Environmental Regulations & Policy Flashcards
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A TMDL allocates pollutant loads among point sources and nonpoint sources. The portion assigned to nonpoint sources is called what?
Answer: Load Allocation
A Load Allocation (LA) represents the portion of a TMDL assigned to nonpoint sources and natural background, while Waste Load Allocations (WLAs) apply to point sources.
Which executive order requires federal agencies to consider environmental justice in their programs and policies affecting minority and low-income populations?
Answer: EO 12898
Executive Order 12898 (1994) directs federal agencies to identify and address disproportionately high environmental and health effects on minority and low-income populations.
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which program specifically protects wellhead areas from stormwater contamination?
Answer: Wellhead Protection Program
The Wellhead Protection Program (WHPP) under SDWA requires states to delineate protection areas around public water supply wells and manage activities that could contaminate them.
Which stormwater-related permit condition requires operators to develop and implement a written plan describing BMPs for their site?
Answer: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
A SWPPP is a site-specific written plan required under most NPDES stormwater permits that identifies potential pollutant sources and the BMPs used to control them.
When a stormwater discharge is regulated under both a municipal MS4 permit and a Construction General Permit, which permit governs?
Answer: Both permits apply simultaneously
Both the MS4 permit and the CGP can apply simultaneously; the operator must comply with all applicable requirements from each permit.
The EPA's Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) for stormwater at industrial facilities are technology-based standards. What technology level do they represent for 'best available' control?
Answer: BAT — Best Available Technology Economically Achievable
BAT (Best Available Technology Economically Achievable) is the more stringent technology standard applied to toxic and nonconventional pollutants in industrial stormwater discharges.
A state issues a general permit for a category of stormwater discharges. A facility seeking coverage must typically submit which document to the permitting authority?
Answer: Notice of Intent (NOI)
Facilities seeking coverage under a general permit must file a Notice of Intent (NOI), which notifies the permitting authority that the facility intends to be covered by the general permit.