| Organizations and businesses that use, process, manufacture, store or ship polluting materials above a threshold Management Quantity are required to properly manage their materials to avoid groundwater pollution. |
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PIPP-Pollution Incident Prevention Plan These plans are required by the State of Michigan to ensure that polluting materials are properly handled and are not being discharged to storm drains, floor drains, or dry wells. Ingham County staff assist local business and organizations prepare Pollution Incident Prevention Plans, find non-toxic substitutes for polluting materials, recycle toxic materials, build facilities that will prevent pollution and to properly dispose of waste materials. |
| A facility subject to the Part 5 rules is required to have a PIPP if the facility stores: | |
Petroleum products in quantities of 660 gallons in a single tank
or 1,320 gallons total capacity of all tanks |
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Salt
in solid form 5 tons |
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Polluting materials as listed in the Part 5 Rules stored inside
(2,000 gallons) |
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Polluting materials as listed in the Part 5 Rules stored outside
(440 gallons) |
| Within the Pollution Incident Prevention Plan (PIPP) and Part 5 rules, the regulations define oil in any form or kind, salt and Part 5 polluting material as the following: |
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Oil
in any form or kind includes:
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Salt
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| To obtain a list of the Part 5 Polluting Materials or for additional information on Pollution Incident Prevention Plan refer to the Department of Environmental Quality |
| Contact Rene Franco at he_franco@ingham.org for more information |