INTEGRATED CONTINGENCY PLAN Maneuver Training Center

500-gallon Aboveground Gasoline Storage Tank: The MATES facility has one 500-gallon
Hoover vaulted gasoline tank at Building 130. The AST is used to fill various equipment
needing gasoline, such as forklifts and generators. The AST is double-walled and fire rated.
500-gallon Diesel Fuel Tank: A 500-gallon diesel fuel AST is located at the MATES facility on
the west side of Building 143.
Hazardous Waste/Material Storage Shed: The facility has six waste storage sheds. Two are
located at Building 135, one is located at Buildings 137 and Building 139 and two are located at
Building 134A. These sheds contain various POL wastes generated by MATES and are
equipped with adequate secondary containment for 110% of the largest container stored within
the shed.
Oil/Water Separators: The MATES facility has four oil/water separators that are maintained by
MTC-Fort Pickett Facilities Engineering Division. MTC-Environmental Office schedules
cleanouts approximately every 6 months. Two oil water separators are located on the east side,
next to each corner of the u-shaped Building 134. The wash pad and grit chamber are located on
the southeast corner of the same building. Another oil/water separator with grit chamber, wash
pad and diversion valve, is located between Buildings 137 and Building139. The final oil/water
separator with grit chamber and wash pad is located on the north side of Building 143. Each of
these oil/water separators is connected up to the sanitary sewer system and the Town of
Blackstone maintains the wastewater treatment facility.
Figure 7 also illustrates the correct placement of spill booms in the case of a petroleum spill, and
the positions of the above mentioned petroleum storage areas.
Facilities Engineering Division (VAFP-F)
MTC-Fort Pickett Facilities Engineering Division (VAFP-F) manages the repair and servicing of
the Roads and Grounds machinery including gasoline-powered hand tools, equipment and
vehicles, repairs on all real property: such as barracks, administration buildings, sewer lines,
telephone lines etc. Spill kits are located within the maintenance building, Building 229, for
response to spills that may occur, as shown on Figure 8. The oil storage locations, within the
facility, that are subject to 40 CFR 112 is as follows:
POL Storage: A POL storage building is located at the rear of Building 229 and contains
approximately 500 gallons of miscellaneous oil and lubrication fluid. A POL storage building is
located at the north end of the compound between Buildings 239 and 240. The POL storage
buildings are equipped with adequate secondary containment for 110% of the largest container
stored within the building.
Vaulted Aboveground Heating Oil Storage Tanks: One 1,000-gallon steel, vaulted No. 2 heating
oil AST is located south of the Maintenance Building 229. One 1,000-gallon steel, vaulted No. 2
heating oil AST is located on the west side of Building 232. The tank is on the exterior of the
fenced compound.
MTC – Fort Pickett
Integrated Contingency Plan
Blackstone, Virginia
October 2009 Page 19