Laws and Regulations Flashcards
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The 'innocent landowner' defense under CERCLA requires a purchaser to have conducted what prior to acquiring contaminated property?
Answer: All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) consistent with good commercial practice
CERCLA's innocent landowner defense requires that buyers conduct All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) per ASTM E1527 standard before purchase to qualify for liability protection.
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which rule requires public water systems to assess source water vulnerability and notify consumers about contaminants detected above MCLs?
Answer: Consumer Confidence Report Rule
The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule requires community water systems to provide annual water quality reports to customers, including information on detected contaminants and MCL exceedances.
Which aspect of EPCRA requires facilities to notify the State Emergency Response Commission and Local Emergency Planning Committee within 24 hours of a release of an extremely hazardous substance?
Answer: Section 304 — Emergency Release Notification
EPCRA Section 304 mandates immediate notification to SERC and LEPC when a release of an extremely hazardous substance or CERCLA hazardous substance exceeds its reportable quantity.
The 'bubble concept' or 'aggregation' approach to Clean Air Act permitting allows a facility to treat all emission points within a plant as what?
Answer: A single emission unit for purposes of determining major source status
The bubble concept allows facilities to aggregate emissions from multiple sources within a plant boundary, treating them as a single unit for calculating whether major source thresholds are triggered.
Under RCRA, a facility that treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous waste must obtain a permit under which subtitle?
Answer: RCRA Subtitle C
RCRA Subtitle C establishes the hazardous waste management program, requiring TSD facilities to obtain permits and meet standards for design, operation, closure, and financial assurance.
The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) requires federal actions affecting coastal zones to be consistent with state coastal management programs through which process?
Answer: Federal consistency review
Federal consistency review under CZMA Section 307 requires federal agencies to ensure their actions are consistent with enforceable policies of approved state coastal management programs.
Which provision of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 established the acid rain program using a market-based cap-and-trade approach for sulfur dioxide emissions?
Answer: Title IV — Acid Deposition Control
Title IV of the 1990 CAA Amendments established the Acid Rain Program, creating a national SO2 cap-and-trade system that significantly reduced acid rain precursor emissions from power plants.