BESC 367 Exam 3 with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Treatment, storage, or disposal facility - Answer--Checks to see if wastes can be properly handled at that facility
-Physically checks to make sure the waste is the same designated on the manifest
Exception report - Answer-Documentation of pro...
BESC 367 Exam 3 with Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Treatment, storage, or disposal facility - Answer--Checks to see if wastes can be
properly handled at that facility
-Physically checks to make sure the waste is the same designated on the manifest
Exception report - Answer-Documentation of problems during transport of waste,
reported to the appropriate agency
The generator is required to retain a copy of the manifest for _______, although most
generators will retain them indefinitely. - Answer-At least three years
In 2006 the EPA adopted a modified _______ form to provide standardization of waste
tracking and expanded access to the printed form - Answer-Uniform Hazardous Waste
Manifest
How can hazardous waste generators operate legally without a permit? - Answer-If they
do not treat, store, or dispose of waste they do not have to obtain a permit. Many
facilities eliminate or avoid practices that would turn them into a TSDF
______ escapes RCRA's waste management regulatory burdens - Answer-Small-
quantity generators producing less than 100kg of hazardous waste per month
All hazardous waste ______ are required to obtain a permit - Answer-TSDFs
1980's TSDFs interim permit process - Answer--Part A- basic information
-To obtain a final permit, Part B permit application needs to be approved by the EPA
-Only 24 facilities had been issued final permits (most were storage facilities, three
incinerators, and only one landfill)
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) - Answer-EPA goal to have 80% of
all existing TSDFs in compliance with permitting or closure standards by 2005.
EPA met its goal on a national level, although not in every state or region. After a very
slow start, most TSDFs now have been fully permitted under the national regulatory
program.
When must new TSDFs obtain a permit? - Answer-New TSDFs must obtain a permit
before they begin operating.
Permitting process - Answer--Complex
-Informal public meeting to describe the facility and wastes
, -Public comments
-Part A and B of permit application is submitted
-Public review
-State permitting agency reviews for satisfying technical requirements
-Notice of intent to deny or draft permit
-Positive decision -> public review
-Final decision
EPA's Environmental Appeals Board - Answer-Owner and operator of the proposed
facility have the right to appeal an adverse decision submitted by the permitting agency
Not In My BackYard (NIMBY) syndrome - Answer-Local residents will strongly contest
any land use perceived as potentially undesirable regardless of regulatory controls
Standardized permit - Answer--Available to facilities that store or treat hazardous waste
in tanks, containers, and contaminant buildings
-Intended to streamline the permitting process
-Reduced paperwork will annually save the EPA millions
All TSDFs are governed by _______ standards, which may be further refined (but not
weakened) by individual states - Answer-EPA minimum
RCRA - Answer-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
CERCLA - Answer-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
Hazardous waste vs. Hazardous materials - Answer-Distinction is not clear and
regulatory structures often overlap
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act - Answer--
Provides for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous
substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste
disposal sites
-Encompasses prevention and response to uncontrolled hazardous releases
-Prescribes system for responding to sites like Love Canal and Times Beach and a
system for pursuit of responsible parties.
Joint and several liability - Answer-Responsible party may be assigned all, or any part,
of the liability and multiple parties may be assigned liability
Retroactive liability - Answer-Companies are responsible for their hazardous
substances regardless of the time of disposal (or if they were in compliance with
existing laws).
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