Responsibilities .......................................................... 3-5

3.3 Mutual Aid Agreements....................................................................................... 3-9

4.0 SPILL PREVENTION AND PLANNING .................................................................. 4-1

4.1 Spill Prevention and Planning Requirements ...................................................... 4-1

4.2 General Spill Prevention Guidelines.................................................................... 4-2

4.3 Prevention of Spills from Storage Tanks, Containers, and Secondary Containment Structures........................................................................................ 4-5

4.3.1 Drainage Control Diversionary Structures and Containment .............................. 4-6

4.3.2 Bulk Storage Containers and Secondary Containment........................................ 4-6

4.3.2.1 Container Compatibility With its Contents....................................................... 4-6

4.3.2.2 Diked Area Construction and Containment Volume for Storage Containers... 4-6

4.3.2.3 Diked Area Inspection and Drainage of Rainwater .......................................... 4-7

4.3.2.4 Corrosion Protection of Buried Metallic Storage Tanks................................... 4-7

4.3.2.5 Corrosion Protection of Partially Buried Metallic Storage Tanks .................... 4-8

4.3.2.6 Aboveground Container Periodic Integrity Testing.......................................... 4-8

4.3.2.7 Control of Leaks Through Internal Heating Coils .......................................... 4-12

4.3.2.8 Engineered Fail-Safe Features ........................................................................ 4-12

4.3.2.9 Observation of Disposal Facilities for Effluent Discharge ............................. 4-13

4.3.2.10 Visible Oil Leak Corrections from Piping Connections and Gaskets............. 4-13

4.3.2.11 Appropriate Position of Mobile or Portable Oil Storage Containers.............. 4-13

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4.3.3 Facility Drainage................................................................................................ 4-14

4.3.3.1 Drainage from Diked Storage Areas ............................................................. 4-14

4.3.3.2 Valves Used on Diked Storage Area............................................................. 4-15

4.3.3.3 Facility Drainage Systems From Undiked Areas .......................................... 4-15

4.4 Spill Prevention During Fill and Transfer Operations....................................... 4-15

4.4.1 Facility Tank Car and Truck Loading/Unloading Procedures........................... 4-15

4.4.2 Secondary Containment for Tank Trucks .......................................................... 4-17 . 4.4.3 Facility Transfer Operations .............................................................................. 4-17

4.4.3.1 Buried Piping Installation and Protection ..................................................... 4-18

4.4.3.2 Not-In-Service and Standby Service Terminal Connection .......................... 4-18

4.4.3.3 Pipe Support Design...................................................................................... 4-18

4.4.3.4 Valve and Pipeline Examination ................................................................... 4-18

4.4.3.5 Aboveground Piping Protection from Vehicular Traffic .............................. 4-19

4.5 Evaluation of Field-Constructed ASTs.............................................................. 4-19

4.6 More Stringent State Requirements ................................................................... 4-19

4.7 Oil/Water Separators.......................................................................................... 4-20

4.8 Electrical Transformers...................................................................................... 4-20

4.9 Other Oil-Filled Process Equipment.................................................................. 4-22

4.10 Site Security ....................................................................................................... 4-22

4.10.1 Fencing............................................................................................................... 4-23

4.10.2 Flow Valves ....................................................................................................... 4-23

4.10.3 Start Controls ..................................................................................................... 4-23

4.10.4 Pipeline Loading and Unloading Operations..................................................... 4-23

4.10.5 Lighting.............................................................................................................. 4-24

4.11 Inspections and Recordkeeping ......................................................................... 4-24

5.0 SPILL RESPONSE, CONTROL, AND CLEANUP MEASURES ........................... 5-1

5.1 General Spill Response Procedures ..................................................................... 5-1

5.2 Spill Cleanup and Disposal Methods................................................................... 5-3

5.2.1 Spill Cleaned Up by Responsible Organization................................................... 5-4

5.2.2 Large Spill Cleanup and Disposal........................................................................ 5-4

6.0 SPILL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING ...................................................... 6-1

6.1 General Spill Reporting Requirements ................................................................ 6-1

6.2 Federal, State, and Local Agency Reporting Requirements ................................ 6-1

6.2.1 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Reporting.............................................................................................................. 6-4

6.2.2 Clean Water Act Reporting.................................................................................. 6-5

6.2.3 CDLE-OPS Reporting ......................................................................................... 6-7

6.3 Recordkeeping ..................................................................................................... 6-8

