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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE TEST 1 QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT/NEWEST
UPDATE
Under OPA, what are the criteria for a facility to need secondary containment
and an SPCC plan? - (ANSWER)Potential to discharge to navigable waters, Above
ground Oil storage >1320 gallons OR Below ground oil storage >42,000 gallons
Waters of the US/Navigable Waters - (ANSWER)Territorial Seas
Tidal Waters
Non-Tidal Waters
Wetlands
CAA (Clean Air Act) - (ANSWER)Permitting for almost all types of industrial
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
, 2
RCRA - (ANSWER)(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
Defined solid and hazardous waste
Standards for landfill design and construction (as well as permitting)
Standards for hazardous waste handling facilities (treatment, storage and disposal
- 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
CERCLA - (ANSWER)(Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act)
Created a trust fund to clean up abandoned hazardous-waste sites (orphan sites)
Gave EPA power to seek potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to either
participate or repay the superfund for the cleanup.
Created the "innocent landowner defense"
Defined "due diligence" as a Phase I EnvironmentalSite Assessment (ESA)
Under OPA, how much volume does the secondary containment have to contain?
- (ANSWER)No specified amount but 110% is recommendation
Under CERCLA how does a buyer protect his/her innocent landowner defense -
(ANSWER)Due Diligence by trying to figure out if the property has been impacted
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE TEST 1 QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT/NEWEST
UPDATE
Under OPA, what are the criteria for a facility to need secondary containment
and an SPCC plan? - (ANSWER)Potential to discharge to navigable waters, Above
ground Oil storage >1320 gallons OR Below ground oil storage >42,000 gallons
Waters of the US/Navigable Waters - (ANSWER)Territorial Seas
Tidal Waters
Non-Tidal Waters
Wetlands
CAA (Clean Air Act) - (ANSWER)Permitting for almost all types of industrial
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
, 2
RCRA - (ANSWER)(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
Defined solid and hazardous waste
Standards for landfill design and construction (as well as permitting)
Standards for hazardous waste handling facilities (treatment, storage and disposal
- 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
CERCLA - (ANSWER)(Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act)
Created a trust fund to clean up abandoned hazardous-waste sites (orphan sites)
Gave EPA power to seek potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to either
participate or repay the superfund for the cleanup.
Created the "innocent landowner defense"
Defined "due diligence" as a Phase I EnvironmentalSite Assessment (ESA)
Under OPA, how much volume does the secondary containment have to contain?
- (ANSWER)No specified amount but 110% is recommendation
Under CERCLA how does a buyer protect his/her innocent landowner defense -
(ANSWER)Due Diligence by trying to figure out if the property has been impacted
