UMC Regulatory and Legal Compliance 2

Question 1

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which agency sets the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for public water systems?

Accepted Answer

EPA

Answer

OSHA

Answer

FERC

Answer

NERC

Question 2

A utility receives a Notice of Violation (NOV) from a state environmental agency. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge receipt and begin corrective action planning

Answer

Ignore it pending legal review

Answer

Issue a press release denying the violation

Answer

Shut down operations immediately

Question 3

Which federal law requires utilities to provide employees with information about hazardous chemicals in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

Answer

CERCLA

Answer

RCRA

Answer

Clean Water Act

Question 4

What does the term 'pretreatment standard' refer to in wastewater regulation?

Accepted Answer

Limits on pollutants that industrial users discharge into municipal sewer systems

Answer

Treatment required before water enters a distribution system

Answer

EPA standards for drinking water treatment plants

Answer

Minimum flow rates required before treating effluent

Question 5

Under FERC jurisdiction, which document governs the rates, terms, and conditions under which electric utilities provide transmission service?

Accepted Answer

Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)

Answer

NPDES Permit

Answer

Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)

Answer

Service Territory Agreement

Question 6

Which principle requires that a utility's rates be 'just and reasonable' under federal law?

Accepted Answer

Cost-of-service ratemaking

Answer

Least-cost planning

Answer

Prudent investment standard

Answer

Revenue decoupling

Question 7

A utility manager discovers an employee has been dumping untreated wastewater into a local waterway. Under the Clean Water Act, who could face criminal liability?

Accepted Answer

Both the individual employee and utility management who knew or should have known

Answer

Only the employee who performed the dumping

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Only the utility as a corporate entity

Answer

Only the state environmental agency for failing to prevent it