CESSWI PART I QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
CESSWI is qualified to preform what inspections? - ANSWERConstruction, post
construction, industrial, MS4
Clean Water Act year of creation and intent of law - ANSWER1972, enacted to
restore and maintain the physical, bio, chem integrity of the waters of the US
CWA Section 402 - ANSWEREst. NPDES System, originally focused on industrial
process waste water and POTW
CWA Section 404 - ANSWERregulated impacts to waters of the US, typically
associated with a 401 certification
CWA Section 401 - ANSWERRegulates water quality impacts and state cert
systems, required permit issued by a federal agency for any activity that may
discharge a pollutant, Applies heavily in industrial sites
CWA Section 303 - ANSWEREstablishes Water quality standards
Stormwater discharge definition - ANSWERstormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and
surface runoff/drainage
Beneficial Uses definition - ANSWERUses necessary for the survival of and well-
being of people, plants, and wildlife
Water quality standards definition - ANSWERstate or tribal requirements that define
the water quality goals of a lake stream or other wateerbody by designation the
benefical uses and setting criteria to protect those uses
To be subject to NPDES rules, stormwater must: - ANSWERbe in a discernible
conveyance
Definitions of waters of the US - ANSWERAll waters used in interstate or foreign
commerce, including those subject to tidal flows
o All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands
o All INTRAstate lakes, rivers, streams (intermittent also), mudflats, sand flats,
wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lake, or natural ponds that
the destruction of which would affect interstate/foreign commerce including those
which:
Could be used for recreational or other purposes
From which shellfish or fish could be retrieved and sold
Could be used for industrial purposes
o All impoundments of water defined by waters of the US by the above
o Tributaries of the waters defined above
o The territorial sea
, o Wetlands adjacent to any of the waters defined above
Section 303d - ANSWERest a process for states, territories, and tribes to i.d.
impaired waters, also referred to as water quality limited
TMDL - ANSWERid's the amount of a specific pollutnant that may be dicharged to a
water body, states are responsible for implementing
Waste load allocations - ANSWERallocations of pollutant loadings to point sources
TMDL Implementation - ANSWERDefine waste load allocation, develop
implementation plan to connect allocations and permits, translate allocations to
permit conditions.
Origin of NPDES stormwater regs - ANSWERNURP studies showed stormwater had
many of the same qualities of commercial, industrial areas
NPDES Phase I and II regs implemented via - ANSWERGeneral permits for a group
of similar dischagers such as consutruction industry, industrial, utilities
Individual permits for a single entity, facility or project
Phase I NPDES Permits ID'd as: - ANSWERIndustrial activity
Construction activity <5 acres
Cities over 100k population
Phase II NPDES Permits ID'd as: - ANSWERConstruction activity 1 - 5 acres
Cities 10k - 100k population
commercial, retail, light industrial, institutional
updated industrial and const. general permits
Phase II impletmented MS4 requirements - ANSWERSWMP with 6 MCMs
Develop measurable program goals
Evaluate effectivness
6MCMs - ANSWERPublic education/outreach
Public participation and involvement
IDDE
Const. site runoff control
post-construction runoff control
pollution prevention/good housekeeping
Components of Permit Compliance - ANSWERNOI
COI
SWPPP
NOT
Record keeping and doumentation
What A SWPPP Should include - ANSWERNarrative description
potential pollutants (batteries, concrete, etc.)
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
CESSWI is qualified to preform what inspections? - ANSWERConstruction, post
construction, industrial, MS4
Clean Water Act year of creation and intent of law - ANSWER1972, enacted to
restore and maintain the physical, bio, chem integrity of the waters of the US
CWA Section 402 - ANSWEREst. NPDES System, originally focused on industrial
process waste water and POTW
CWA Section 404 - ANSWERregulated impacts to waters of the US, typically
associated with a 401 certification
CWA Section 401 - ANSWERRegulates water quality impacts and state cert
systems, required permit issued by a federal agency for any activity that may
discharge a pollutant, Applies heavily in industrial sites
CWA Section 303 - ANSWEREstablishes Water quality standards
Stormwater discharge definition - ANSWERstormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and
surface runoff/drainage
Beneficial Uses definition - ANSWERUses necessary for the survival of and well-
being of people, plants, and wildlife
Water quality standards definition - ANSWERstate or tribal requirements that define
the water quality goals of a lake stream or other wateerbody by designation the
benefical uses and setting criteria to protect those uses
To be subject to NPDES rules, stormwater must: - ANSWERbe in a discernible
conveyance
Definitions of waters of the US - ANSWERAll waters used in interstate or foreign
commerce, including those subject to tidal flows
o All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands
o All INTRAstate lakes, rivers, streams (intermittent also), mudflats, sand flats,
wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lake, or natural ponds that
the destruction of which would affect interstate/foreign commerce including those
which:
Could be used for recreational or other purposes
From which shellfish or fish could be retrieved and sold
Could be used for industrial purposes
o All impoundments of water defined by waters of the US by the above
o Tributaries of the waters defined above
o The territorial sea
, o Wetlands adjacent to any of the waters defined above
Section 303d - ANSWERest a process for states, territories, and tribes to i.d.
impaired waters, also referred to as water quality limited
TMDL - ANSWERid's the amount of a specific pollutnant that may be dicharged to a
water body, states are responsible for implementing
Waste load allocations - ANSWERallocations of pollutant loadings to point sources
TMDL Implementation - ANSWERDefine waste load allocation, develop
implementation plan to connect allocations and permits, translate allocations to
permit conditions.
Origin of NPDES stormwater regs - ANSWERNURP studies showed stormwater had
many of the same qualities of commercial, industrial areas
NPDES Phase I and II regs implemented via - ANSWERGeneral permits for a group
of similar dischagers such as consutruction industry, industrial, utilities
Individual permits for a single entity, facility or project
Phase I NPDES Permits ID'd as: - ANSWERIndustrial activity
Construction activity <5 acres
Cities over 100k population
Phase II NPDES Permits ID'd as: - ANSWERConstruction activity 1 - 5 acres
Cities 10k - 100k population
commercial, retail, light industrial, institutional
updated industrial and const. general permits
Phase II impletmented MS4 requirements - ANSWERSWMP with 6 MCMs
Develop measurable program goals
Evaluate effectivness
6MCMs - ANSWERPublic education/outreach
Public participation and involvement
IDDE
Const. site runoff control
post-construction runoff control
pollution prevention/good housekeeping
Components of Permit Compliance - ANSWERNOI
COI
SWPPP
NOT
Record keeping and doumentation
What A SWPPP Should include - ANSWERNarrative description
potential pollutants (batteries, concrete, etc.)
