La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § IX-901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section IX-901 - Purpose and Scope

A. This Chapter establishes requirements for contingency planning and implementation of operating procedures and best management practices to prevent and control the discharge of pollutants resulting from spill events. For the purpose of this Chapter, spill event means the accidental or unauthorized leaking or releasing of a substance from its intended container or conveyance structure that has the potential to be discharged or results in a discharge to the waters of the state. Discharges resulting from circumstances identified, reviewed, and made part of the public record with respect to a valid LPDES permit are not considered spill events.

B. The preparation and implementation of a Spill Prevention and Control Plan (hereinafter referred to as "plan") is required for any facility or person meeting the applicability criteria.

C. This Chapter establishes minimal procedures, methods, equipment, control structures and response actions necessary for compliance.

D. Definitions. The following definitions apply to terms used in this Chapter. Definitions of other terms and meanings of abbreviations are set forth in LAC 33:IX.107.

Oil- any kind or form of oil, including but not limited to: fats, oils, or greases from animal, fish, or marine mammal origin; vegetable oils, including oils from seeds, nuts, fruits, or kernels; and other oils and greases including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, synthetic oils, mineral oils, oil refuse, and oil mixed with waste other than dredged spoil.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § IX-901

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, LR 11:1066 (November 1985), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 36:1779 (August 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and in particular Section 2074(B)(3) and (B)(4)