Air and Water Pollution - Quiz 5

Judd Powerpoint/Talk

Novel Entities

anthropogenic contaminants

Novel Sediment

plastic

Clean Air Act (CAA) - 1970

EPA authority to regulate air emissions from vehicles and industry

Clean Water Act (CWA) - 1972

basic structure to regulate discharge of pollutants to waters of US

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - 1974

focused on water actually or potentially used as drinking water

• surface and groundwater

  • gw very important

established max contaminant level (mcl)

• drinking water standards

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - 1976

framework to manage hazardous and non hazardous waste (cradle-to-grave)

• hazardous under subtitle c

• non hazardous under subtitle d

Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) - 1976

document chemical usage in industry

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) - 1980

broad federal authority to respond to release of hazardous substances

Due Diligence

assess for past contamination of future risk

phase 1

• hw; deeds, records, documents, etc

phase 2

• collect samples to determine contamination

• only done if phase 1 deems necessary; evidence found

Regulatory Framework

could be driven by specific contaminant

permits, due diligence, assessment/remediation

Groundwater Assessment Work Plan (GAWP)

response to departmental requirements

media types, analytical methods, drilling locations

Readiness Review

response to departmental requirements

communications plan, drilling access, permits

Comprehensive Site Assessment/Corrective Action Plan

prepared records

under RCRA

*nuclear planning is incredibly intense

Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR)

EPA regulation for coal combustion residuals

federal level

Dan + Kingston = CCR

Coal Ash Management Act (CAMA)

North Carolina legislation

• specific to NC

Metals in Coal

Boron used to track coal ash in water

• indicates coal ash

main metal tracked

Cobalt

• associated with cinder storage

Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals (ABCEP)

good certification to have