Part 3 - Spill Prevention & Response

1. Part 3 - Spill Prevention & Response Preventing Stormwater Pollution at Your Public Works Facility: A 5-Part Workshop Series

2. Training Modules • Why Stormwater Matters  • What is a SWPPP?  • Spill Prevention & Response • Materials Management • Good Housekeeping

3. Spill Prevention & Response • What might spill? How concerned should we be? • Preventing spills • Responding to spills

4. Petroleum Products Fuel Lubricants Waste products Should we be concerned? YES! Contain hydrocarbons Toxic to aquatic life at low concentrations Subject to other State & Federal Regulations What might spill?

5. Above-ground Storage • State Oil Pollution Control Regulations • Federal Regulations amended December 2006 • Additional draft amendments under review 12/07

6. Underground Storage • RI Rules & Regulations for Underground Storage Facilities Used for Petroleum Products and Hazardous Materials (2007)

7. Other chemicals Antifreeze Paints Paint thinners Vehicle/equipment fluids Fertilizers/pesticides Should we be concerned? YES Many are toxic Fertilizers can increase algae blooms Reduced oxygen What might spill?

8. Dumpster contents Should we be concerned? Yes Could have any of above materials, plus litter, food What might spill?

9. Bulk Materials Salt Sand Gravel Patching Sweepings Bricks/cinderblocks Should we be concerned? Yes! Chlorides can be toxic to freshwater life Materials can clog gills, smother eggs, etc What might spill?

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12. Preventing spills • Reduce use • Use safer alternatives

13. Preventing spills • Confine potential leaks • Keep potentially leaky equipment, materials away from inlets & concentrated flows

14. Away from concentrated flows

16. Preventing spills • Confine potential leaks • Install berms, dikes or dead end sumps

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18. Preventing spills • Confine potential leaks • Use drip pans • Drain idle equipment

19. Preventing spills • Confine potential leaks • Roofing, covers • Label containers and check often

20. Preventing spills • Supervise all material transfers with personnel trained in spill response • Follow standard operating procedures to prevent overfilling • Keep away from storm drains, or cover catch basins

22. Responding to Spills:Petroleum or Hazardous Products • Oil Pollution Control Regulations • Rules and Regulations for the Investigation and Remediation of Hazardous Material Releases (2004)

23. Know where your response plan is & what it says about Who to notify Evaluating severity/appropriate response Location/use of spill response kit reporting Responding to Spills

24. Responding to Spills • Locate spill response equipment at all potential spill areas • Personal protective equipment • Absorbent materials • Brooms & shovels for dry cleanup • Drain covers, sand bags

25. Responding to Spills • Notify supervisor/spill coordinator immediately Contact: Insert Name Here • RIDEM Hotline: (401) 222-3070

26. Responding to Spills • Contain spill as close to source as possible

28. Responding to Spills • Use dry cleanup methods

29. Responding to Spills • Following cleanup, dispose of spill materials properly

30. Public Works Facility Operations & Maintenance for Stormwater Management: Employee Training Brought to you by: This program was developed by the Southern Rhode Island Conservation District in partnership with the URI Cooperative Extension RI NEMO Program and the Rhode Island T2 Center. Funding was provided by the RI Department of Environmental Management and the RI Department of Transportation under the Phase II Stormwater Education and Outreach Program.

31. Exercise! • What activities are of the greatest concern? • Can we do a better job at spill prevention? • Are we prepared to respond to a spill?