CISEC Exam Detailed Exam Study
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1. When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is required? -
ANSWER 404 Permit
2. NPDES - ANSWER National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges associated
with industrial activities per the permit
3. CWA Penalty Types - ANSWER Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = Greater Fines
4. T/F: Inspectors who knowingly falsify information in their report can be
fined and possibly imprisoned. - ANSWER True
5. CISEC Motto - ANSWER Observe, Inspect, Report, Avoid Mandating
6. What documents are required onsite? - ANSWER SWPPP
CGP
Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
,7. Who is the "Operator" - ANSWER Usually the OWNER of the site, not the
contractor, unless authorized by the owner to general contractor to have day-
to-day operational control
8. Vertical Projects - ANSWER Homebuilding, smaller residential
construction projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
9. LDP - ANSWER Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for projects
10.Big Box Projects - ANSWER Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
11.Linear Priojects - ANSWER Roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
12.What is erosion? - ANSWER The process by which soil particles get
displaced by the act of wind or water
13.What are three types of wind erosion - ANSWER Surface Creep, Saltation,
and Suspension
,14.What is surface creep? - ANSWER Rolling and sliding movement of
particles across a surface. 5-25% total soil loss by wind
15.What is saltation? - ANSWER Hopping and bouncing movement of
particles. 50-80% total soil loss by wind
16.What is suspension? - ANSWER Small, lightweight particles carried great
distances by wind. Less than 10% total soil loss by wind
17.Streambank/Channel Erosion - ANSWER Removal of soil and other
embankment materials due to concentrated channel flows
18.T/F: Rills are more than 75mm deep and are often the start of gullies -
ANSWER False: gullies are more than 75mm deep
19.What factors impact rainfall erosion? - ANSWER Climate events, soil
erodibility, length of flow down a slope, slope of land (critical), erosion
control BMPs, sediment control BMPs
20.T/F: Clay is highly erodible - ANSWER False
21.What is sediment? - ANSWER The eroded material suspended in water or
air
22.Flocculants - ANSWER Chemicals added to a mixture to make suspended
particles clump together.
Cationic (bad), Anionic (good)
, 23.Who decides the necessary BMPs in the SWPPP for a project? - ANSWER
Developer/Designer (not inspector)
24.Types of EC BMPs - ANSWER Placement of pavement, installing
landscaping materials, establishing vegetation, construction of homes,
culverts/slope drains, diversion channels, ECB and TRMs
25.What is the minimum number of inspections required? - ANSWER Once
every 14 days
26.Major things to look for on S&EC plans - ANSWER What is to be installed
before grading, as per plan
NOTES sections
Major discharge points
Legends and Changes
27.Inspectors Obligations - ANSWER Review: NOI, SWPPP drawings, and
records
Observe: SWPPP drawings and onsite BMPs in agreement
Inspect: Check for effectiveness of BMPs
Report Findings: document findings
Know and understand EPA requirements
Understand drawings
Understand legend, notes, and topography
Understand post construction conditions
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Already Graded A+ | Brand New Version
1. When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is required? -
ANSWER 404 Permit
2. NPDES - ANSWER National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges associated
with industrial activities per the permit
3. CWA Penalty Types - ANSWER Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = Greater Fines
4. T/F: Inspectors who knowingly falsify information in their report can be
fined and possibly imprisoned. - ANSWER True
5. CISEC Motto - ANSWER Observe, Inspect, Report, Avoid Mandating
6. What documents are required onsite? - ANSWER SWPPP
CGP
Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
,7. Who is the "Operator" - ANSWER Usually the OWNER of the site, not the
contractor, unless authorized by the owner to general contractor to have day-
to-day operational control
8. Vertical Projects - ANSWER Homebuilding, smaller residential
construction projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
9. LDP - ANSWER Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for projects
10.Big Box Projects - ANSWER Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
11.Linear Priojects - ANSWER Roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
12.What is erosion? - ANSWER The process by which soil particles get
displaced by the act of wind or water
13.What are three types of wind erosion - ANSWER Surface Creep, Saltation,
and Suspension
,14.What is surface creep? - ANSWER Rolling and sliding movement of
particles across a surface. 5-25% total soil loss by wind
15.What is saltation? - ANSWER Hopping and bouncing movement of
particles. 50-80% total soil loss by wind
16.What is suspension? - ANSWER Small, lightweight particles carried great
distances by wind. Less than 10% total soil loss by wind
17.Streambank/Channel Erosion - ANSWER Removal of soil and other
embankment materials due to concentrated channel flows
18.T/F: Rills are more than 75mm deep and are often the start of gullies -
ANSWER False: gullies are more than 75mm deep
19.What factors impact rainfall erosion? - ANSWER Climate events, soil
erodibility, length of flow down a slope, slope of land (critical), erosion
control BMPs, sediment control BMPs
20.T/F: Clay is highly erodible - ANSWER False
21.What is sediment? - ANSWER The eroded material suspended in water or
air
22.Flocculants - ANSWER Chemicals added to a mixture to make suspended
particles clump together.
Cationic (bad), Anionic (good)
, 23.Who decides the necessary BMPs in the SWPPP for a project? - ANSWER
Developer/Designer (not inspector)
24.Types of EC BMPs - ANSWER Placement of pavement, installing
landscaping materials, establishing vegetation, construction of homes,
culverts/slope drains, diversion channels, ECB and TRMs
25.What is the minimum number of inspections required? - ANSWER Once
every 14 days
26.Major things to look for on S&EC plans - ANSWER What is to be installed
before grading, as per plan
NOTES sections
Major discharge points
Legends and Changes
27.Inspectors Obligations - ANSWER Review: NOI, SWPPP drawings, and
records
Observe: SWPPP drawings and onsite BMPs in agreement
Inspect: Check for effectiveness of BMPs
Report Findings: document findings
Know and understand EPA requirements
Understand drawings
Understand legend, notes, and topography
Understand post construction conditions
