REMEDIAL ACTION WORK PLAN OPERABLE UNIT 2, LANDFILL ...

ACTIVITY: SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTROL(Continue)
Use the following measures retitled to specific activities:
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If maintenimix must wcur on-site, use a designated area and.lor a secondary cent.ainmen~ lwaled away from
drainagecourses,topreVenItherunon of slorm waLerand the runoff of spills.
Regularly inspct on-site vehicles and equipment for leaks, and repair immediate] y.
Check incoming vehicles and equipment (including delivety trucks, and employee and subcontractor vehicles) for
kking oil and fluids. Do not allow la.king vehicles or equipment on-site.
Always use Wondary
changing fluids.
containmerm such as a dmin pan or drop C1OIJ’J, to caLchspills or leaks when removing or
Place drip pms or absortxmt materials under paving equipment when not in use.
Usc adsortxmmaterialsonsmallspills rather than hosingdown or burying the spill. Remove the adsorlmt
als promptty and dispow of pro~rly.
materi-
l%omptly transfer used fluids to the pro~
containers lying around.
waste or recycling drums. Don’t leave full drip pans or other open
Oil filters disposed of in trash cans or dumpsters can leak oil and @lute storm water. Place the oit filter in a funnel
over a wastE oil recycling drum to chain excess oit before dIsfmml. 011falters can also k
supplier or recycler about recycling oil filters.
recychxl. Ask your oil
Store cracked batteries in a non-leaking ssmndary container. Do this with aUcracked baueries, even if you think all
the acid has drained OUL.If you drop a battery, t.mt i[ as if it is crocked. Put it into the containment arm until you
are sure it is not leaking.
● If fueling must mur on-site, use designated areas, located away from drainage courses, to prevent the runon of
storm water and the runoff of spills.
. Discourage “topping-off’ of fuel tanks.
● Always use secondary containmen~ such as a drain pan, when fueling to mch spiltdleaks.
REQUIREMENTS
● Costs (Capital,O&M)
. Revcntion of leaks and spills is inexpensive. Treatment and/or disposal of contaminated soil or water can be
quite expensive.
9 Maintenance
. Keep ample supplies of spill control and cleanup materials on-site, near storage, unloading, and maintenance
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- Update your spill prevention and control plan and stock cleanup materials as changes occur in the types of
chcmimls on-site.
LIMITATIONS
D If necessary, use a private spill cleanup company.
REFERENCES
Blueprint for a Clean Bay-Construction-Related Industries: Best Management practices for Storm Water PoUution
Prevention;Santa clam Valley Norqmint Source Pollution Control ko~ 1992 Santa Clam Valley Nonpint Soutrt
pollution Control program, 1992.
$torm Water Management for Construction ACtiviti~, Develqing Pollution prevention Plans ~d Best Management
%XtiC~ EPA 832-R-92005; USEPA, April 1992.
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Construction Handbook 4-14 March, 1993
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