SPCC plan, 40 CFR 112
Your SPCC plan, done in an afternoon.
If your site keeps fuel or oil in aboveground tanks, the SPCC rule (40 CFR 112) says you need a written spill-prevention plan on-site. RuleRobin walks you through a few plain questions and builds the plan document. For smaller sites, you sign it yourself. No consultant, no waiting weeks.
The self-screen takes about a minute and stays on your device. A self-certifiable Tier I plan for qualifying sites; a licensed PE reviews larger ones.
Check your tier
Which SPCC tier are you likely in?
The whole value of RuleRobin is knowing whether you can sign the plan yourself. Answer four questions and find out on the spot, before you pay anything.
It runs in your browser. Rough numbers are fine to start; you can refine them when you build the plan.
An SPCC plan is required under the federal oil-pollution rule at 40 CFR Part 112. Civil penalties under the Clean Water Act run into the tens of thousands of dollars per day, per violation. Most operators get asked for the plan by an inspector, an insurer, or a prime contractor, usually with no notice.
The consultant quote is more plan than most small sites need.
Once someone asks for your SPCC plan, the phone tree starts: an environmental consultant quotes a few thousand dollars and a few weeks. For a lot of small sites, that is more than the SPCC rule (40 CFR 112) actually asks for. The rule was written to let qualifying owners write and sign their own plan. That path is called Tier I, and it is the whole point of RuleRobin.
Add up every tank, drum, and tote of 55 gallons or more.
You likely need a plan if your site has more than 1,320 gallons of total aboveground oil storage and a spill could reach a creek, ditch, storm drain, or other water. Oil means what the rule means: diesel, gasoline, motor and hydraulic oil, used oil, crude, even vegetable oil.
- Fuel and equipment yards
- Farms and ag operations with bulk fuel
- Trucking and transport yards
- Small manufacturers and shops
- Contractors with on-site fuel tanks
You find out which path you are on before you pay anything.
RuleRobin sorts you into one of two paths from your answers. This is the whole value: knowing whether you can sign it yourself.
| Comparison criteria | Self-certify Tier I self-certified plan | PE required Full plan with a licensed PE |
|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Most small sites. If you stay under the Tier I limits, you can legally sign your own plan. | Bigger sites (over 10,000 gallons total, a container over 5,000 gallons, a disqualifying spill history, or an oil production site) cannot self-certify. |
| What has to be true | All of these have to be true:
| The rule requires a licensed Professional Engineer to review and certify the plan. |
| How RuleRobin builds it | RuleRobin builds a complete Tier I plan from your answers, in the EPA Tier I format. You review it, sign it, and keep it on-site. Done. | RuleRobin still does the heavy lifting and builds the full-format plan from the same engine. Then a licensed PE reviews and certifies it before you get it.The PE review opens once a named licensed reviewer is engaged. Until then, join the list and we will reach out. No payment is taken for this path yet. |
| Price | $499 one time Check if I qualify | $499 base + PE review review fee planned at $299 Get on the list |
Answer, check, build, sign.
Answer a few questions
Your tanks, what is in them, how close water is, your spill history. Plain English, no jargon.
We check your tier, free
You find out on the spot whether you self-certify or need the PE review. If your site does not need a plan at all, we tell you at no charge.
We build your plan
RuleRobin generates the full document in the EPA Tier I format, with your site details, containment math, and required sections.
You review and sign
For self-cert sites you sign it yourself and keep it on-site. For the full tier, a licensed PE reviews and certifies first.
A plan document you can hand an inspector.
- A complete SPCC plan document (PDF), built to the EPA Tier I framework.
- Your containment volume math worked out from your tank and berm dimensions.
- The required plan sections filled in for your site.
- A facility diagram page ready for you to attach your site sketch.
- Plain instructions on what to sign and where to keep it.
Honest limits
You are the certifier.
- The plan is only as accurate as the answers you give us. You are responsible for your inputs.
- On the self-cert path, you sign the plan, and the signed plan is your statement to the EPA.
- We do not file anything with the EPA for you. You keep the plan on-site and show it if you are inspected.
- We do not promise any inspection outcome. Passing depends on your actual on-site containment and records, not just the paperwork.
Refundable until you sign.
You can get a full refund any time before you sign and self-certify. If our software makes a calculation error, an error we caused and not one from wrong inputs, we fix it.
We do not promise any inspection result, because no honest tool can.
Common questions
The things operators ask first.
Do I really need an SPCC plan?
Is a self-signed plan legit?
What if I am too big to self-certify?
What if it turns out I do not need a plan?
How long does it take?
Not ready today
Not buying yet? Get on the launch list.
Maybe you are under the threshold, maybe a spill could not reach water, or maybe you just want to wait. Leave your email and we will tell you when your plan is ready to order. No payment, no card.
RuleRobin is not a law firm and is not the EPA. The self-screen is a preliminary check, not a formal 40 CFR 112 determination.
Get your plan
Ready to build it, or want us to confirm first.
Tell us about your site and we will confirm whether you can self-certify, need a PE review, or do not need a plan at all. You only pay if you want the plan.
Same site, other rules.
- 40 CFR 370
EPCRA Tier II
The annual hazardous-chemical inventory that any site storing chemicals above the reporting thresholds owes the state, the local planning committee, and the fire department by March 1.
- EPA MSGP / TXR050000
Industrial SWPPP
The written stormwater plan an industrial site must have in place before it files its Notice of Intent for permit coverage, plus the inspection and monitoring schedule that keeps it.