EPA’s SPCC Program to Take Effect in November

The Ag Retailer Association Encourages Awareness

The Ag Retailer Association (ARA)—a national partner of OABA—is encouraging all members to be aware that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Program will take effect this November 10, 2011. The new rule requires all locations with 1,320 gallons of any oil will need an SPCC plan, not just fuel oil distributors. This is an expansion of the old rule and now includes all agricultural facilities, including farms and retailers. ARA assisted EPA in plan preparation and development of a brochure providing an introduction to the SPCC program for agriculture. The brochure and additional information is available now on the ARA website.