Electronic versions of the Tier I qualified facility SPCC Plan template in 40 CFR 112, Appendix G are now available from EPA. The template is intended to help the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility develop a SPCC Plan to self-certify. To use the template, the facility must meet all of the following criteria:

• a total aboveground oil storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or less;
• no aboveground oil storage containers with a capacity greater than 5,000 gallons; and
• in the 3 years prior to the date the SPCC Plan is certified, had no single discharge of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines exceeding 1,000 gallons, or no two discharges of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines each exceeding 42 gallons within any 12-month period.

Custom Environmental Services has recently prepared SPCC plans for oil and gas production operations, city vehicle maintenance operations, a chain of vehicle oil change facilities, and construction companies and has used the Tier 1 template; this format really seems to be a time-saver.

CalMAX works similarly to Craigslist or eBay, but for commercial and nonprofit enterprises. After creating a CalMAX account online, businesses can post free listings for a variety of goods from pavers and rubber scrap to hand soap and file cabinets. Businesses looking to purchase items can search the website for affordable, hard to obtain, or free supplies. Searches can be done by region or statewide. If you haven't checked it out lately, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Dates for the 2010 TSI informational workshops will be announced by June 2010. Anticipated schedule includes:

• July 2010: TSI Application available and Workshops
• August 2010: TSI Application deadline
• September 2010: Decision notices for TSI Applications will be issued
• October 2010: Site-specific activities will be initiated
• April 2011: Project completion is anticipated on or before

Each California facility submitting data to the EPA TRI must also file a copy of its forms with DTSC. California facilities that use the TRI-MEweb software need to print their TRI reports for submittal to DTSC (versus electronic submittal allowed for EPA). California facilities whose total waste management (e.g., recycling, treatment, releases, energy recovery or other disposal) must submit the more detailed Form R to DTSC even though Federal rules may allow them to submit the less detailed Form A to EPA.

Check out other Chemical-Right-to-Know events, including basic and advanced TRI training webinars and conferences, on their calendar.

There are already 29 chemicals on the candidate list. The additional 8 chemicals include:

• Trichloroethylene
• Boric acid
• Sodium chromate
• Potassium chromate
• Ammonium dichromate
• Potassium dichromate
• Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous
• Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate

More information on the authorization process or guidance on exporting chemicals to the European Union is available on the European Chemical Agency website.

Facility-at-a-Glance includes owner, violations, inspections, and orders and other regulatory measures issued to a facility.

Regulated facilities includes search by city, region, facility type, and status, and covers all SWRCB programs.

Violation Report--Searches can be refined by violation source (e.g., spills, inspections, complaints), date, region, or agency.

Enforcement Orders--Similar to before, but now updated nightly.

Penalty Project Report--This new search feature shows a list of enforcement actions that have a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) and/or a Compliance Project (CP).