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CHMM Regulatory Compliance and Environmental Law Flashcards

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  1. Which act requires owners and operators of underground storage tanks (USTs) to meet specific technical and financial responsibility requirements?

    Answer: RCRA Subtitle I

    RCRA Subtitle I specifically addresses underground storage tanks and requires leak detection, spill and overfill prevention, and corrective action.

  2. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) primarily applies to spills of oil into which environment?

    Answer: Navigable waters and adjoining shorelines

    OPA 90 addresses liability, compensation, and cleanup of oil spills into navigable waters, along shorelines, and in the exclusive economic zone.

  3. Which federal regulation governs the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program for wastewater discharges?

    Answer: Clean Water Act Section 402

    Clean Water Act Section 402 establishes the NPDES program, requiring permits for discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States.

  4. SARA Title III is also known by what common name?

    Answer: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)

    SARA Title III is commonly called EPCRA and requires facilities to report chemical hazards and releases to support local emergency planning.

  5. Under the Clean Air Act, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) regulate emissions of which category of pollutants?

    Answer: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) such as benzene and mercury

    NESHAPs set emission standards for HAPs, which are air pollutants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects.

  6. Which regulatory program under RCRA requires permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) to investigate and address releases from solid waste management units?

    Answer: Corrective action program

    RCRA's corrective action program (40 CFR Part 264 Subpart S) requires TSDFs to clean up hazardous releases from all solid waste management units at the facility.