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5.1.1.5 Pine Oil <br /> Description: Pine oil is a milling reagent used in flotation processes. <br /> Location: Oil tank house north of the Mill Building. <br /> Spill Potential: Very low inside oil tank house; moderate at fill station inside Regrind Tunnel <br /> where it's off-loaded. <br /> Potential Volume Spilled: 16,000 gallons if full tank spilled in oil tank house. <br /> Prevention and Control: The 16,000-gallon pine oil tank is located in a large concrete vault <br /> below grade in the oil tank house. This vault easily could contain the entire stored volume of <br /> pine oil. A floor drain connects with the mill process line should a spill occur. Spills of pine oil <br /> at the unloading hose in the Regrind Tunnel can be prevented by operator care and making sure <br /> connections are secure between tanker and hose coupling. <br /> Countermeasures: Small spills in the oil tank house can be cleaned up with floor dry and <br /> shovels. Larger spills will require sorbent booms and floor dry. In the Regrind Tunnel, small <br /> spills will be absorbed by floor dust and loose material comprising the road surface. Oil stained <br /> dust should be scooped up with a shovel and disposed of properly. Larger spills will be <br /> controlled by sorbent booms or dikes. <br /> Nearest Clean-up Equipment: A spill kit is located in the west end of the mill building. <br /> Monitoring: The oil tank house and the unloading hose and coupling are checked daily during <br /> mill operation; they are checked monthly when the facility is not operating. <br /> Reporting: All spills of pine oil which threaten waters of the State of Colorado are subject to <br /> the requirements of Sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 of this SPCC Plan. All spills of 5 gallons or more <br /> should be reported to the Environmental Coordinator by using the "Spill Incident Report" form <br /> given in Appendix 1. <br /> 14 <br />