7.0 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................... 7-1

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List of Tables

Page

F-1 Cross-Reference Table.....................................................................................................F-5 2-1 Oil-Filled Electrical Transformer Inventory.................................................................... 2-6 2-2 Storm Water Drainage Summary................................................................................... 2-16 3-1 Organizational Roles and Responsibilities for Spill Prevention, Control, Reporting, and Response ................................................................................................. 3-6 4-1 Spill Prevention Inspection Requirements....................................................................... 4-3 4-2 General Spill Prevention Guidelines................................................................................ 4-4 4-3 Shop-fabricated AST Integrity Test Requirements........................................................ 4-11 4-4 Monthly Storage Tank, Container, and secondary Containment Inspection Checklist ........................................................................................................................ 4-26 4-5 Annual Storage Tank, Container, and Secondary Containment Inspection

Checklist ........................................................................................................................ 4-27 4-6 Secondary Containment Drainage Log.......................................................................... 4-28 4-7 Oil/Water Separator Inspection Checklist ..................................................................... 4-29 4-8 Spill Prevention Checklist for 55-Gallon Drums and Other Containers of Oil ............. 4-30 4-9 Oil-Filled Transformer and Process Equipment Inspection Checklist .......................... 4-31 5-1 On Site Spill Checklist..................................................................................................... 5-3 5-2 Responsible Organization Spill Control and Cleanup Checklist ..................................... 5-4 5-3 Potential Spill Cleanup Contractors................................................................................. 5-5 6-1 Spill Reporting Agencies ................................................................................................. 6-2 6-2 Reportable Quantities for Hazardous Substance Spills as Defined in 40 CFR 302 and 40 CFR 117........................................................................................... 6-5

List of Figures

2-1 SPCC Plan Map ............................................................................................................... 2-3 2-2 Electrical Transformer Location Map............................................................................ 2-10 2-3 Storm Water Drainage Map ........................................................................................... 2-15 5-1 Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Flowchart.................................................... 5-2

List of Appendices

A SPCC Plan Amendment Log B Site-Specific SPCC Plan Data C Oil Spill Contingency Plan D Peterson AFB Release Reporting Forms E Compliance Recommendations and Implementation Plan

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Acronym List

AAFES Army and Air Force Exchange Service AFB Air Force Base AFS Air Force Station AFSPC Air Force Space Command AGE Aerospace Ground Equipment AMDS Aerospace Medicine Squadron API American Petroleum Institute AST Aboveground Storage Tank AW Airlift Wing CAS Chemical Abstracts Service CC Commander CCR Colorado Code of Regulations CDLE Colorado Department of Labor and Employment CEA Asset Management Flight CEAN Natural Assets CEANQ Environmental Quality Section CEF Fire Protection Flight CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan CEOIF Liquid Fuels Maintenance Shop CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CES Civil Engineering Squadron CEX Readiness Flight CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONS Contracting Squadron DOC U.S Department of Commerce DOT U.S Department of Transportation EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act FAA Federal Aviation Administration GOV Government-owned vehicle HAZCOM Hazard Communication HAZMAT Hazardous Materials HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response HRT HAZMAT Response Team HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning ID Identification JP-8 Jet Propulsion Fuel kVA Kilavolt LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committee LGRR Fuels Management Office LGRV Maintenance Shop LRS Logistics Readiness Squadron

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Acronym List (continued)

MOGAS Motor Vehicle Gasoline MOS Maintenance Operations Squadron MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MXS Maintenance Squadron NA Not Applicable NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command NORTHCOM Northern Command NOTU Naval Ordnance Test Unit NRC National Response Center OPA Oil Pollution Act OPS Division of Oil and Public Safety OWS Oil/water separator PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl POL Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants POV Personally-owned vehicle PPE Personal Protective Equipment RIR Release Investigation Report RQ Reportable Quantity SCT Spill Cleanup Team SFO Senior Fire Official SGPB Bioenvironmental Engineering SMDC/ARSTRAT U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command SPCC Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure SPCC Plan Peterson AFB Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan SRC Spill Responders/Contractors SVS Services Squadron SW Space Wing U.S. United States UST Underground Storage Tank

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Management Commitment Certification

In accordance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations 112.7, Peterson Air Force

Base (AFB) is committed to the implementation of the procedures outlined in this Spill

Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan and the prevention of releases of oil to navigable waters of the U.S. I certify that the necessary manpower, equipment, and materials required to expeditiously control and remove any quantity of oil discharged that may be harmful will be provided. This SPCC Plan will be implemented as herein described. A copy of this

SPCC Plan shall be maintained at the facility at all times and will be made available to the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator for on-site review during normal working hours.

Authorized Management Representative:

Signature: Date:

Printed Name: Title:________________________

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Professional Engineer Certification

This Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan is based on fieldwork conducted by URS Group, Inc. on 10-12 December 2007, 15 January 2008 and 24 January 2008, a Professional Engineer site visit was conducted in November 2008 and information provided by

Peterson AFB on or before 30 September 2008.

