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Under the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) program, what must a generator provide to a treatment facility when shipping restricted hazardous waste?
Answer: A notification stating the applicable treatment standard and EPA waste codes
Generators must notify treatment facilities of applicable treatment standards and waste codes under 40 CFR 268.7 before restricted waste can be treated and disposed.
Which agency assigns EPA identification numbers to hazardous waste generators, transporters, and treatment facilities?
Answer: EPA or authorized state agency
EPA or an EPA-authorized state agency issues unique identification numbers required before any entity can generate, transport, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste.
During a compliance inspection, an inspector finds that a satellite accumulation area contains 60 gallons of hazardous waste. What violation has occurred?
Answer: The 55-gallon satellite accumulation limit has been exceeded
Satellite accumulation areas are limited to 55 gallons of hazardous waste (or one quart of acutely hazardous waste) at the point of generation under 40 CFR 262.15.
What is the required frequency for inspecting areas where containers of hazardous waste are stored at a permitted TSD facility?
Answer: At least weekly
Permitted TSD facilities must inspect hazardous waste container storage areas at least weekly for leaks and deterioration under 40 CFR 264.174.
Which corrective action trigger requires a facility to investigate and remediate all solid waste management units (SWMUs) regardless of when waste was placed there?
Answer: RCRA Section 3004(u) corrective action authority
Section 3004(u) of RCRA grants EPA broad authority to require corrective action for all releases from SWMUs at permitted facilities, regardless of when disposal occurred.
A small quantity generator (SQG) produces between 100 kg and 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per month. What is their maximum on-site accumulation time without a permit?
Answer: 270 days
Small quantity generators may store hazardous waste on-site for up to 270 days (or 180 days if not shipping over 200 miles) without a storage permit under 40 CFR 262.16.