CPESC Rules and Regulations
The Clean Water Act was formally called what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (1948)
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1948) was amended in what years to
become the Clean Water Act? - CORRECT ANSWER-1972 and 1977
What agency has authority over the Clean Water Act? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What does Section 401 of the Clean Water Act require? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Water Quality Certification (Any applicant wishing to conduct an
activity that may result in the discharge of a pollutant must obtain certification
from the state in which the discharge originates.)
What regulations does Section 402 of the Clean Water Act cover? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
Regulations
What year was the NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
established? - CORRECT ANSWER-During the 1972 amendments to the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Did the NPDES originally require all storm water discharges to be permitted? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No
From 1978 to 1983 the EPA funded a series of studies and projects collectively
known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
(NURP)
What was the purpose of NURP? - CORRECT ANSWER-To identify the
characteristics of storm water runoff from municipal, residential, commercial and
light industrial areas.
What were the results of the NURP studies? - CORRECT ANSWER-Much of the
storm water contained high quantities of toxic pollutants often in exceedance of
, existing EPA water quality standards. This further increased the pressure on the
EPA to require NPDES permits for ALL storm water discharges..
The Clean Water Act was amended in 1987 to require the EPA to do what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Issue NPDES permits for the most contaminated storm
water discharges first.
The Amendment to the Clean Water Act in 1987 required the EPA to issue
permits for what five categories? - CORRECT ANSWER-Facilities already
covered by an NPDES permit
Facilities that engage in an industrial activity
Large municipal storm water drainage systems (>250 000 population)
Median municipal storm water drainage systems (>100 000 population)
Facilities that the EPA determines to be "significant contributors" of pollutants
The five categories required to have NPDES permits for operation as part of the
1987 Clean Water Act amendments are also know as? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Phase 1 facilities
The "storm water application rule" was issued by the EPA on what date? -
CORRECT ANSWER-November 16 1990
The "stormwater application rule" described what? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
types of facilities subject to the NPDES storm water permitting system and how
those facilities must obtain storm water permits.
The "storm water implementation rule" was issued by the EPA on what date? -
CORRECT ANSWER-April 1992
The "storm water implementation rule" described what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Discussed minimum requirements for NPDES storm water permit
terms and conditions.
What were the exemptions to the original Phase 1 facilities requiring NPDES
permits. These were established in a June of 1992 ruling from the US Court of
Appeals? - CORRECT ANSWER-Construction sites smaller than 5 acres
"Light" industry
The Clean Water Act was formally called what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (1948)
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1948) was amended in what years to
become the Clean Water Act? - CORRECT ANSWER-1972 and 1977
What agency has authority over the Clean Water Act? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What does Section 401 of the Clean Water Act require? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Water Quality Certification (Any applicant wishing to conduct an
activity that may result in the discharge of a pollutant must obtain certification
from the state in which the discharge originates.)
What regulations does Section 402 of the Clean Water Act cover? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
Regulations
What year was the NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
established? - CORRECT ANSWER-During the 1972 amendments to the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Did the NPDES originally require all storm water discharges to be permitted? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No
From 1978 to 1983 the EPA funded a series of studies and projects collectively
known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
(NURP)
What was the purpose of NURP? - CORRECT ANSWER-To identify the
characteristics of storm water runoff from municipal, residential, commercial and
light industrial areas.
What were the results of the NURP studies? - CORRECT ANSWER-Much of the
storm water contained high quantities of toxic pollutants often in exceedance of
, existing EPA water quality standards. This further increased the pressure on the
EPA to require NPDES permits for ALL storm water discharges..
The Clean Water Act was amended in 1987 to require the EPA to do what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Issue NPDES permits for the most contaminated storm
water discharges first.
The Amendment to the Clean Water Act in 1987 required the EPA to issue
permits for what five categories? - CORRECT ANSWER-Facilities already
covered by an NPDES permit
Facilities that engage in an industrial activity
Large municipal storm water drainage systems (>250 000 population)
Median municipal storm water drainage systems (>100 000 population)
Facilities that the EPA determines to be "significant contributors" of pollutants
The five categories required to have NPDES permits for operation as part of the
1987 Clean Water Act amendments are also know as? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Phase 1 facilities
The "storm water application rule" was issued by the EPA on what date? -
CORRECT ANSWER-November 16 1990
The "stormwater application rule" described what? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
types of facilities subject to the NPDES storm water permitting system and how
those facilities must obtain storm water permits.
The "storm water implementation rule" was issued by the EPA on what date? -
CORRECT ANSWER-April 1992
The "storm water implementation rule" described what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Discussed minimum requirements for NPDES storm water permit
terms and conditions.
What were the exemptions to the original Phase 1 facilities requiring NPDES
permits. These were established in a June of 1992 ruling from the US Court of
Appeals? - CORRECT ANSWER-Construction sites smaller than 5 acres
"Light" industry
