QSP/QSD CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What does this permit regulate?. Answer: Discharges of pollutants in storm water
associated with construction activity (storm water discharges) to waters of the united states
from construction site that disturb one or more acres of land surface, or that are part of a
common plan of development or sale that disturbs more than one acre of land surface.
● The person in charge of the utility company, municipality, or other public or private
company or agency that owns or operates the __________ may also serve as the LRP..
Answer: LUP
● Sediment basins, at a minimum, shall be designed according to the CASQA
Construction BMP Guidance Handbook.. Answer: True
● In the RUSLE equation, "P" stands for. Answer: Management operations and support
practices.
● Management operations and support practices.. Answer: Management operations and
support practices.
● When does risk level one has to sample?. Answer: When required for non-visible
pollutants.
● ATS instruments shall record which of the following?. Answer: Flow, turbidity, and pH
● Which factor(s) of RUSLE can be based on site-specific analysis rather than maps?.
Answer: K and LS
● Failure to obtain coverage under the permit for storm water discharges to waters of
the US is a violation of the. Answer: Clean Water Act and California Water Code
● For traditional construction projects the LRP may be. Answer: The person who
possesses real properly interest in the land upon which the construction activities will occur for
the regulated site
● What does NTU measure?. Answer: a measurement of optical properties of a liquid that
cause light rays to be scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted in straight lines through
a sample.
, ● Inspection Records have to be kept until the project is complete or three years,
whichever comes first.. Answer: False
● Which factor(s) of RUSLE must be changed to recalculate risk when the construction
duration has changed?. Answer: R
● BMP stands for. Answer: Best Management Practice
● Do type 1 LUPs typically have a high potential to impact storm quality?. Answer: No
● What does RUSLE stand for?. Answer: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
● A discharger must notify the Regional Water Boards if there are planned changes in
the construction activity that. Answer: May result in non-compliance
● A qualifying storm event is. Answer: A rain even that produces 1/2 inch or more of
precipitation with a period of 48 hours or more between rain events.
● Continuous monitoring (no less than 15-min intervals) of ATS is required for:.
Answer: Rain Event Action Plan must be developed by a QSD
● False. Answer: The CGP allows for not monitoring under what conditions?
● Dangerous weather conditions, unsafe storm event, and outside of scheduled
operations.. Answer: What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation?
● Erosion is the dislodging and transport of soil and sedimentation is the deposition of
material.. Answer: CSMP stands for
● Construction Site Monitoring Program. Answer: What weather forecast would trigger a
reap?
● 50% chance of rain, within 48 hours.. Answer: During routine inspection a LUP
discharger observes a non-stormwater discharge and therefore must prepare a non storm
water report.
● UNSURE* but: False (no non-stormwater report exists?). Answer: What BMP does the
permit discourage?
● Plastic cover (maybe sediment basin?). Answer: What factors are used for RUSLE?
● R, K, LS, C, P. Answer: Which two best represent an ATS "mode of operation"?
● Flow through and Batch treatment. Answer: What does NPDES stand for?
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What does this permit regulate?. Answer: Discharges of pollutants in storm water
associated with construction activity (storm water discharges) to waters of the united states
from construction site that disturb one or more acres of land surface, or that are part of a
common plan of development or sale that disturbs more than one acre of land surface.
● The person in charge of the utility company, municipality, or other public or private
company or agency that owns or operates the __________ may also serve as the LRP..
Answer: LUP
● Sediment basins, at a minimum, shall be designed according to the CASQA
Construction BMP Guidance Handbook.. Answer: True
● In the RUSLE equation, "P" stands for. Answer: Management operations and support
practices.
● Management operations and support practices.. Answer: Management operations and
support practices.
● When does risk level one has to sample?. Answer: When required for non-visible
pollutants.
● ATS instruments shall record which of the following?. Answer: Flow, turbidity, and pH
● Which factor(s) of RUSLE can be based on site-specific analysis rather than maps?.
Answer: K and LS
● Failure to obtain coverage under the permit for storm water discharges to waters of
the US is a violation of the. Answer: Clean Water Act and California Water Code
● For traditional construction projects the LRP may be. Answer: The person who
possesses real properly interest in the land upon which the construction activities will occur for
the regulated site
● What does NTU measure?. Answer: a measurement of optical properties of a liquid that
cause light rays to be scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted in straight lines through
a sample.
, ● Inspection Records have to be kept until the project is complete or three years,
whichever comes first.. Answer: False
● Which factor(s) of RUSLE must be changed to recalculate risk when the construction
duration has changed?. Answer: R
● BMP stands for. Answer: Best Management Practice
● Do type 1 LUPs typically have a high potential to impact storm quality?. Answer: No
● What does RUSLE stand for?. Answer: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
● A discharger must notify the Regional Water Boards if there are planned changes in
the construction activity that. Answer: May result in non-compliance
● A qualifying storm event is. Answer: A rain even that produces 1/2 inch or more of
precipitation with a period of 48 hours or more between rain events.
● Continuous monitoring (no less than 15-min intervals) of ATS is required for:.
Answer: Rain Event Action Plan must be developed by a QSD
● False. Answer: The CGP allows for not monitoring under what conditions?
● Dangerous weather conditions, unsafe storm event, and outside of scheduled
operations.. Answer: What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation?
● Erosion is the dislodging and transport of soil and sedimentation is the deposition of
material.. Answer: CSMP stands for
● Construction Site Monitoring Program. Answer: What weather forecast would trigger a
reap?
● 50% chance of rain, within 48 hours.. Answer: During routine inspection a LUP
discharger observes a non-stormwater discharge and therefore must prepare a non storm
water report.
● UNSURE* but: False (no non-stormwater report exists?). Answer: What BMP does the
permit discourage?
● Plastic cover (maybe sediment basin?). Answer: What factors are used for RUSLE?
● R, K, LS, C, P. Answer: Which two best represent an ATS "mode of operation"?
● Flow through and Batch treatment. Answer: What does NPDES stand for?
