RESM Exam 3 questions with verified
answers to pass graded A+
What is an SPCC? - correct answer ✔✔Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Program
Who prepares an SPCC? - correct answer ✔✔non-transportation related
Aboveground storage capacity of more the 660 gallons in a single tank or an aggregate above
ground storage capacity of more than 1320 gallons, or underground storage capacity of 42,000
gallons
What does an SPCC include? - correct answer ✔✔facility design, operation and maintenance
Do you submit a SPCC to the EPA? - correct answer ✔✔No
What is an FRP? - correct answer ✔✔Facility Response Plan
Who prepares a FRP? - correct answer ✔✔Facilities that could be reasonably expected to cause
"substantial harm" to the environment by discharging oil into navigable waters must prepare
and submit FRP to EPA
Facilities that could cause significant AND substantial harm must have their plans approved by
regional administrator
What does a FRP include? - correct answer ✔✔Emergency Response Action Plan
ID of potential spill hazards
Discussion of small, medium, and worse case scenarios and responses
,Discharge detection procedures
Plan for response, containment, and disposal
Does a FRP have to be submitted to the EPA? - correct answer ✔✔yes
When must the EPA approve the FRP? - correct answer ✔✔Total oil storage capacity > or =
42,000 gallons AND transfers oil over water to/from vessels
OR
Total oil storage capacity > = 1 million gallons
What is substantial harm, and significant and substantial harm? - correct answer ✔✔Age of
tanks
Type of transfer
Storage capacity
Secondary containment
Proximity to sensitive environment or drinking water intake
Spill history
Is the OPA limited to just petroleum oil? - correct answer ✔✔No, also non-petroleum oils
When do spills have to be reported under the SPCC program? - correct answer ✔✔When spills:
-Cause a sheen or discoloration on surface of water
-Violate water quality standards
-Cause sludge or emulsion beneath the surface or on shorelines
Who responds to oil spills? What does it include? - correct answer ✔✔-EPA handles spills that
occur in inland waters
, -Coast Guard handles spills in coastal waters
-National Response Center for reporting
-Contingency plans used by all agencies involved
What is the national contingency plan? - correct answer ✔✔-Tells people What to do when
there's an oil spill
-Gives responders essential, area specific information
-Prepared by EPA or Coast Guard
What is the oil spill liability trust fund? How is it funded? - correct answer ✔✔Owner of facility
with spill liable for costs of cleanup and damages
If party is unknown or refuses to pay, funds fro the oil spill liability fund may be used
Source of fund: taxes
Why was the CZMA enacted? - correct answer ✔✔to protect the coastal environment from
growing demands associated with residential, recreational, commercial, and industrial uses
What is a coastal zone? - correct answer ✔✔Coastal waters and the adjacent shore lands, as
well as islands, transition and intertidal areas, salt marshes, wetlands, and beaches.
Which state does not have an approved CZMA plan in place? - correct answer ✔✔Alaska
What are the five goals of the CZMA? - correct answer ✔✔1. Protect natural resources
2. Manage development in high hazard areas
3. Provide public access for recreation
4. Prioritize water dependent uses
5. Coordinate state and federal actions
answers to pass graded A+
What is an SPCC? - correct answer ✔✔Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Program
Who prepares an SPCC? - correct answer ✔✔non-transportation related
Aboveground storage capacity of more the 660 gallons in a single tank or an aggregate above
ground storage capacity of more than 1320 gallons, or underground storage capacity of 42,000
gallons
What does an SPCC include? - correct answer ✔✔facility design, operation and maintenance
Do you submit a SPCC to the EPA? - correct answer ✔✔No
What is an FRP? - correct answer ✔✔Facility Response Plan
Who prepares a FRP? - correct answer ✔✔Facilities that could be reasonably expected to cause
"substantial harm" to the environment by discharging oil into navigable waters must prepare
and submit FRP to EPA
Facilities that could cause significant AND substantial harm must have their plans approved by
regional administrator
What does a FRP include? - correct answer ✔✔Emergency Response Action Plan
ID of potential spill hazards
Discussion of small, medium, and worse case scenarios and responses
,Discharge detection procedures
Plan for response, containment, and disposal
Does a FRP have to be submitted to the EPA? - correct answer ✔✔yes
When must the EPA approve the FRP? - correct answer ✔✔Total oil storage capacity > or =
42,000 gallons AND transfers oil over water to/from vessels
OR
Total oil storage capacity > = 1 million gallons
What is substantial harm, and significant and substantial harm? - correct answer ✔✔Age of
tanks
Type of transfer
Storage capacity
Secondary containment
Proximity to sensitive environment or drinking water intake
Spill history
Is the OPA limited to just petroleum oil? - correct answer ✔✔No, also non-petroleum oils
When do spills have to be reported under the SPCC program? - correct answer ✔✔When spills:
-Cause a sheen or discoloration on surface of water
-Violate water quality standards
-Cause sludge or emulsion beneath the surface or on shorelines
Who responds to oil spills? What does it include? - correct answer ✔✔-EPA handles spills that
occur in inland waters
, -Coast Guard handles spills in coastal waters
-National Response Center for reporting
-Contingency plans used by all agencies involved
What is the national contingency plan? - correct answer ✔✔-Tells people What to do when
there's an oil spill
-Gives responders essential, area specific information
-Prepared by EPA or Coast Guard
What is the oil spill liability trust fund? How is it funded? - correct answer ✔✔Owner of facility
with spill liable for costs of cleanup and damages
If party is unknown or refuses to pay, funds fro the oil spill liability fund may be used
Source of fund: taxes
Why was the CZMA enacted? - correct answer ✔✔to protect the coastal environment from
growing demands associated with residential, recreational, commercial, and industrial uses
What is a coastal zone? - correct answer ✔✔Coastal waters and the adjacent shore lands, as
well as islands, transition and intertidal areas, salt marshes, wetlands, and beaches.
Which state does not have an approved CZMA plan in place? - correct answer ✔✔Alaska
What are the five goals of the CZMA? - correct answer ✔✔1. Protect natural resources
2. Manage development in high hazard areas
3. Provide public access for recreation
4. Prioritize water dependent uses
5. Coordinate state and federal actions
