DEQ Hazardous Materials and Chemical Regulations 3

Question 1

What is a 'universal waste' and how does it differ from other hazardous wastes under RCRA?

Accepted Answer

Commonly generated hazardous wastes like batteries and fluorescent lamps managed under streamlined regulations to encourage proper recycling

Answer

Universal wastes are widely generated hazardous wastes (batteries, fluorescent lamps, pesticides, mercury thermostats) managed under simplified rules designed to encourage collection and proper recycling rather than disposal.

Question 2

Under DEQ regulations, what triggers the requirement for a facility to develop a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan?

Accepted Answer

Having aboveground oil storage capacity above 1,320 gallons or underground capacity above 42,000 gallons at facilities that could discharge to navigable waters

Answer

EPA's SPCC rule requires facilities with oil storage above specified thresholds that could reasonably discharge to navigable waters to develop, implement, and maintain SPCC Plans.

Question 3

What is the purpose of EPA's Risk Management Program (RMP) under the Clean Air Act?

Accepted Answer

To require facilities with large quantities of acutely hazardous chemicals to develop accident prevention and emergency response plans

Answer

The RMP rule requires facilities handling threshold quantities of listed regulated substances to analyze chemical accident risks, implement prevention programs, and prepare emergency response plans.

Question 4

What does 'mixture rule' mean in the context of RCRA hazardous waste?

Accepted Answer

A mixture of a listed hazardous waste with any other solid waste is itself a listed hazardous waste

Answer

Under the RCRA mixture rule, any mixture containing a listed hazardous waste retains its listed hazardous waste status regardless of dilution, preventing improper avoidance of RCRA requirements.

Question 5

Which document must accompany interstate shipments of hazardous materials under DOT regulations that also intersects with DEQ programs?

Accepted Answer

Shipping paper (or hazmat manifest) describing the hazardous material, quantity, and emergency contact

Answer

DOT requires shipping papers describing the hazardous material, quantity, hazard class, and emergency contact for all interstate hazardous material shipments, complementing the RCRA manifest system for hazardous wastes.

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DEQ Hazardous Materials and Chemical Regulations 3