I hereby certify that I (or my agent) have visited and examined the facility, and being familiar with the provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 112 attest that this SPCC

Plan has been prepared in accordance with good engineering practices, including consideration of applicable industry standards, and with the requirements of the Spill Prevention, Control, and

Countermeasure (SPCC) rules (40 CFR 112). I also certify that procedures for required inspections and testing have been established, and, this SPCC Plan is adequate for this facility.

Eric Farrington, P.E.

Name of Professional Engineer

License Number: 38863

State: Colorado

Seal:

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FOREWORD

This document comprises the Peterson Air Force Base (AFB) Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan). It has been prepared to conform with the requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations 112 and the Oil Pollution Act. This SPCC Plan documents the procedures for the prevention, response, control, and reporting of spills of oil at

Peterson AFB. This document applies to all organizations and contractors at Peterson AFB with the exception of construction and other contractors with temporary operations at Peterson AFB who are required to develop and implement their own SPCC Plans if oil storage capacity exceeds

SPCC thresholds.

All spill incidents, regardless of whether or not they can be handled by the individual(s) that discovered or caused the spill, must immediately be reported to the Fire

Department using 911 as the telephone contact number.

Specific roles, responsibilities, and procedures are included in the body of this document.

Plan Review and Amendment

Original Date of Plan: January 2009

Date of Last Management Plan Review:

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5-Year Plan Review

In accordance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 112.5(b), a responsible official of Peterson AFB will review and evaluate this SPCC Plan at least once every 5 years. As a result of this review, non-technical changes will be made to the plan to ensure that the document is up-to-date. Such non-technical changes may include updating contact names, phone numbers, or addresses. Such non-technical changes do not require recertification by a professional engineer. In order to document the 5-year management review, the facility manager must complete the information below:

Review Dates

Representative or

Designee Name and

Title

Signature

Plan

Amended

(Yes or No)

1.

2.

3.

Plan Amendment

This SPCC Plan shall be amended and recertified by a Professional Engineer within 6 months after any change in facility design, construction, operation, or maintenance that materially affects the facility’s potential to discharge oil. Changes that meet this definition include, but are not limited to, adding new tanks, modifying secondary containment structures, and installing new piping systems. In addition, if required by the Environmental Protection

Agency or State oil pollution control agency, this SPCC Plan must be amended following reportable spills (40 CFR 112.4).

As required, any such amendments to this SPCC Plan shall be noted on the Amendment

Log included as Appendix A of this SPCC Plan. Entries into the log will indicate a general description of the changes that were made to the facility, the corresponding changes that were made to the SPCC Plan, including plan section and page numbers, and the name and signature of

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Applicability of Substantial Harm Criteria

In accordance with 40 CFR 112.20 and 40 CFR 112 Appendix C, a certification that the substantial harm criteria does not apply to Peterson AFB is provided on the following page.

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Certification of the Applicability of the Substantial Harm Criteria [ref. 40 CFR 112, Appendix C, Attachment C-II]

FACILITY NAME: Peterson AFB FACILITY ADDRESS: Peterson AFB, Colorado

1. Does the facility transfer oil over water to or from vessels and does the facility have a total oil storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons (gallons)?

Yes No X

2. Does the facility have a total oil storage capacity greater than or equal to 1 million gallons and does the facility lack secondary containment that is sufficiently large to contain the capacity of the largest aboveground oil storage tank plus sufficient freeboard to allow for precipitation within any aboveground oil storage tank area?

Yes No X

3. Does the facility have a total oil storage capacity greater than or equal to 1 million gallons and is the facility located at a distance (calculated using the appropriate formula in Attachment C-III Appendix C, 40 CFR 112 or a comparable formula1) such that a discharge from the facility could cause injury to fish and wildlife and sensitive environments? For further description of fish and wildlife and sensitive environments, see Appendices I, II, and III to Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA's) “Guidance for Facility and Vessel Response Plans” (section 10, Appendix E, 40 CFR Part 112 for availability) and the applicable Area SPCC Plan.

Yes No X

4. Does the facility have a total oil storage capacity greater than or equal to 1 million gallons and is the facility located at a distance (calculated using the appropriate formula (Attachment C-III, Appendix C, 40 CFR 112 or a comparable formula1) such that a discharge from the facility would shut down a public drinking water intake2?

Yes No X

5. Does the facility have a total oil storage capacity greater than or equal to 1 million gallons and has the facility experienced a reportable oil spill in an amount greater than or equal to 10,000 gallons within the last 5 years?

Yes No X

CERTIFICATION

I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document, and that based on my inquiry of those individuals responsible for obtaining this information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete.

Name (please type or print) Signature

Title Date

1 If a comparable formula is used, documentation of the reliability and analytical soundness of the comparable formula must be attached to this form.

