ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY

ITALY - 18 Spill Prevention and Response Planning
C18.2.5.2. Natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas usable
for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas).
C18.2.6. Oil. Oil of any kind or in any form, including (but not limited to) petroleum, fuel
POL, lube oils, animal fats, vegetable oil, sludge, POL refuse, and POL mixed with wastes other
than dredged spoil.
C18.2.7. POL. Refined petroleum, oils, and lubricants. (See also definition in Chapter 9,
“Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.”)
C18.2.8. Significant Spill. An uncontained release to the land or water in excess of any of
the following quantities:
C18.2.8.1. For a hazardous wastes or hazardous substances identified as a result of
inclusion in Appendix A, “List of Hazardous Substances and Materials,” any quantity in excess
of the reportable quantity listed in Appendix A.
C18.2.8.2. For POL or liquid or semi-liquid hazardous material, hazardous waste, or
hazardous substances, in excess of 400 liters (110 gallons);
C18.2.8.3. For other solid hazardous material, in excess of 225 kg (500 pounds);
C18.2.8.4. For combinations of POL and liquid, semi-liquid, and solid hazardous
materials, hazardous waste, or hazardous substance, in excess of 340 kg (750 pounds); or
C18.2.8.5. If a spill is contained inside an impervious berm, or on a nonporous surface, or
inside a building and is not volatilized and is cleaned up, the spill is considered a contained
release and is not considered a significant spill.
C18.2.9. Worst Case Discharge. The largest foreseeable discharge from the facility, under
adverse weather conditions, as determined using as a guide the worst case discharge planning
volume criteria in Appendix C, “Determination of Worst Case Discharge Planning Volume.”
C18.3. CRITERIA
C18.3.1. Spill Prevention Control and Reporting Plan Requirement. All DoD installations
will prepare, maintain, and implement a Spill Prevention and Response Plan, which provides for
the prevention, control, and reporting of all spills of POL and hazardous substances. The plan
will provide measures to prevent and, to the maximum extent practicable, to remove a worst case
discharge from the facility. The plan should be kept in a location easily accessible to the FIC
and FRT.
C18.3.1.1. The plan will be updated at least every 5 years or:
C18.3.1.1.1. Within 6 months of any significant changes to operations;
C18.3.1.1.2. When there have been two significant spills to navigable waters in any
12-month period;
September 2012 Italy FGS 18-2
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