CISEC Exam 60 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2023-2024
LDP - ANSWER--Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for
projects such as agriculture or housing ect.
NPDES - ANSWER--National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- section of the CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater
discharges associated w industrial activities PER permit
CWA Penalty Types - ANSWER--Adminstrative
Class I. Neglegent
Class II. Knowlingly = greater fines
What documents are required on site? - ANSWER--- SWPPP
- CGP
- Site Map
- Drawings and Key
- All inspection reports
- Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "operator"? Also the LRP. - 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!
, CISEC Exam 60 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2023-2024
When do you need permit coverage? - ANSWER--Required from start
to end of project. "End" being the final vegetative/non-vegetative
(concrete) stabilization occuring.
For any project one acre or greater.
Large Land Development - ANSWER---strips off all existing vegetation
a.k.a site carving
-usually on hillsides and steep slopes
-installation of untilities that tear up large areas of land
Vertical Projects - ANSWER--- Homebuilding, smaller residence
construction projects
-usually multiple subcontractors
-requires lots of housekeeping = mass choas
Bix Box Projects - ANSWER---commercial buildings
-mass grading and mass choas
-highly visible w/ fairly large footprint
Linear Projects - ANSWER---roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
-long narrow sites and mass choas
-limites site access and continually changing (high activity)
, CISEC Exam 60 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2023-2024
What is erosion? - ANSWER--The process by which soil particle get
displaced by the act of wind of water.
What are the three types of Wind Erosion? - ANSWER--1. Creep -
causes sand dunes
<10%
-large particle that roll across a terrain
2. Saltation - bouncing particles that DISLODGE more particles, then
fall back down
~50-80%
- stay relatively close to ground
3. Suspesion - suspended way up into the atmosphere
~ 5-25%
-light weight soil particles dusted in the air
Which method of wind erosion moves the most soil? - ANSWER--
Saltation
What are the types of water erosion? - ANSWER--Raindrop erosion
Sheet erosion
Rill and Gully erosion
Stream and Channel erosion
ANSWERS 2023-2024
LDP - ANSWER--Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for
projects such as agriculture or housing ect.
NPDES - ANSWER--National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- section of the CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater
discharges associated w industrial activities PER permit
CWA Penalty Types - ANSWER--Adminstrative
Class I. Neglegent
Class II. Knowlingly = greater fines
What documents are required on site? - ANSWER--- SWPPP
- CGP
- Site Map
- Drawings and Key
- All inspection reports
- Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "operator"? Also the LRP. - 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!
, CISEC Exam 60 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2023-2024
When do you need permit coverage? - ANSWER--Required from start
to end of project. "End" being the final vegetative/non-vegetative
(concrete) stabilization occuring.
For any project one acre or greater.
Large Land Development - ANSWER---strips off all existing vegetation
a.k.a site carving
-usually on hillsides and steep slopes
-installation of untilities that tear up large areas of land
Vertical Projects - ANSWER--- Homebuilding, smaller residence
construction projects
-usually multiple subcontractors
-requires lots of housekeeping = mass choas
Bix Box Projects - ANSWER---commercial buildings
-mass grading and mass choas
-highly visible w/ fairly large footprint
Linear Projects - ANSWER---roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
-long narrow sites and mass choas
-limites site access and continually changing (high activity)
, CISEC Exam 60 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2023-2024
What is erosion? - ANSWER--The process by which soil particle get
displaced by the act of wind of water.
What are the three types of Wind Erosion? - ANSWER--1. Creep -
causes sand dunes
<10%
-large particle that roll across a terrain
2. Saltation - bouncing particles that DISLODGE more particles, then
fall back down
~50-80%
- stay relatively close to ground
3. Suspesion - suspended way up into the atmosphere
~ 5-25%
-light weight soil particles dusted in the air
Which method of wind erosion moves the most soil? - ANSWER--
Saltation
What are the types of water erosion? - ANSWER--Raindrop erosion
Sheet erosion
Rill and Gully erosion
Stream and Channel erosion
