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16.4 ASSISTANCE REQUEST PROCEDURE [40 CFR 109.5(b)(4)]
When a significant spill occurs at MTC-Fort Pickett facility, MTC-Fort Pickett Environmental
Coordinator will contact the Fire Department for assistance. If needed, the Fire Department,
upon arrival on the scene or on receipt of information indicating that the spill is too large for
them to handle alone, will request the services of the Regional Response Team or an outside
private spill response contractor.
16.5 RESOURCE CAPABILITIES [40 CFR 109.5(c)]
Full resource capabilities are identified and described below. These resources can be committed
during an oil or hazardous substance discharge situation.
16.5.1 Spill Response Equipment
[40 CFR 109.5(c)(1)][9 VAC 25-91-170 A.12][40 CFR 265.52(e)]
Each tenant organization has an ample supply of spill equipment to control all minor spills that
may occur at their facility. MTC-Fort Pickett has a central storage facility for spill equipment at
the Hazardous Waste Accumulation Facility, Building 2361. Each tenant organization has
approval to pick up any equipment it deems necessary to clean up an accidental release of POLs.
The facility has personal protective gear (i.e. gloves, tyvek suits, etc.), booms of various lengths,
oil dri, a variety of absorbent pads, 95-gallon over-pack drums filled with various spill
equipment, containment pools and pans, empty drums and a roll off container for easy disposal
of contaminated soil. The installation’s emergency response team, which is primarily the Fire
Department, has a 16’ HAZMAT trailer with an ample supply of spill equipment. The trailer is
always stocked and ready to respond to any spill that might occur at MTC-Fort Pickett. All spill
equipment and safety supplies are checked and replenished on an as need basis. A list of spill
equipment maintained at the Recycling Facility and the contents of the HAZMAT trailer are
included in Appendix B.
Response personnel are trained in the use of spill response materials and equipment located onsite.
Response equipment is tested periodically and inventoried at least annually, and is replaced
following use as needed. Personal protective equipment (PPE), such as safety glasses, are issued
to specific persons who, by virtue of their duties, require this equipment daily.
Spill response contractors identified in Section 13.4 also maintain an inventory of spill response
equipment. An inventory of outside contractor’s spill response equipment is included in
Appendix G. The response time following notification is expected to be between one and two
hours, depending on the amount of assistance requested.
16.5.2 Estimate Of Supplies To Remove Maximum Spill [40 CFR 109.5(c)(2)]
For the purposes of this Plan, the maximum spill is assumed to be the instantaneous release of
4,000-gallon during adverse weather conditions. A release of heating oil in this volume beyond
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