Hazardous Waste Management (RCRA) Flashcards

A facility generates 400 kg of non-acute hazardous waste in a calendar month. Under federal RCRA rules, what generator category applies?

Answer: Small Quantity Generator (SQG)

Generators of more than 100 kg but less than 1,000 kg of non-acute hazardous waste per month are SQGs.

Generating how much acute hazardous waste in one calendar month automatically makes a site a Large Quantity Generator?

Answer: More than 1 kg

Generating more than 1 kg of acute (P-listed or acute F-listed) hazardous waste per month triggers LQG status.

An SQG located 150 miles from the nearest permitted TSDF may accumulate hazardous waste on site without a permit for up to how many days?

Answer: 180 days

SQGs may accumulate for up to 180 days, extended to 270 days only if the waste must travel more than 200 miles.

What is the maximum quantity of hazardous waste an SQG may have accumulated on site at any one time?

Answer: 6,000 kg

SQGs must never accumulate more than 6,000 kg of hazardous waste on site.

In a satellite accumulation area, once the 55-gallon limit for non-acute waste is exceeded, how long does the generator have to move the excess to the central accumulation area?

Answer: 3 consecutive calendar days

Excess waste above satellite limits must be removed within three consecutive calendar days.

Under the 2016 Generator Improvements Rule, how often may a VSQG or SQG use episodic generation provisions without changing its category?

Answer: One planned and one unplanned event per calendar year

A generator may manage one planned and one unplanned episodic event per year, each lasting up to 60 days.

Which statement correctly describes generator category determination under RCRA?

Answer: It is based on the quantity of hazardous waste generated in a calendar month

Generator status is determined monthly by the amount of hazardous waste generated in each calendar month.