CPM CPM Environmental Compliance & Sustainability 1

Question 1

Under the US Clean Air Act, which EPA program requires facilities to obtain operating permits if they emit above threshold amounts of regulated air pollutants?

Accepted Answer

Title V Operating Permit Program

Answer

Title V of the Clean Air Act requires major stationary sources emitting regulated pollutants above threshold limits to obtain a comprehensive operating permit.

Question 2

A plant manager discovers that the facility generates more than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per month. Under RCRA, this facility is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

Large Quantity Generator (LQG)

Answer

Under RCRA, facilities generating ≥1,000 kg/month of hazardous waste are classified as Large Quantity Generators (LQG) with the most stringent compliance requirements.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan?

Accepted Answer

Prevent oil spills from reaching navigable US waters and plan containment responses

Answer

An SPCC Plan, required under the Clean Water Act, documents a facility's measures to prevent and respond to oil spills that could reach navigable waters.

Question 4

Under EPCRA Section 312, facilities that store hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities must submit which annual report to state and local authorities?

Accepted Answer

Tier II Chemical Inventory Report

Answer

EPCRA Section 312 requires annual Tier II reports disclosing the types, quantities, and locations of hazardous chemicals stored above thresholds to state and local emergency planners.

Question 5

A manufacturing plant discharges wastewater into a municipal sewer system. Which permit framework governs the pollutant limits for that discharge?

Accepted Answer

Industrial Pretreatment Program (ITP) under Clean Water Act

Answer

Facilities discharging to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) must comply with the Industrial Pretreatment Program, which sets limits to protect the POTW and downstream water quality.

(CPM) Certified Plant Manager Practice Test

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CPM CPM Environmental Compliance & Sustainability 1