Free Connecticut RCRA Practice Test Online

Correct answer: A. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Correct. RCRA (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) establishes the cradle-to-grave hazardous waste management framework, which Connecticut implements and, in some respects, makes more stringent through Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 22a-449(c)-100 et seq.

• B: CERCLA addresses cleanup of already-contaminated sites (Superfund) rather than the day-to-day generator, transporter, and facility permitting system RCRA creates.
• C: FIFRA governs pesticide registration and use, a separate regulatory program from hazardous waste management.
• D: The Clean Air Act governs air emissions and is a separate statute from the hazardous waste generator framework.

Correct answer: B. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-454

Correct. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-454 requires a facility permit for a person engaged in the business of storing, treating, disposing, or transporting certain hazardous wastes in Connecticut, including some not classified as RCRA hazardous waste.

• A: § 22a-208 governs solid waste facility permitting generally, not the specific hazardous waste facility permit requirement described here.
• C: § 22a-66 relates to application of chemicals to state waters, an unrelated regulatory area.
• D: § 19a-490 is a Department of Public Health statute defining nursing homes; it has no connection to hazardous waste facility permitting.

Correct answer: C. 40 CFR 262.12

Correct. RCSA § 22a-449(c)-102(a)(1) incorporates by reference 40 CFR 262.12, which establishes the requirement that generators obtain an EPA identification number before generating, transporting, treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste.

• A: 40 CFR 262.34 addresses on-site accumulation time limits, not EPA identification numbers.
• B: 40 CFR 262.32 addresses container marking requirements, not EPA identification numbers.
• D: 40 CFR 261.5 addresses the conditional exemption criteria for very small quantity generators, not the EPA ID number requirement itself.

Correct answer: D. More than 220 lbs but less than 2,200 lbs, and less than 2.2 lbs of acute hazardous waste, per month

Correct. An SQG generates between 220 and 2,200 lbs of hazardous waste, and less than 2.2 lbs of acutely hazardous waste, in a calendar month.

• A: Less than 220 lbs per month describes the CESQG/VSQG range, not SQG.
• B: 2,200 lbs or more per month is the Large Quantity Generator threshold, not SQG.
• C: An unbounded 'more than 1,000 kg' range misstates the SQG band, which has both a lower and upper limit.

Correct answer: A. 2,200 lbs (1,000 kg) or more, or more than 2.2 lbs of acute hazardous waste

Correct. A Large Quantity Generator generates 2,200 lbs (1,000 kg) or more of hazardous waste in a single month, or generates more than 2.2 lbs of acute hazardous waste in a single month, or generates more than 220 lbs of acute hazardous waste spill residue or contaminated soil.

• B: The 220-2,200 lb range describes the SQG classification, not LQG.
• C: Less than 220 lbs describes the CESQG/VSQG range, the smallest generator category, not LQG.
• D: Generator category is driven by waste quantity generated, not by whether the facility also treats waste on-site.