§ 650.204 - Policies.

(a) A capability will be established and maintained to respond in emergency situations to promptly contain and clean up accidental DA-caused oil discharges and spills of hazardous and toxic substances that occur at or near Army installations and activities.

(b) Assistance will be provided to contain and clean up non-DA-caused spills under the provisions of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan consistent with operational commitments.

(c) All materials (including oils, fuels, petroleum products, and other hazardous chemicals) will be handled, used, and stored to avoid or minimize the possibility of an accidental spill and potential pollution of land, air, and water.

(d) Storage facilities for oil and other hazardous substances (at date described herein) will be designed to incorporate such safeguards as dikes, catchment areas, and relief vessels to contain the flow of oil and hazardous liquids and to minimize the contamination of land and water resources.

(e) DA agencies will cooperate with the Council on Environmental Quality, Department of Interior, Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Commerce in the planning and execution of activities to minimize the possibility of discharges or mitigating the effects of spills, wherever they occur.

(f) Contracts for disposal of oil or other wastes will contain provisions that require the disposal method to be in accordance with Federal, State, and/or local regulations and standards.

(g) Each installation or activity with the capability of storing, dispensing or discharging oils, oil products, and bulk quantities of liquid toxic and hazardous substances will prepare, maintain and implement a current SPCC Plan and an ISCP as specified herein. (The requirements for a spill prevention plan and a spill contingency plan may be satisfied by one plan with two distinctive sections—SPCC and ISCP.)