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PPC Plans: Jim Kline Mineral Resources Program Specialist DEP-Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
PPC Plans: Jim Kline Mineral Resources Program Specialist DEP-Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
PLANS
Jim Kline
Mineral Resources Program Specialist
DEP- Bureau of Oil and Gas Management
jamekline@state.pa.us
(814)472-1903
These events would not have occurred if a
PPC Plan was developed and
implemented!!!
What is a PPC?
“PPC” stands for :
• Preparedness
• Prevention
• Contingency
• Material Compatibility
• Inspection and Monitoring Program
• Housekeeping Program
• Name of all permitted disposal facilities (solids and
liquids)
• Types of wastes that the disposal facilities can accept
• Hauler information
ELEMENTS AND FORMAT OF A
PPC PLAN
4. Pollution Incident Response
• Countermeasures to be undertaken by the Operator
• Countermeasures to be undertaken by Contractors
• Internal and External Communications and Alarm
Systems
• Evacuation Plan for Personnel
• Emergency Equipment Available for Response
• Reporting Procedures
Reporting Procedures
• Arrangements with Local Emergency Response
Agencies and Hospitals
These agencies must include:
• DEP Regional office (both business and 24-hour phone numbers)
• EPA Nation Response Center phone number
• Identify and Contact downstream water users
• Recommended to contact the PA Fish and Boat Commission
(closest district office)
• Notification Lists
• Downstream Notification Requirement for Storage
Tanks
ELEMENTS AND FORMAT OF A
PPC PLAN
5. Narrative section
• Arrangements with Local Emergency Response
Agencies and Hospitals
– These agencies must include:
• DEP Regional office (both business and 24-hour phone numbers)
• EPA Nation Response Center phone number
• Identify and Contact downstream water users
• Recommended to contact the PA Fish and Boat Commission
(closest district office)
• Notification Lists
• Downstream Notification Requirement for Storage
Tanks
ELEMENTS AND FORMAT OF A
PPC PLAN
6. PPC Schedule
• A copy of the plan and any subsequent revisions must be maintained on-site.
• All members of the installation’s organization for developing, implementing, and
maintaining the plan and all emergency coordinators must review the plan and be
thoroughly familiar with all provisions.
• In addition to the site copy and the copy submitted to the Department, additional
copies should be made available to the following agencies
(to the extent which they may become involved in an actual emergency):
– County and local Emergency Management Agencies (This is a legal requirement for
storage tank facilities with >21,000 gallons of above ground storage).
– Local Police
PPC Plan Revisions
The PPC Plan must be periodically reviewed and updated.
At a minimum, this must occur when:
717-783-4409
Christopher Tersine
ctersine@state.pa.us