A federal inspection of oil storage and distribution terminals in Beaumont, Texas, revealed the facilities’ SPCC plans did not conform to federal requirements, failed to describe procedures for the management of drainage from diked storage areas.
The company has failed to describe whether buried piping is present at the facilities, and if piping is corrosion protected.
The inspection also revealed the terminals failed to construct all bulk storage tank installations to provide a secondary means of containment for the entire capacity of the largest single container plus sufficient freeboard for precipitation.
The SPCC plans also failed to describe secondary containment at the truck and rail loading/unloading areas and did not address security components regarding master drain and flow valves and starter controls on pumps.
SPCC regulations require onshore oil storage and distribution terminals to provide spill prevention, preparedness and response to prevent discharges.
