ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE TEST 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Environmental Compliance Test 1
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1. Under OPA, what are the criteria for a facility Potential to discharge to navigable wa-
to need secondary containment and an SPCC ters, Above ground Oil storage >1320
plan? gallons OR Below ground oil storage
>42,000 gallons
2. Waters of the US/Navigable Waters Territorial Seas
Tidal Waters
Non-Tidal Waters
Wetlands
3. CAA (Clean Air Act) Permitting for almost all types of indus-
trial discharges into air.
Some are permits by rule, some require
the full permitting process
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
for hazardous air pollutants (HAPS):
Sulfur Oxides (Sox),
Nitrogen Dioxide / Nitrogen Oxides
(NOX),
Ozone,
Carbon Monoxide,
Lead,
Particulate Matter.
State Implementation Plans (SIPs
4. RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act)
Defined solid and hazardous waste
Standards for landfill design and con-
struction (as well as permitting)
Standards for hazardous waste handling
facilities (treatment, storage and disposal
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- TSD - facilities)
Created "Cradle to Grave" responsibility
for wastes.
Created rules for Underground Storage
Tanks
Also created the "Mixing Rule" - mixing a
non-hazardous w
5. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation and Liability Act)
Created a trust fund to clean up aban-
doned hazardous-waste sites (orphan
sites)
Gave EPA power to seek potentially re-
sponsible parties (PRPs) to either par-
ticipate or repay the superfund for the
cleanup.
Created the "innocent landowner de-
fense"
Defined "due diligence" as a Phase I En-
vironmentalSite Assessment (ESA)
6. Under OPA, how much volume does the sec- No specified amount but 110% is recom-
ondary containment have to contain? mendation
7. Under CERCLA how does a buyer protect Due Diligence by trying to figure out if the
his/her innocent landowner defense property has been impacted
8. What kinds of things are regulated under the Storm Water, industrial, waste treatment,
CWA Dredge and fill 404, Water quality surface
water
9.
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Environmental Compliance Test 1
SOLVED 100% CORRECT/NEWEST UPDATE
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_4qkoyf
1. Under OPA, what are the criteria for a facility Potential to discharge to navigable wa-
to need secondary containment and an SPCC ters, Above ground Oil storage >1320
plan? gallons OR Below ground oil storage
>42,000 gallons
2. Waters of the US/Navigable Waters Territorial Seas
Tidal Waters
Non-Tidal Waters
Wetlands
3. CAA (Clean Air Act) Permitting for almost all types of indus-
trial discharges into air.
Some are permits by rule, some require
the full permitting process
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
for hazardous air pollutants (HAPS):
Sulfur Oxides (Sox),
Nitrogen Dioxide / Nitrogen Oxides
(NOX),
Ozone,
Carbon Monoxide,
Lead,
Particulate Matter.
State Implementation Plans (SIPs
4. RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act)
Defined solid and hazardous waste
Standards for landfill design and con-
struction (as well as permitting)
Standards for hazardous waste handling
facilities (treatment, storage and disposal
1/9
, Environmental Compliance Test 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_4qkoyf
- TSD - facilities)
Created "Cradle to Grave" responsibility
for wastes.
Created rules for Underground Storage
Tanks
Also created the "Mixing Rule" - mixing a
non-hazardous w
5. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation and Liability Act)
Created a trust fund to clean up aban-
doned hazardous-waste sites (orphan
sites)
Gave EPA power to seek potentially re-
sponsible parties (PRPs) to either par-
ticipate or repay the superfund for the
cleanup.
Created the "innocent landowner de-
fense"
Defined "due diligence" as a Phase I En-
vironmentalSite Assessment (ESA)
6. Under OPA, how much volume does the sec- No specified amount but 110% is recom-
ondary containment have to contain? mendation
7. Under CERCLA how does a buyer protect Due Diligence by trying to figure out if the
his/her innocent landowner defense property has been impacted
8. What kinds of things are regulated under the Storm Water, industrial, waste treatment,
CWA Dredge and fill 404, Water quality surface
water
9.
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