This document provides an overview of the requirements for developing a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures SPCC Plan, as specified in the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency US EPA under 40 CFR 112. The document also highlights some special SPCC considerations for concessionaires operating in national parks.
On June 30, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill granting Yosemite Valley to the State of California as an inalienable public trust. The National Park Service is entrusted with the task of safeguarding America's natural treasures. By implementing photovoltaic PV solar electric generation, the Park service could further fulfill...
"It's hot. I'd guess it's about 95 degrees outside this office," an East Bay Regional Park District ranger at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area said. The ranger was wrong. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, it was 102 degrees in Livermore, not a record by any means. But it...
CALABASAS, Calif. -- Strix Systems, a worldwide leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking, today announced the deployment of Strix Hot-Zone solution for Lazydays RV SuperCenter([R]), the largest single-site RV dealership in North America. The network provides coverage over 100% of this 126-acre RV destination complex. Established in 1976,...
URBANDALE, Iowa -- Pitney Bowes PSI, the nation's leading mail presorter, today announced that it is opening a new site in Urbandale, Iowa. The site will be Pitney Bowes PSI's 37th location in its national mail presort services network. Located at 4350 121st Street, Meredith Industrial Park IV,...
"It's hot. I'd guess it's about 95 degrees outside this office," an East Bay Regional Park District ranger at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area said. The ranger was wrong. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, it was 102 degrees in Livermore, not a record by any means. But it...
A lawsuit has been filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for approving construction of a Lake Oswego dock that could possibly endanger fish. The Northwest Environmental Defense Center, a nonprofit advocacy group based at Lewis & Clark College, said...
HONG KONG -- Sino Express Travel Limited (OTC:SXPT) estimated the annual number of visitors to the Dayun Mountain National Forest Park in Yueyang, Hunan Province, China would triple to 300,000 in 3 years' time. Currently the Park recorded about 100,000 annual visitors, and this number would steadily increase along with...
The Capital-Journal Exhibitors in the Kansas Black Expo Job Expo saw little turnout Friday at the Big Gage Shelter House. The Job Expo ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. By 11 a.m., only one or two people had come inquiring about jobs. ...
Australia: Whale euthanized SYDNEY -- An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale that spent nearly a week bonding with boats in waters off north Sydney was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own. The...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Copper Conferencing, a leading national provider of teleconferencing services, announced today it is offering free web and audio conferencing accounts to Denver Metro-area businesses during the Democratic National Convention. "It's an exciting time in Denver with the DNC just around the...
SYDNEY AFP — A lost baby whale which captured hearts around the world as it tried to suckle from an Australian yacht it thought was its mother was killed Friday to end its suffering, wildlife rangers said. "The calf has been quietly and humanely euthanised," National Parks and...
MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Not all employees browsing the Internet for Olympics results or news updates need feel guilty, a new survey by The Creative Group suggests. More than half (57 percent) of advertising and marketing executives polled said it's OK for employees to visit non-work-related...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. & ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) and CrossCheck, Inc., the nation's third largest check approval and guarantee company, announced the development and certification of CrossCheck's check conversion and standard guarantee applications on Hypercom's Optimum T4200 series multi-application payment terminals. The T4200 series supports authorizations through...
Web-Based Alert System Makes It Easy for Emergency Response, Government, School, Hospitals and Community Organizations to Issue Real-Time Phone and Email Alerts Along with Other Critical Information MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. -- Public Alert Systems, LLC today announced the Public Alert System PAS, the first affordable, easy-to-use web-based community...
Return of the Massive Painting for the Grand Opening of the Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park Enriches the New Visitor Experience GETTYSBURG, Pa., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gettysburg Foundation and the National Park Service will welcome visitors -- for the first time...
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tennis buffs with wireless service from AT&T Inc. can rely on enhanced network coverage courtside during the US Open from August 25 - September 7. AT&T has deployed a portable Cell Site on Wheels COW at the USTA Billie Jean King National...
Service Enables Fast Approval, Guaranteed Features on Consumer and Business Checks ATLANTA -- MainStream Merchant Services[TM], Inc., a leading provider of merchant payment processing solutions, will now offer its customers check processing services from Rohnert Park, Calif.-based CrossCheck, Inc., the nation's third largest check approval and guarantee company....
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ReserveAmerica, the leader in recreation and campground reservation services, today announced "America's Ranger of the Year", as well as 5 additional silver medal winners from across the country. The annual Awards are bestowed to the country's top rangers who dedicate their...
PHOENIX, Arizona AFP — Eleven hikers feared missing after flash flooding that deluged a remote Grand Canyon village on an Indian reservation have been located and are safe, police said Tuesday. A spokesman for Coconino County Sheriff's Department told AFP that the individuals had been found and were...