• Facility owners/operators need to understand when their facilities are required to report (Part 110) and to prevent and respond to (Part 112) an oil spill.

It’s important for a facility owner or operator to know when a facility falls under the oil discharge notification requirements at Part 110 and the oil pollution prevention and response requirements at Part 112. Failure to comply when required may result in criminal sanctions under the Clean Water Act (CWA). On the flip side, there’s no penalty for reporting unnecessarily under Part 110, and complying with the oil pollution prevention and response requirements of Part 112 when not required may add needless burdens to the facility’s operations.