Texas SPCC Plan Compliance Services
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans
Affordable SPCC Plan Consultants and Compliance for Texas Industrial Facilities
We help small to mid-size businesses and industrial facilities in the Greater Houston area and Texas comply with the EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan Rule (40 CFR Part 112) through practical, cost-effective SPCC Plan development, updates, and ongoing compliance support.
Our SPCC services are designed for facilities that store oil, fuel, other petroleum products, and/or vegetable oils and need inspection-ready documentation that meets EPA and local agency expectation, without large consulting firm costs.
We provide SPCC compliance support to facilities including manufacturing plants, machine shops, fabrication facilities, warehouses, fleet yards, ready-mix concrete plants, oilfield service facilities, utilities, logistics operations, and other manufacturing and industrial sites across Texas.
Our approach is simple: clear plans, site-specific oil prevention, and compliance that holds up during inspections, without unnecessary complexity or overhead.
What we help you achieve:
- Cost-effective SPCC Plan development and 40 CFR 112 compliance for your facility
- Agency inspection-ready documentation aligned with EPA, TCEQ, and local environmental authorities expectations
- Support with EPA, TCEQ, and local MS4 inspections
- Ongoing SPCC and oil spill compliance and implementation without hiring internal environmental staff through our Environmental Compliance Program
Our Cost-Effective SPCC Services:
We help facilities achieve and maintain compliance with 40 CFR Part 112 through streamlined, budget-conscious SPCC services designed to meet regulatory requirements without unnecessary complexity or cost of other environmental consulting firms.
Our services include:
- SPCC Plan development services
- Tier I Self Certified SPCC Plans (For Tier I Qualified Facilities)
- Tier II Self Certified SPCC Plans (For Tier II Qualified Facilities)
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) Certified SPCC Plans
- SPCC Plan updates
- SPCC Plan 5-Year Review Services
- 40 CFR 112 and SPCC Plan compliance audits services
- SPCC Plan Corrective action tracking and documentation services
- Support services during inspections by TCEQ or local City of County authorities
- Notice of Violations (NOV) or Notice of Enforcement (NOE) assistance services
- Employee SPCC Plan training programs services
This isn’t just paperwork, it’s how regulators determine whether your facility is doing its part to protect local waterways from oil spills.
SPCC Plan Compliant used Oil Tote
Who This Applies To (Am I Affected?)
The SPCC Rule applies to facilities that store oil in quantities greater than 1,320-gallons and could reasonably discharge oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.
You are likely subject to SPCC requirements if:
- You store 1,320 gallons or more of oil aboveground in 55-gallon or greater containers (drums, totes, tanks, oil-filled equipment, etc.) and/or You store 42,000 gallons or more underground; and
- A spill could reach a storm drain, ditch, creek, bayou, river, or other waterbody.
In the 40 CFR 112 rule, “oil” can be any product that are petroleum based, which includes Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene, & Jet Fuel, Lubricating Oils (Motor, Hydraulic, Gear, Compressor, & Transmission Oils), Metal Cutting Fluids, Heat Transfer Oils, Mineral Oils, Insulating Oil, Coolants, and Waste Oils (Used Oil, Waste Oil, Oily Water), and Greases and other Semi-Solid Oils.
In addition, it can also include other non-petroleum oils like Animal Based Oils (fish oil) and Vegetable Oils (Soybean, Canola, Corn, Palm, Olive, and other Oils).
Common facility types we support for SPCC Plan compliance::
- Manufacturing and processing facilities
- Fleet maintenance shops
- Machine shops
- Metal fabrication shops/facilities
- Blasting and Coating facilities
- Ready-mix concrete and batch plants or other concrete products facilities
- Warehouses with outdoor storage
- Logistics facilities
- Equipment yards and industrial service facilities
- Oilfield Support facilities
- Scrap Yards
- Auto Salvage Yards
- Auto repair shops
- Food & kindred products facilities
- Power generation and utility facilities
- And many other industrial sectors
The SPCC Rule applies to all types of properties and industries if the threshold is met. In fact, our consultant’s professional experience includes developing SPCC Plans for non-industrial or manufacturing sites that includes Hospitals, Prisons, Retail, Transportation Hubs, Data Centers, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, Construction Sites, and Food Distributions Centers.
For federal oversight and technical standards regarding oil storage, visit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Spill Prevention (SPCC) Program website. This Website provide further information the EPA on 40 CFR 112.
Typical Oil Storage in a Maintenance Shop applicable for SPCC Plan Compliance
Why This Is Required (Plain-English Explanation)
Oil spills don’t have to be large to cause serious environmental damage. Even small releases from tanks, equipment, totes, or drums can enter storm drains and flow directly into local waterways.
Because of this, federal regulations require facilities that meet the thresholds to:
- Identify where oil, fuel, and other oil-based products is stored on-site
- Prevent spills or leaks (refer as "discharges" in the SPCC Rule) through containment and controls
- Prepare for spill response before one occurs
- Document procedures and responsibilities in a formal SPCC Plan
Simplified Regulatory Background
- The EPA established the SPCC Rule under the Clean Water Act
- The rule applies nationwide and is enforced in Texas
- The regulation is found in 40 CFR Part 112
- An SPCC Plan documents how your facility prevents and responds to oil spills
Why this matters for your facility:
- SPCC Plans are commonly requested during inspections
- Lack of an SPCC Plan is a frequent enforcement issue or notice of violations
- Compliance demonstrates good faith and reduces enforcement risk
Oil Sheen in Water - Non-Compliance Event with 40 CFR 112 Rule
Where facilities Commonly Struggle:
We routinely see SPCC compliance issues such as:
- No SPCC Plan in place
- Old SPCC Plans that have not been updated (SPCC Rule requires for the plan to be updated within 6 months of significant changes that affects potential discharges)
- Generic plans that don’t match site conditions; including specific spill response measure for the on-site oil and fuel storage
- Incorrect oil storage calculations
- Missing secondary containment without alternate steps
- Not doing or documenting the required 5-Year Review
- Not doing the monthly SPCC Inspections
- Lack of inspection or employee training documentation
- Many facilities lack consistent SPCC training, leaving employees who handle oil without proper initial or annual refresher training, an issue frequently cited during inspections
- SPCC Plans not readily available during inspections
- Texas specific: failure to register Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) with TCEQ if the tank is greater than 1,100-gallons
All of the above could lead to violations and penalties. Under the Clean Water Act, SPCC violations can result in significant penalties, especially when deficiencies are discovered during inspections or following a spill. Penalties up to $25,000 per day, per violation and Civil Penalties: $50 – $25,000 per day depending on nature and duration of violation. Missing or outdated SPCC Plans are commonly cited.
Our job is to close those gaps affordably and effectively through our SPCC services and Environmental Compliance Program.
Not compliant Used Oil Storage
Why choose TerraLuna Environmental LLC?
We provide practical, affordable SPCC compliance services tailored to small and mid-size Texas facilities.
What sets us apart:
- Transparent, affordable pricing
- Extensive SPCC and oil storage compliance expertise
- Deep familiarity with the SPCC Rule; 40 CFR 112
- Deep familiarity with the EPA and Texas enforcement expectations for SPCC Plans
- Specialized support for small to mid-size facilities
- Practical solutions that inspectors expect to see
- Our SPCC Plans are structured and tailored to each facility's oil spill prevention needs.
We understand regulatory inspection processes and prepare your facility to meet inspection expectations, providing confidence in your SPCC Plan and overall compliance.
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