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ECA prepares SPCC Plans Click HERE for ECA's
presentation of The Final Spill Rule at the 2007
NW Public Power Assn's Engineering and Operations
Conference in Tacoma, Washington.
CLIENT:
Major Regional Oil Companies (Petroleum Marketers)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Performed inspections of numerous fuel storage facilities and prepared SPCC Plans for same. Utilized geotechnical soil sampling to provide secondary containment alternatives that often precluded expensive concrete flooring for established tank farm containment systems, thus saving clients considerable capital costs.
CLIENT:
Puget Sound Energy (major electric utility)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Currently assisting client with the inspection of approximately 50 substation sites and the inclusion of same into several multi-facility SPCC Plans that are bringing them into full compliance with the most current elements of the Spill Rule (40CFR112).
CLIENT:
Battelle Toxicology Northwest
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Inspected the facility and prepared a multi-facility SPCC Plan that brings Battelle into compliance with the most current elements of 40CFR112.
CLIENT:
Benton Public Utility District
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Currently writing BPUD's multi-facility SPCC Plans that address the latest requirements of 40CFR112.
CLIENT:
Franklin Public Utility District (Franklin PUD)
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: Inspected a total of 25 electrical
substation and pumping station sites, regarding their
compliance with 40 CFR 112 (the Spill Prevention
Regulation). Ten (10) sites lacked sufficient aggregate
capacity to warrant further analysis, and were deemed
exempt from 40 CFR 112. A detailed and thorough
analysis of the remaining 15 sites was performed, to
determine whether a spill would reach a navigable water
of the United States. After a detailed, flow regime
analysis was performed for each site, 5 sites were found
to be in need of SPCC Plans, whereas 10 sites were found
exempt. This process saved the client considerable
money that would have been wasted on the preparation
of unnecessary SPCC Plans.
CLIENT:
Franklin PUD
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Prepared a "multi-option" sheet, to let the client choose one of several containment and/or diversionary methods that would adequately meet the requirements of 40CFR112.7(c), also known as the General Secondary Containment option. Upon selecting the impoundment method, ECA designed a low-maintenance asphalt liner / berm system that contains the contents of the largest transformer plus the rainfall associated with a worst-case storm event.
CLIENT:
SeaWest WindPower, Inc.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Performed an extensive rewrite of an existing SPCC Plan for a wind farm facility comprising 83 wind turbine sites. Although each wind turbine site only contained approximately 520 gallons of lubricating / coolant oils, the facility-wide aggregate greatly exceeded the 1,320-gallon capacity that mandates the Spill Prevention Regulation 40 CFR 112. Evaluated the site and incorporated considerable additional text and appendices to satisfy the latest (7/17/02) version of 40 CFR 112. Developed a plausible alternative to secondary containment that satisfies 40 CFR 112.7(c), yet realistically meets the worst-case (free-flowing) conditions that can occur at the facility.
CLIENT:
CHS Inc.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ECA staff performed inspections of vertical Category 1 fuel storage tanks at the Bulk Plant and Ag Facility following STI's SP001-06 (4th Ed) tank integrity inspection protocol. Ultrasonic testing measurements were performed with industry standard QA/QC regarding thickness calibrations and instrument functionality. Tanks that met Steel Tank Institute inspection criteria were certified, whereas cost-conscious recommendations were provided regarding deficient tanks. Intelligent troubleshooting identified solutions that prevented costly modifications and repairs while achieving compliance with SP001 criteria.
CLIENT:
University of Idaho
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Performed inspections of double-walled fuel storage tanks at three on-campus locations. Inspected tanks, following STI's SP001tank integrity inspection protocol. Ultrasonic testing measurements were performed with industry standard QA/QC regarding thickness calibrations and instrument functionality. Certified tanks that met Steel Tank Institute inspection criteria and submitted cost-conscious, yet effective, recommendations regarding tanks meeting SP001certification criteria. Intelligent troubleshooting identified solutions that prevented costly tank replacements.
CLIENT:
Goodrich Corporation
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ECA staff inspected a single vertical Category 1 liquid waste storage tank following STI's SP001 (4th Ed) tank integrity inspection protocol. Ultrasonic testing measurements were performed with industry standard QA/QC regarding thickness calibrations and instrument functionality. Tank wall thickness exceeded nominal wall thickness requirements.
CLIENT:
Ponderay Newsprint Company
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: ECA staff inspected a single
vertical Category 1 liquid waste storage tank following
STI's SP001 (5th Ed) tank integrity inspection protocol.
Ultrasonic testing measurements were performed with
industry standard QA/QC regarding thickness calibrations
and instrument functionality. Tank wall thickness
exceeded nominal wall thickness requirements. |
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