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A. Regulated Businesses. The following parties shall be required to prepare and implement, at their own expense, an emergency spill control plan:

1. Any owners or operators of a facility that is already required by state or federal law to have an emergency spill control plan;

2. A new or used oil generator. A new or used oil generator is any person whose act or process produces used oil. Private resident “do-it-yourselfer” used oil generators are not subject to regulation but are required to properly dispose of all used oil generated;

3. Private development projects; and

4. Capital projects.

B. Contents of Emergency Spill Control Plan. An emergency spill control plan is subject to review and approval by the director, and shall contain the following elements:

1. A description of the facility/site including the owner’s name and address;

2. The nature of the activity at the facility/site or a description of the construction activities for a development project;

3. The potential spill sources, including fuel, petroleum products, and other hazardous materials used or stored at the facility/site;

4. A description of preexisting contamination and contaminant sources (e.g., buried pipes, buried tanks, buried drums, or other buried containers);

5. A description of the spill prevention, containment, and response training provided;

6. A site map showing the facility/site location and boundaries; facility/site access roads; preexisting contamination; location of storage, stockpiles, and existing buildings locations of sewer and storm drains; the area draining to storm drains; and the location and description of any devices to stop spills from leaving the site such as positive control valves, berms, or absorbent material;

7. A description of spill response procedures, materials, and their locations;

8. Notification procedures to be used in the event of a spill, such as notifying key personnel and regulatory agencies. Depending on the type of discharge, the Washington State Department of Ecology, Lynnwood police and/or fire, and/or the Lynnwood water quality hotline may need to be notified;

9. A spill report form;

10. The name of the designated responsible person(s) with overall spill cleanup and notification responsibility;

11. Time retention for records.

C. Implementation of Emergency Spill Control Plan.

1. The designated responsible person(s), and any other key personnel, shall be trained in the implementation of the emergency spill control plan.

2. Prepare a summary of the plan and post it at appropriate points in the building, identifying the designated responsible person(s), location of cleanup kits, and phone numbers of regulatory agencies to be contacted in the event of a spill.

3. All employees shall be informed of the location of the emergency spill control plan, and shall know who the designated responsible person(s) is.

4. The emergency spill control plan shall be reviewed and updated if necessary annually.

5. Immediately notify the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Lynnwood surface water utility if a spill may reach sanitary sewers, storm drainage systems, groundwater, or surface water.

6. Immediately clean up spills in accordance with the emergency spill control plan. Absorbent material shall not be washed down a floor drain or storm sewer.

7. Locate emergency spill containment and cleanup kit(s) in high potential spill areas. The contents of the kit shall be appropriate for the type and quantities of chemical liquids stored at the facility.

8. The emergency spill control plan shall be made available to city personnel upon request.

D. Necessary Facility Repairs or Improvements. If, upon evaluation of information obtained by the director, it is determined that repairs or structural improvements are necessary in order to eliminate threats to the surface water system, the director may require the owner or operator to complete such repairs or improvements at their own expense. (Ord. 3443 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2834 § 1, 2010)