Under the RCRA Generator Improvements Rule, a facility that generates 100 kilograms or less of hazardous waste per month (and 1 kg or less of acute hazardous waste) is classified as which generator category?
A. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
B. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
C. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
D. Conditionally Non-Regulated Generator
Source: 40 CFR 262.13; S.C. Code Regs. 61-79.262
A South Carolina facility generates 450 kg of hazardous waste in a calendar month and no acute hazardous waste. Under R.61-79.262 (incorporating 40 CFR 262.13), how is this facility classified for that month?
A. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
B. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
C. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
D. Exempt generator
Source: 40 CFR 262.13; S.C. Code Regs. 61-79.262
Under S.C. Code Regs. 61-79.262.A.13, a generator's category classification (VSQG, SQG, or LQG):
A. Is fixed permanently at the facility's first-ever registration and can never change
B. Is determined based on the amount of hazardous waste generated in a given calendar month and can change from month to month
C. Applies only to facilities that ship waste out of state
D. Is determined solely by the number of employees at the facility
Source: S.C. Code Regs. 61-79.262.A.13
Under federal RCRA regulations applicable in South Carolina, how long may a Large Quantity Generator (LQG) accumulate hazardous waste on-site without a storage permit, absent an approved extension?
A. 90 days
B. 180 days
C. 270 days
D. One year
Source: 40 CFR 262.17; S.C. Code Regs. 61-79.262
A South Carolina Small Quantity Generator (SQG) ships its hazardous waste to a designated facility located more than 200 miles away. What is the maximum on-site accumulation time allowed without a permit?
A. 90 days
B. 180 days
C. 270 days
D. 365 days
Source: 40 CFR 262.16; S.C. Code Regs. 61-79.262
