AB 1130 was enacted in 2007 which allowed the State Water Resources Control Board to transfer the implementation, enforcement and administration of the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank (APSA) Program to the local agencies. Tulare County Environmental Health began inspections of these facilities for the County after July 2012. During the inspection your inspector will be verifying the content of the onsite SPCC Plan and the implementation of procedures that the Plan outlines.
FACILITY CLASSIFICATION
Facilities regulated under the ASPA program will be classified into one of three categories based on the largest container size and the total accumulation quantity stored onsite. The classification will determine the requirements that the facility shall be inspected for.
Facilities that store less than or equal to 10,000 gallons of petroleum products may use the EPA or CalCUPA Forum Board templates to fulfill their requirements to complete a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan.
For more information about the APSA program, please refer to the Office of the State Fire Marshall and the US Environmental Protection Agency