Title: Reporting Oil Spills: Everything You Need To Know
Headings: Reporting Oil Spills: Everything You Need To Know
Reporting Oil Spills: Everything You Need To Know
Reporting Oil Spills: Everything You Need To Know
Oil Spills: Everything You Need To Know
Understanding Oil Spills
How to Report
EPA Oil Spill Program Contacts
How Reports Are Handled
Overview of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Discharge of Oil Regulation (40 CFR 110)
Oil Spill Reporting Exemptions
Properly Functioning Vessel Engines
Research and Development Releases
NPDES-Permitted Releases
Discharges Permitted Under MARPOL
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Content: The regulation establishes the criteria for determining whether an oil spill may be harmful to public health or welfare, thereby triggering the reporting requirements, as follows: Discharges that cause a sheen or discoloration on the surface of a body of water; Discharges that violate applicable water quality standards; and
Discharges that cause a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface of the water or on adjoining shorelines. Because the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which amended the Clean Water Act, broadly defines the term "oil," the sheen rule applies to both petroleum and non-petroleum oils (e.g., vegetable oil). The regulation also provides several exemptions from the notification requirements. Oil Spill Reporting Exemptions
Properly Functioning Vessel Engines
Discharges of oil from a properly functioning vessel engine are not deemed to be harmful and, therefore, do not need to be reported under the Discha