Spills that occur during the production of milk will no longer be subject to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced.
Specifically, the EPA has amended the rule to exempt spills of milk from milk product containers, associated piping and equipment.
Prior to this announcement, all kinds of fats, including such things as vegetable oil, animal fats and milk, were considered oil for the purposes of the SPCC rule. The regulations require facilities storing more than 1,320 gallons of oil to create and implement plans to prepare, prevent and respond to oil spills.
Certain construction and sanitation standards and requirements specific to the dairy industry address the prevention of discharges in quantities that may be harmful, the EPA believes. As such, the exemption does not cover any other non-petroleum or petroleum-based oil from SPCC requirements.
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