Material Handling, Processing and Storage Areas
- Use dikes and other forms of containment and diversion around storage tanks, drums of oil, acid, production chemicals, and liquids, reserve pits, and impoundments.
- Place porous pads under drum and tank storage areas.
- Use diking and other forms of containment and diversion around material handlings and processing areas.
- Use covers and/or lining for waste reserve and sludge pits to avoid overflows and leaks.
- Use drip pans, catch basins, or liners during handling of materials such as tank bottoms. Clean up any spills using dry methods.
Waste Handling
- Recycle oily wastes, drilling fluids and other materials onsite, or dispose of properly.
- Take wastes offsite to be disposed of instead of burying them.
- Use oil water separators to treat runoff from the site.
Extraction Activities
- Reinject or treat produced water instead of discharging it.
- Limit the amount of land disturbed during construction of access roads and facilities.
- Employ spill plans for pipelines, tanks, drums, etc.
Numbers to Call for More Information
Department of Toxic Substances Control (hazardous waste questions) (818) 551-2800/2830 (Duty office) or (916) 324-1826
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region (213) 266-7500
Check the phone book for your local wastewater treatment plant.
If you have questions about this fact sheet, please call (800) 974-9794
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