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J.C. Ramsdell can help you comply with your SPCC plan which will have some type of secondary containment of your fuel tanks if you have over 1,320 gallons of petroleum products at your site. We can design, provide drawings and materials for most types of secondary containment systems. Whether your containment is galvanized steel walls, earthen berm wall, or concrete J.C. Ramsdell can provide certified drawings and supply you with the actual materials to build the containment system.

We also have crews that can install the geomembrane liner, build the earthen berms, install the steel walls and if you need a load pad we can provide drawings and even build the load pad for you.

Give us a call at 605-997-3706 or email us at info@jcramsdell.net today to find out how J.C. Ramsdell can help you with your containment system.

 

Many people have asked what type of oil is included in the Federal EPA definition of "oil" when considering the Clean Water Act and SPCC plans. The EPA uses the U.S. Coast Guard list of "oils." Products are continually under review with the EPA and may be eliminated from the list but others can be added to the list. Below are some of the products currently on the list.

Gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil, edible animal and vegetable oils, motor oil, hydraulic oil, lube oil additives, used motor oil & turpentine. This is not an all inclusive list as over 200 "oils" are on the list. Go to the U.S. Coast Guard Web site to get the complete list as they are adding more liquids every year.

The reason some of the liquids are on the list is because they have characteristics in water that act like traditional oils or the liquids will contaminate water.

To learn more about what the United States Coast Guard considers "Oil", please click here.

SPCC info can be found at www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/spcc