CISEC Exam/ 62 Questions with Definitive
Solutions/ Graded A+.
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: Administrative
Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = greater fines
What documents are required on site? - Answer: - SWPPP
- CGP
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, - 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!
When do you need permit coverage? - Answer: Required from start to end of project. "End"
being the final vegetative/non-vegetative (concrete) stabilization occurring.
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 utilities that tear up large areas of land
Vertical Projects - Answer: - Homebuilding, smaller residence construction projects
-usually multiple subcontractors
-requires lots of housekeeping = mass chaos
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)
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Solutions/ Graded A+.
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: Administrative
Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = greater fines
What documents are required on site? - Answer: - SWPPP
- CGP
Page 1 of 14
, - 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!
When do you need permit coverage? - Answer: Required from start to end of project. "End"
being the final vegetative/non-vegetative (concrete) stabilization occurring.
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 utilities that tear up large areas of land
Vertical Projects - Answer: - Homebuilding, smaller residence construction projects
-usually multiple subcontractors
-requires lots of housekeeping = mass chaos
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)
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