Geology 210     Class Preparation Questions

 Groundwater Pollution- Risk and Regulation

What are each of the following?

NEPA, SDWA, RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, OPA

What does each of these acts authorize?

How are risks assessed in groundwater pollution and drinking water supplies?

What is an MCL?  MCLG? SMCL?   How are these established?

How are state agencies involved in groundwater contamination cases?