2 For the purposes of 40 CFR Part 112, public drinking water intakes are analogous to public water systems as described at 40 CFR 143.2(c).

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This SPCC Plan has been prepared in accordance with 40 CFR 112 and is organized as specified in the aforementioned regulation. Table F-1 is a cross-reference table that provides the location of the requirements listed in 40 CFR 112 and the equivalent requirements in this Plan.

Site-specific information for each oil storage facility at Peterson AFB necessary to demonstrate conformance with the appropriate SPCC requirements is included in Appendix B.

Table F-1. Cross reference Table

SPCC Rule

Citation Description of Rule Section

§112.3(d) Professional engineer certification F-1 §112.3(e) Copy of Plan maintained at the facility and available to EPA 1.0 §112.4 Discharge reporting requirements and plan amendment 6.0 §112.5 SPCC Plan review, evaluation, and amendment requirements. F-3, Appendix A §112.6 Qualified facility plan requirements 1.1 §112.7 Management commitment certification Page ix §112.7(a) General requirements Discussion of facility’s conformance with rule requirements; 1.0-7.0 Discussion of deviation from applicable requirements 1.5 Facility characteristics that must be described in the Plan

(including facility diagram);

4.0, 5.0, 6.0 Figure 2-2, Appendix B

Spill reporting information in the Plan; 6.0 Emergency procedures. 5.0 §112.7(b) Discharge analysis. 2.2, Table 2-2, Appendix B §112.7(c) Secondary containment. 4.3.1, Appendix B §112.7(d) Contingency planning for facilities where installation of containment and/or diversionary structures is “not practicable”.

4.3.2

§112.7(e) Inspections, tests, and records. 4.11 §112.7(f)(1) Employee training and discharge prevention procedures. 3.1.2 §112.7(f)(2) Person accountable for discharge prevention. 3.1 §112.7(f)(3) Discharge prevention briefings 3.1.2 §112.7(g) Security. 4.10 §112.7(h) Loading/unloading. 4.4.1 and

4.4.2, Appendix B

§112.7(i) Brittle fracture evaluation requirements for field-constructed aboveground storage tanks.

4.5

§112.7(j) Conformance with State requirements. 4.6 §112.7(k) Qualified oil-filled operational equipment 2.1.1, 4.8, 4.9, 5.0, and Appendix C

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Table F-1. Cross-reference Table (continued)

SPCC Rule

Citation Description of Rule Section

§112.8(a) General and specific discharge prevention and containment requirements.

1.0 to 7.0, Appendix B

§112.8(b)(1) Drainage from diked storage areas. 4.3.3.1, Appendix B

§112.8(b)(2) Valves used on diked storage areas. 4.3.3.2, Appendix B

§112.8(b)(3) Facility drainage systems from undiked areas. 4.3.3.3, Appendix B

§112.8(c) Bulk storage containers. 4.3.2, Appendix B

§112.8(c)(1) Container compatibility with its contents. 4.3.2.1 §112.8(c)(2) Diked area construction and containment volume. 4.3.2.2 §112.8(c)(3) Diked area inspection and drainage of rainwater. 4.3.2.3 §112.8(c)(4) Corrosion protection of buried metallic storage tanks. 4.3.2.4 §112.8(c)(5) Corrosion protection of partially buried metallic storage tanks. 4.3.2.5 §112.8(c)(6) Aboveground container periodic integrity testing. 4.3.2.6 §112.8(c)(7) Control of leaks through internal heating coils. 4.3.2.7 §112.8(c)(8) Engineered fail-safe features. 4.3.2.8 §112.8(c)(9) Observation of disposal facilities for effluent discharges. 4.3.2.9 §112.8(c)(10) Visible oil leak corrections from piping connections and gaskets. 4.3.2.10 §112.8(c)(11) Appropriate position of mobile or portable oil storage containers. 4.3.2.11 §112.8(d) Facility transfer operations, pumping, and facility process. 4.4.3, Appendix B §112.8(d)(1) Buried piping protective wrapping and coating. 4.4.3.1 §112.8(d)(2) Not-in-service and standby service terminal connections. 4.4.3.2 §112.8(d)(3) Pipe support design. 4.4.3.3 §112.8(d)(4) Valve and pipeline examination. 4.4.3.4 §112.8(d)(5) Aboveground piping protection from vehicular traffic. 4.4.3.5 §112.12 Animal fats and oils and greases, fish and marine mammal oils, and vegetable oils.

Appendix B

§112.20 Certification of substantial harm determination. F-4 NA = Not Applicable SPCC = Spill prevention, control, and countermeasure SPCC Plan = Peterson AFB Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Peterson AFB Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan) documents the procedures for the prevention, response, control, and reporting of spills of oil at

Peterson Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado Springs, Colorado. This plan serves as a guide for personnel and organizations that are responsible for ensuring that measures are taken to prevent and contain spills and leaks of oil in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations.

