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1972 clean water act - (answer)Administered by the US environmental protection agency (EPA) Created
the NPDES
1987 - (answer)Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - (answer)South Carolina is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - (answer)SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - (answer)stormwater discharges from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - (answer)land disturbing activities greater than or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water body in SC costal zone
NPDES permits are issued to - (answer)operator-person or company for a particular discharge
primary permittee - (answer)-has day to day operational control to ensure compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - (answer)submit NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - (answer)individual lot owner or residential builder that conducts land disturbing
activity limited to an individual lot or group of lots as part of approved LCP of development
contractors - (answer)must on Contractor Certification- D-0437
, CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST NEWEST 2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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On-Site SWPPP - (answer)SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor Certifications,
Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast)
OS_SWPPP - (answer)a copy of signed and certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP coverage letter from DHEC
must be retained at site or electronically accessible
minor modification to ON-SWPPP - (answer)minor modifications made directly in the field,do not need
approval by DHEC- additional BMP's, removal of disturbed areas
major modifications to OS-SWPPP - (answer)must be made by qualified individual and submitted to
DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - (answer)include a phased stormwater management plan which identifies
all BMP's and grading work conducted during a specific portion of the sites construction sequence. Each
phase identified on at least one separate plan sheet.
Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres - (answer)at least two separate plan phases are required -
initial land disturbance phase - stabilization phase
Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres - (answer)at least 3 separate plan phases are required - initial land
disturbance phase - construction phase - stabilization phase
All compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the following - (answer)1. areas
of site disturbed by construction activity and areas used for storage of materials exposed to
precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are inaccessible, nearby
downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking.
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
1972 clean water act - (answer)Administered by the US environmental protection agency (EPA) Created
the NPDES
1987 - (answer)Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - (answer)South Carolina is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - (answer)SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - (answer)stormwater discharges from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - (answer)land disturbing activities greater than or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water body in SC costal zone
NPDES permits are issued to - (answer)operator-person or company for a particular discharge
primary permittee - (answer)-has day to day operational control to ensure compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - (answer)submit NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - (answer)individual lot owner or residential builder that conducts land disturbing
activity limited to an individual lot or group of lots as part of approved LCP of development
contractors - (answer)must on Contractor Certification- D-0437
, CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST NEWEST 2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
On-Site SWPPP - (answer)SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor Certifications,
Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast)
OS_SWPPP - (answer)a copy of signed and certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP coverage letter from DHEC
must be retained at site or electronically accessible
minor modification to ON-SWPPP - (answer)minor modifications made directly in the field,do not need
approval by DHEC- additional BMP's, removal of disturbed areas
major modifications to OS-SWPPP - (answer)must be made by qualified individual and submitted to
DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - (answer)include a phased stormwater management plan which identifies
all BMP's and grading work conducted during a specific portion of the sites construction sequence. Each
phase identified on at least one separate plan sheet.
Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres - (answer)at least two separate plan phases are required -
initial land disturbance phase - stabilization phase
Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres - (answer)at least 3 separate plan phases are required - initial land
disturbance phase - construction phase - stabilization phase
All compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the following - (answer)1. areas
of site disturbed by construction activity and areas used for storage of materials exposed to
precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are inaccessible, nearby
downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking.
