Spill prevention plan

Definition

The written plan a fuel dock keeps on site, files with nobody, and owes anyway.

Why It Matters

The fuel dock term names the spill liability and this is the document it is managed through. A waterfront facility storing more than thirteen hundred and twenty gallons of oil above ground, counting only containers of fifty-five gallons or more, owes a spill prevention plan. Three things make it a diligence item instead of a formality. It is kept at the facility and submitted to nobody, so there is no permit number to search and no file to request, and a buyer can only find it by asking. The federal part says nothing at all about a change of ownership, so the duty simply attaches to whoever owns the place on the day. And whether the buyer may certify the plan themselves turns on the SELLER's discharge record over the previous three years, which decides whether an engineer has to visit.