This SPCC Plan comprises Annex G of the Peterson AFB Comprehensive Emergency

Management Plan (CEMP). The Peterson AFB CEMP establishes procedures and guidance for

Peterson AFB personnel to handle hazardous materials and petroleum products in the event of an accidental discharge, spill, or leak. The CEMP identifies potential hazards, details emergency action procedures, including response functions and support organizations, and describes reporting and investigative follow up procedures for a hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incident.

This SPCC Plan contains the following information:

• A general description of the installation as it pertains to spill prevention, control, and response;

• An inventory of the storage, handling, and transfer facilities that could potentially produce a significant spill of oil;

• Roles and responsibilities for spill detection and prevention for organizations that use or store oil;

• Roles and responsibilities for personnel and organizations involved in coordinating and participating in the response to spills of oil;

• Spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) training requirements for oil handling personnel; and

• Reporting procedures and recordkeeping requirements for spills.

Key components of this facility-wide SPCC Plan, are the site-specific SPCC Plan data that have been compiled for each individual building or area at Peterson AFB where oil is stored or used in containers or processing equipment equal to or greater than 55 gallons. The site-specific SPCC Plan is located in Appendix B and contains the following information:

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• An inventory of oil that is located at storage, handling, and transfer facilities;

• A description of countermeasures and equipment available for diversion and containment of spills for each facility listed in the inventory; and

• Site-specific guidelines for spill prevention, response, and control.

Professional Engineer recommendations describing site-specific and facility-wide action items required to validate the SPCC Plan and to meet the United States (U.S.) Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) SPCC compliance standards as specified in 40 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) 112 are contained in the SPCC Compliance Issues and Good Management

Practice Recommendations table located in Section 7.0.

A copy of this Plan is maintained at the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron/Asset Management

Flight (21 CES/CEA) office and is available to the EPA Regional Administrator for on-site review during normal working hours.

1.1 Background and Regulatory Requirements

Oil pollution prevention regulations in 40 CFR 112 require the preparation and implementation of SPCC Plans for all non-transportation related facilities that store oil in excess of specific quantities [an aggregate aboveground container capacity greater than 1,320 gallons

(only containers greater than or equal to 55 gallons are counted), or completely buried storage capacity greater than 42,000 gallons] and that have discharged or could reasonably be expected to discharge oil into navigable waters of the U.S. or its adjoining shorelines. Underground storage tanks (USTs) that are subject to all the technical requirements of 40 CFR Part 280 or a

State program approved under 40 CFR Part 281 are exempt from SPCC regulations, except that these USTs must be marked on a facility diagram. Because Peterson AFB stores more than

10,000 gallons of oil above ground and a spill could reach navigable waters of the U. S., the facility is subject to the SPCC regulations and must have a Professional Engineer certify the plan and any technical amendments

The SPCC plan requirements pertaining to site description and spill prediction

[40 CFR 112.7(a) and 112.7(b)] are addressed in Section 2.0 and Appendix B. The SPCC plan

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[40 CFR 112.7(c)] are addressed in Sections 4.0 and Appendix B.

In accordance with 7 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 1101-14, Section 3-6-5, this

SPCC Plan will be reviewed and evaluated every three years. In addition, the SPCC Plan will be amended if there has been a change in facility design that affects possible oil discharge.

1.2 Objective and Scope

This SPCC Plan outlines the criteria established by Peterson AFB to prevent, respond to, control, and report spills of oil. Various types and quantities of oil are stored, transported, and handled throughout the installation to support the operations of Peterson AFB. The primary objective of this SPCC Plan is to serve as a guide for installation personnel that are responsible for the prevention, response, control, and reporting of spills of oil.

This SPCC Plan describes both the facility-wide and site-specific approach for preventing and addressing spills. This document serves as the primary guidance for assigning responsibility for the prevention and proper response to spills of oil and supercedes all SPCC Plan versions previously developed for Peterson AFB.

