Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 141 - OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND FEES
Section 340-141-0100 - Plan Preparation

(1) The owner or operator of each onshore and offshore facility handling or storing 10,000 gallons of oil or more per day and of each covered vessel must prepare a contingency plan for the prevention, containment and cleanup of oil spills from the facility or vessel into the navigable waters of the state, and for the protection of fisheries and wildlife, other natural resources and public or private property from such spills.

(2) Plans must be in a form usable for oil spill prevention, control, containment, cleanup and disposal operations and must be capable of being located as required by OAR 340-141-0210(1) and (2).

(3) Plans must be thorough and contain enough information, analyses, supporting data and documentation to demonstrate the plan holder's ability to meet the requirements of this Division.

(4) Plans must be designed to promptly and properly remove oil and minimize environmental damage to the maximum extent practicable. They must cover a variety of spill sizes, including average most probable spills and worst case spills. At a minimum, plans must meet the plan content criteria specified in OAR 340-141-0140 and meet the planning standards in 340-141-0150.