Environmental Regulations & Compliance Flashcards
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Under the Clean Air Act Title V, which facilities are required to obtain an operating permit?
Answer: Major stationary sources emitting above threshold quantities of regulated pollutants
Title V operating permits are required for major sources that emit or have the potential to emit above specified thresholds (e.g., 100 tpy for most pollutants).
A manufacturer is notified that their product contains a chemical subject to a TSCA Section 6 risk management rule. This means EPA has determined the chemical presents:
Answer: An unreasonable risk to human health or the environment
TSCA Section 6 authorizes EPA to regulate or prohibit chemicals that present an unreasonable risk under the conditions of use.
The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process under the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) establishes:
Answer: The maximum pollutant load a water body can receive and still meet water quality standards
A TMDL allocates the total allowable pollutant load among point and nonpoint sources to achieve water quality standards in impaired water bodies.
An environmental planner must analyze the significance of a federal action under NEPA. Which factor is NOT among the standard criteria used to determine significance?
Answer: The project's total cost to taxpayers
CEQ regulations identify 10 intensity factors for significance, including context and intensity criteria, but project cost is not among them.
Under the Endangered Species Act, a 'take' includes which of the following activities?
Answer: Significant habitat modification that kills or injures wildlife by impairing essential behavior
The ESA broadly defines 'take' to include 'harm,' which courts have interpreted to include significant habitat modification that actually kills or injures listed species.
A brownfield site is best described as:
Answer: Real property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived contamination
EPA defines brownfields as real property where reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Which environmental regulation requires facilities to develop and maintain a Risk Management Plan (RMP) if they store threshold quantities of listed hazardous chemicals?
Answer: Clean Air Act Section 112(r)
CAA Section 112(r) requires facilities handling threshold quantities of listed substances to develop RMPs and take steps to prevent accidental releases.