1.3 Plan Organization

This SPCC Plan has been organized to address both the facility-wide and site-specific strategy for the prevention, response, control, and reporting of spills at Peterson AFB, and includes the following elements:

• Section 1.0 provides an overview of the SPCC Plan;

• Section 2.0 provides general information on the installation including its mission, location, and configuration of installation facilities and infrastructure, storm water drainage receiving waters, natural resources, and possible spill migration pathways;

• Section 3.0 describes the roles and responsibilities of key organizations involved with implementing this SPCC Plan and executing spill prevention, response, control, and reporting activities;

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• Section 4.0 contains spill prevention procedures and spill response planning requirements;

• Section 5.0 contains spill response, control, and cleanup procedures;

• Section 6.0 describes reporting requirements for releases;

• Section 7.0 contains a summary of SPCC compliance issues and good management practice recommendations;

• Appendix A contains an SPCC Plan Amendment Log;

• Appendix B provide site-specific information for each oil storage, handling, and transfer facility with at least 55 gallons of oil in a single container;

• Appendix C contains an oil spill contingency plan meeting the requirements of

40 CFR 109;

• Appendix D contains a Peterson AFB Release Investigation Report and Environmental Incident Report; and

• Appendix E contains the Compliance Recommendations and Implementation Plan.

1.4 Definitions

The definitions in this SPCC Plan are the same as those provided in 40 CFR 112 and/or in the Peterson AFB CEMP.

Bulk Storage Container. Any container used to store oil used for the purposes including, but not limited to, the storage of oil prior to use, while being used, or prior to further distribution in commerce. Oil-filled electrical, operating, or manufacturing equipment is not a bulk storage container (40 CFR 112.2).

Completely Buried Tank. Any container completely below grade and covered with earth, sand, gravel, asphalt, or other material. Containers in vaults, bunkered tanks, or partially buried tanks are considered aboveground storage containers for the purposes of 40 CFR 112.2.

Discharge. Includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping of oil, but excludes discharges in compliance with a permit under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act or Section 13 of the River and Harbor Act of 1899

(40 CFR 112.2).

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Facility. Any mobile or fixed, onshore or offshore building, structure, installation, equipment, pipe, or pipeline used in oil storage, oil processing, oil transfer, oil distribution, and waste treatment, or in which oil is used. The boundaries of a facility depend on several site-specific factors, including, but not limited to, the ownership or operation of buildings, structures, and equipment on the same site and the types of activity at the site (40 CFR 112.2).

Fish and Wildlife and Sensitive Environments. Areas identified by their legal designation or by evaluations of Area Committees (for planning) or members of the Federal

Incident Commander’s spill response structure (during responses). These areas include wetlands, National and State parks, critical habitats for endangered or threatened species, wilderness and natural resource areas, marine sanctuaries and estuarine reserves, conservation areas, preserves, wildlife areas, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, recreational areas, national forests, federal and state lands that are research national areas, heritage program areas, land trust areas, and historical and archaeological sites and parks. These areas may include unique habitats such as aquaculture sites and agricultural surface water intakes, bird nesting areas, critical biological resources areas, designated migratory routes, and designated seasonal habitats (40 CFR 112.2).

HAZMAT. Any material or combination of materials that poses substantial actual or potential hazard to human health or living organisms. Materials considered to be hazardous are listed in 49 CFR 172.101 or 40 CFR 302.4 and include petroleum-based products, hazardous substances, and hazardous wastes.

HAZMAT Planning Committee. A group of representatives of 21 CES including CEA, Readiness Flight (CEX), and the Fire Protection Flight (CEF); 21st Aerospace Medicine

Squadron/Bioenvironmental Engineering (21 AMDS/SGPB); the Liquid Fuels Management personnel; and the Staff Judge Advocate. The HAZMAT Planning Committee acts as the office of primary responsibility for this SPCC Plan for Peterson AFB. 21 CES/CEX will coordinate the involvement of this committee to perform SPCC Plan reviews.

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HAZMAT Release. The spilling, releasing, discharging, placing, percolating, draining, pumping, leaking, seeping, emitting, disposing, bypassing, or other escaping of a hazardous material into the air, water, subsurface water, or onto the ground.

Level I Incident. Any HAZMAT release which can be controlled, cleaned-up, and disposed of by the using organization. The incident is confined to a small area and only evacuation of the immediate area is required. A volume of less than 55 gallons is considered a small spill and typically requires only a Level I HAZMAT response.

Level II Incident. A HAZMAT release beyond the using organization’s capabilities involving a greater hazard or a larger area that could be a potential threat to life or property and that may require a limited evacuation of the surrounding area.

Level III Incident. A HAZMAT release involving a severe hazard or large area that poses an extreme threat to life and property and may require a large-scale medical evacuation, or an incident requiring the expertise or resources of the county, state, federal or private agencies.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). A compilation of information required under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication Standard on the identity of hazardous chemicals, health and physical hazards, exposure limits, and precautions.

The Federal Hazard Communication Standard is cited in 29 CFR 1910.1200.

Navigable Waters. The waters of the U.S., including waters currently, historically, or susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; all interstate waters, including interstate wetlands; all other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, play a lakes, or natural ponds…; all impoundments of waters otherwise identified as waters of the U.S.; tributaries of waters identified above; the territorial seas; and wetlands adjacent to waters identified above (33 CFR 328.3).

