Which Oregon agency implements and enforces RCRA hazardous waste generator regulations within the state?
A. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
B. Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
C. Oregon OSHA
D. Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
Source: OAR 340-102-0011; 40 CFR 262.13
A facility in Oregon generates 60 kilograms of hazardous waste in a calendar month and no acute hazardous waste. Under the federal generator categories that Oregon has adopted, how is this facility classified for that month?
A. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
B. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
C. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
D. Fully exempt from all hazardous waste regulation
Source: 40 CFR 262.13(a); OAR 340-102-0011
A facility generates 500 kg of non-acute hazardous waste in a calendar month. Under the RCRA generator categories Oregon DEQ enforces, this facility is classified as:
A. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
B. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
C. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
D. Conditionally exempt, requiring no notification
Source: 40 CFR 262.13(b); OAR 340-102-0011
A facility generates 1,200 kg of non-acute hazardous waste in a single calendar month. Under the generator categories Oregon enforces, this facility is classified for that month as a:
A. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
B. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
C. Universal waste handler only
D. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
Source: 40 CFR 262.13(c); OAR 340-102-0011
A facility generates just 0.5 kg (about 1.1 lb) of acute hazardous waste (P-listed) in a calendar month, along with a small amount of non-acute hazardous waste. How does generating even this small amount of acute hazardous waste affect the facility's generator category?
A. Generating up to 1 kg/month of acute hazardous waste can still qualify the facility as a VSQG, but exceeding 1 kg/month of acute waste triggers LQG status
B. It has no effect; only non-acute waste volume determines generator category
C. Generating any acute hazardous waste automatically triggers Large Quantity Generator status regardless of amount
D. Acute hazardous waste is regulated only under OSHA, not RCRA generator rules
Source: 40 CFR 262.13; OAR 340-102-0011