N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1E-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 7:1E-4.2 - Discharge prevention, containment and countermeasure plans

(a) The owner or operator of a major facility shall:

1. Prepare a DPCC plan demonstrating compliance with the standards in N.J.A.C. 7:1E-2; and

2. Appoint a facility contact who shall be responsible for insuring compliance with the DPCC plan and this chapter. The facility contact shall be responsible for submission of all plans and reports required by this chapter to the Department.

(b) The DPCC plan shall contain the following general information:

1. The name, telephone number and location of the facility including street and mailing address, county, municipality, and tax lot and block number;

2. The name(s), telephone number(s) and business address(es) of the owner or operator of the facility;

3. The name, title, telephone number, and business address of the facility contact;

4. The name and business address of the owner's or operator's registered agent, if applicable;

5. If the facility is served by or operates a transmission pipeline or pipelines, the name of the transmission pipeline(s), and the mailing address(es) and the telephone number(s) of its owner or operator;

6. A brief description of the facility;

7. A general site plan, in the format prescribed in 7:1E-4.10;

8. A drainage and land use map, in the format prescribed in 7:1E-4.10;

9. Topographical maps, in the format prescribed in 7:1E-4.10;

10. The anticipated date on which the facility will become operational, if the facility is a new one; and

11. A list of discharges that have occurred at the facility in the 36 months preceding the date of the plan submission, including those discharges that were not immediately reported to the Department pursuant to 7:1E-5.3(e). The list shall include the substance(s) discharged, the quantity(ies) discharged, the location(s) of the discharge(s), the case number(s) assigned by the Department for those discharges that were reported pursuant to 7:1E-5.3(a), and corrective actions taken.

(c) The DPCC plan shall include, at a minimum, the following technical information, in the following order or indexed to this order:

1. A description of all aboveground storage tanks, addressing all standards under 7:1E-2.2, including, but not limited to:

i. Tank identification, such as name or number, and location;

ii. Material of construction and tank orientation, whether horizontal or vertical;

iii. Tank size and contents;

iv. Overfill protection measures; and

v. The schedule for integrity testing, pursuant to 7:1E-2.16, including at a minimum the date(s) of the last test(s) and inspection(s) and the date(s) of the next test(s) and inspection(s), and the schedule or criteria for scheduling maintenance or reconstruction;

2. A description of underground storage tanks, addressing all standards under 7:1E-2.2, including, but not limited to:

i. Location and identification, such as name or number; and

ii. Tank size and contents;

3. A description of all other storage, not covered by (c)1 or 2 above, addressing all standards under 7:1E-2.2, including, but not limited to:

i. Location and identification, such as name or number;

ii. The type and size of containers; and

iii. The substances stored;

4. A description of any tank car or tank truck loading/unloading area, addressing all standards under 7:1E-2.3, including, but not limited to:

i. Location and identification, such as name or number;

ii. The size of the largest compartment in any tank car or tank truck utilizing the area; and

iii. The hazardous substances loaded or unloaded;

5. A description of in-facility pipes, addressing all standards under 7:1E-2.4, including, but not limited to:

i. Location and identification, such as name or number;

ii. The marking system used;

iii. Any product-sensitive leak detection devices in use on buried piping;

iv. Any maintenance and repair program for buried pipes, with the testing schedule, including the date(s) of the last test(s) and inspection(s) and the date(s) of the next scheduled test(s) and inspection(s); and

v. Procedures for minimizing the chance of a vehicular collision with overhead pipes;

6. A description of process areas, addressing all standards under 7:1E-2.5, including, but not limited to:

i. Location and identification; and

ii. The largest vessel or maximum volumetric flow rate of hazardous substances in the area;

7. A description of all secondary containment or diversion systems, addressing all standards under 7:1E-2.6, including, but not limited to, their capacity and materials of construction. This description can be included with the information required pursuant to (c)1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 above, as appropriate;

8. A description of marine transfer areas, including materials transferred, booming operations pursuant to 7:1E-2.7, and the fixed and portable lighting in use in marine transfer areas pursuant to 7:1E-2.8;

9. A description of any flood hazard areas within the facility's boundaries, and any measures implemented to protect hazardous substances from flood waters and washout, pursuant to 7:1E-2.9;

10. A description of all visual inspection and monitoring procedures, pursuant to 7:1E-2.10;

11. An outline of the housekeeping and maintenance program, pursuant to 7:1E-2.11;

12. A description of the personnel training program, including types of training given, time periods required for various phases of training, and training procedures, and procedures for instructing of contractors, pursuant to 7:1E-2.12;

13. A description of the physical security measures, including lighting, at the facility, pursuant to 7:1E-2.13;

14. A current index of all standard operating procedures that have been written pursuant to 7:1E-2.14; and

15. A description of the recordkeeping system employed by the facility, pursuant to 7:1E-2.15.

(d) The DPCC plan may include a schedule, to be approved by the Department, for upgrading any equipment or those portions of the facility that existed prior to the submission of the owner or operator's DPCC plan to the Department, to meet the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:1E-2, excluding 7:1E-2.2(a)4 and 2.16. All equipment and those portions of the facility installed after the approval of a DPCC plan must meet all applicable standards in these rules.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1E-4.2

Amended by R.1996 d.252, effective 6/3/1996.
See: 27 N.J.R. 2337(a), 27 N.J.R. 2882(a), 28 N.J.R. 2858(a).
Recodified from 7:1E-4.3 and amended by R.1996 d.462, effective 10/7/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 2730(a), 28 N.J.R. 4424(b).
Former section, "Registration of discharge cleanup organizations", repealed.
Administrative change.
See: 32 N.J.R. 1796(a).
Amended by R.2000 d.352, effective 8/21/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 3561(a), 32 N.J.R. 3091(a).
In (b)1, deleted reference to coordinate centroid; in (b)4, inserted N.J.A.C. reference in first sentence and deleted last sentence; and in (d)1 inserted reference to internal visual inspections.
Amended by R.2001 d.355, effective 10/1/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 1255(a), 33 N.J.R. 3518(a).
In (d), rewrote the first sentence of 1 and rewrote 3; in (e), substituted "5, 6 and 7" for "and (a)" following the N.J.A.C. reference"; in (f)1, added N.J.A.C. reference.
Amended by R.2007 d.93, effective 4/2/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4285(a), 39 N.J.R. 1253(a).
Rewrote the section.
Administrative correction and change.
See: 46 N.J.R. 438(a).