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Oil. Oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, fats, oils, or greases of animal, fish, or marine mammal origin; vegetable oils, including oils from seeds, nuts, fruits, or kernels; and other oils and greases, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, synthetic oils, mineral oils, oil refuse, or oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil (40 CFR 112.2).

Incident Commander. The Senior Fire Official and person designated to coordinate the hazardous materials emergency response efforts related to a HAZMAT release or spill.

Permanently Closed. Any container or facility for which (1) all liquid and sludge has been removed from each container and connecting line; and (2) all connecting lines and piping have been disconnected from the container and blanked off, all valves (except for ventilation valves) have been closed and locked, and conspicuous signs have been posted on each container stating that it is a permanently closed container and noting the date of closure (40 CFR 112.2).

Reportable Quantity (RQ). The release of a threshold quantity of a hazardous substance requiring notification under 40 CFR 302. For any hazardous substance, the RQ is that listed in the “Final RQ” column of Table 302.4 in 40 CFR 302. For an Emergency Planning and

Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) Extremely Hazardous Substance, the reported quantity is that listed in the “Reportable Quantity” column of Appendix A or Appendix B of

40 CFR 355.

SPCC Plan. Document required by 40 CFR Part 112.3 that details the equipment, manpower, procedures, and steps to prevent, control, and provide adequate countermeasures to a discharge (40 CFR 112.2); a written description of the facility’s compliance with 40 CFR 112.

Storage Capacity. The shell capacity of a tank or container.

1.5 Deviation from Spill Prevention and Planning Requirements

SPCC rules allow a deviation from some of the requirements in 40 CFR 112 Subparts A, B, and C if equivalent environmental protection by some other means of spill prevention, SPCC Plan – Final 1-8 control, or countermeasure is provided. The reasons for nonconformance must be described in the plan as well as alternate methods and how equivalent environmental protection will be achieved. A deviation from secondary containment requirements is not allowed under this provision. A deviation from the engineered fail-safe features requirements of 40 CFR 112.8(c)(8) for transfers of oil from 55-gallon drums at Peterson AFB is described in Section 4.3.2.8. No other deviations from SPCC requirements are described in this SPCC Plan.

Under 40 CFR 112.7(d), an oil spill contingency plan and written commitment of manpower, equipment, and materials required to expeditiously control and remove discharged oil is required where the installation of containment or diversionary structures is determined to be not practicable. This requirement is not applicable at Peterson AFB because the intent is to provide all bulk oil storage containers at Peterson AFB with containment or diversionary structures to prevent discharges from reaching navigable waters. However, an oil spill contingency plan has been developed to meet the requirements of 40 CFR 112.7(k)(2) because secondary containment is not provided for all the oil-filled transformers at Peterson AFB. This contingency plan is provided in Appendix C.

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2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION

This section presents a description of Peterson AFB, including its location and geographic setting, organizations within Peterson AFB involved in the storage of oil, the storm water collection and drainage system, and natural resources.

2.1 Facility Description

Peterson AFB is located approximately 7 miles east of downtown Colorado Springs, in

El Paso County, Colorado. The main entrance is east of Powers Boulevard south of the junction of highways US 24 and South Powers Boulevard. Peterson AFB is divided into administrative support areas, mission support areas, personnel housing, and a limited aircraft support area for assigned and transient aircraft. Peterson AFB comprises approximately 1,278 acres: 184 acres owned by the US Air Force and 1,094 acres leased from the City of Colorado Springs. The developed area, known as “Peterson Main,” consists of approximately 1,022 acres, and the remaining area, referred to as “Peterson East,” consists of approximately 256 acres. Figure 2-1 depicts Peterson AFB and the surrounding area.

Current land uses surrounding Peterson AFB consist of the Colorado Springs Municipal

Airport to the south, commercial and industrial uses to the west, and residential and commercial land uses to the north. The area northeast and east of Peterson AFB is largely undeveloped. This area is master planned for an integrated community with a variety of land uses, including residential, light industrial, commercial/office, and open space.

The 21st Space Wing (21 SW) is headquartered at Peterson AFB. The primary mission of the Wing is to conduct and support worldwide missile warning and space control to unified commanders and combat forces worldwide. The 21 SW accomplishes its mission through a network of command and control units and ground and space-based sensors operated by geographically separated units around the world. Along with Cheyenne Mountain Air Force

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Station (AFS), Peterson AFB provides operating support to: Northern Command

(NORTHCOM), U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic

Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT), and Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).

Other tenants include the 302nd Airlift Wing (an Air Force Reserve unit flying C-130 aircraft), the 200th Airlift Squadron, the 311th Airlift Squadron, and the 554th Information

Operations Group. As host wing for the Peterson Complex, 21 SW provides complete installation support services for Peterson AFB and Cheyenne Mountain AFS, and certain support functions for Schriever AFB.

Approximately 11,680 military and civil service employees work at Peterson AFB. In addition, approximately, 4,200 contract employees, and non-appropriated-fund personnel including Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) personnel work at Peterson AFB.

There are six primary organizations at Peterson AFB that engage in the storage and/or use of oil and that are discussed in this SPCC Plan. These organizations are briefly described in

Sections 2.1.1 through 2.1.7. As shown on Figure 2-1, buildings whose numbers are highlighted are involved in oil storage and handling at Peterson AFB. Site-specific information associated with these buildings is provided in Appendix B.

2.1.1 21st Civil Engineer Squadron

21 CES is comprised of several flights. One of these flights, 21 CES/CEA is the office of primary responsibility for maintaining the SPCC Plan. Primary organizations and facilities within 21 CES that involve the storage and/or use of oil include:

• Power Production Shop

• Heavy Horizontal Maintenance Shop

• Fire Department

• Electric Shop

• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Shop.

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The Power Production Shop is responsible for servicing and maintaining trailer-mounted and stationary emergency generators at the installation. The Heavy Horizontal Maintenance

Shop operates and maintains heavy equipment and related supplies on the installation. The Fire

Department operates the fire stations and serves as initial responders to most spill incidents. The

Electric Shop maintains all the electrical facilities, including transformers, throughout the installation. The HVAC Shop is responsible for maintaining all HVAC equipment at the installation. Oil/water separators, waste cooking oil receptacles, and grease traps are also maintained by 21 CES.

Approximately 200 electrical transformers filled with 55 gallons or more of oil are present at Peterson AFB. Because transformers do not meet the definition of a bulk storage container, they are not specifically addressed in the site-specific SPCC Plans (Appendix B);

however, an inventory depicting the building location, apparent power rating, manufacturer, and capacity of these transformers is provided in Table 2-1. A map depicting the location of the transformers at Peterson AFB is provided as Figure 2-2. For safety reasons, secondary containment berms or dikes cannot be provided for the transformers. To comply with

40 CFR 112.7(k)(2), an oil contingency plan has been prepared for transformers and other oil-filled operational equipment that are not provided with secondary containment. This contingency plan is provided in Appendix C.

The Electric Shop is responsible for the maintenance and regular inspections of these transformers, including the cleanup of spills associated with a leaking transformer. Leaking transformers are immediately taken out of service and replaced. In accordance with Section 5.0, the Fire Department is contacted regardless of the size of the spill and the spill response, control, and cleanup measures outlined in Section 5.0 are followed, as appropriate. Spill prevention measures associated with oil-filled transformers are discussed further in Section 4.8.

2.1.2 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron

The 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron/Fuels Management Office (21 LRS/LGRR) is responsible for bulk fuels management at Peterson AFB. 21 LRS/LGRR operates the

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Table 2-1. Oil-filled Electrical Transformer Inventory

Building No.

Building Name

Apparent Power (kVA)

Manufacturer Oil Capacity (gallons)

2 NORTHERN COMMAND 3300 SIEMENS 554

2 NORTHERN COMMAND 3300 SIEMENS 554

2 NORTHERN COMMAND 1500 ALSTOM 415

2 NORTHERN COMMAND 3300 ALSTOM 525

2 NORTHERN COMMAND 3300 ALSTOM 525

2 NORTHERN COMMAND 1500 ALSTOM 415

3 US ARMY SPACE

COMMAND

2500 ALSTOM 525

102 AERO CLUB 25 RTE 150

104 RAPIER HANGAR 75 FAYETTVILLE 145

104 RAPIER HANGAR 1000 ATLANTIC 316

105 STORAGE FACILITY 25 FAYETTVILLE 115

108 AIRPORT TRAINING 112.5 H&H 90

117 FIRE STATION 75 GENERAL ELECTRIC 74

119 BIOENVIRONMENTAL

ENGINEERING

75 GENERAL ELECTRIC 74

121 MAINTANANCE

HEADQUARTERS

75 GENERAL ELECTRIC 74

122 BASE OPERATIONS 300 SIEMANS 199

123 MOBILITY HANGAR 150 SIERRA 159

126 FAA GENERATOR BLDG 150 MC GRAW EDISON 271

130 HANGAR 75 SIERRA 159

133 HANGAR 50 GE 109

140 HANGAR #1 150 FAYETTEVILLE 159

140 HANGAR #1 300 PENNSYLVANIA 192

150 SUPPLY WAREHOUSE 25 FAYETTVILLE 115

162 SUPPLY WAREHOUSE 25 FAYETTVILLE 115

200 OLD BOY SCOUT

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