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Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success
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SWMP --- correct precise answer ---Stormwater Management Plan
6 minimum measures of SWMP --- correct precise answer ---Public
Education and Outreach
Public Participation / Involvement
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Construction Site Runoff Control
Post Construction Runoff Control
Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping
(PPICPP)
Purpose of Clean Water Act --- correct precise answer ---protect the
beneficial uses of surface waters
,Water quality standards must do the following --- correct precise
answer ---Include provisions for restoring and maintaining the
chemical, physical and biological integrity of state waters
Achieve a level of water quality that provides for the protection and
propogration of fish, shellfish and wildlife and recreation in an on the
water
Consider the use and value of state waters for public water supplies,
propagation of fish and wildlife, recreation, agriculture and
navigation
TMDL --- correct precise answer ---Total Maximum Daily Loads
define the amount of a particular pollutant that a water body can
assimilate on a daily basis without violating applicable water quality
standards.
what does TMDL do --- correct precise answer ---section 303 d of the
clean water act established TMDL process to guide the application of
state water quality standards.
TMDL process (3 steps) --- correct precise answer ---Identify Quality
Limited waters (compile 303d list)
,Establish Priority Waters/ Watersheds for TMDL development
Develop TMDLs
TMDL --- correct precise answer ---sum of the waste load allocations
for point source, nonpoint source and natural sources plus a margin of
safety. They must identify links between: water body use impairment
or threat of concern, cause of impariment, load reductions or actions
needed to remedy or prevent the impairment
ELG --- correct precise answer ---Effluent Limitation Guidelines
Effective, February 2010, requires operators to sample stormwater
discharges and comply with a numeric standard for turbidity.
August 2011, 20 acres of more
Feb 2014, sites more than 10 acres must comply with numeric effuent
limitations (280 NTUS)
NEL waived for events exceeding 2 year 24hr storm
, State regulations --- correct precise answer ---EPA delegated
authority or EPA administered
Permittee --- correct precise answer ---EPA prefers general contractor
6 phases of stormwater pollution prevention for construction
activiites --- correct precise answer ---Site evaluation and design
development
Project Assessment
Control selection and plan design
Certification and notification
Construction / implementation
Final stabilization / termination
Site Evaluation (steps) --- correct precise answer ---identify
characteristics of the site: soils, surface waters, etc.
develop a site plan design (disturb smallest area, avoid sensitive
areas, etc.)
describe construction activity
Strategies, Review of Key Quizzes, and
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success
Newest 2025
SWMP --- correct precise answer ---Stormwater Management Plan
6 minimum measures of SWMP --- correct precise answer ---Public
Education and Outreach
Public Participation / Involvement
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Construction Site Runoff Control
Post Construction Runoff Control
Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping
(PPICPP)
Purpose of Clean Water Act --- correct precise answer ---protect the
beneficial uses of surface waters
,Water quality standards must do the following --- correct precise
answer ---Include provisions for restoring and maintaining the
chemical, physical and biological integrity of state waters
Achieve a level of water quality that provides for the protection and
propogration of fish, shellfish and wildlife and recreation in an on the
water
Consider the use and value of state waters for public water supplies,
propagation of fish and wildlife, recreation, agriculture and
navigation
TMDL --- correct precise answer ---Total Maximum Daily Loads
define the amount of a particular pollutant that a water body can
assimilate on a daily basis without violating applicable water quality
standards.
what does TMDL do --- correct precise answer ---section 303 d of the
clean water act established TMDL process to guide the application of
state water quality standards.
TMDL process (3 steps) --- correct precise answer ---Identify Quality
Limited waters (compile 303d list)
,Establish Priority Waters/ Watersheds for TMDL development
Develop TMDLs
TMDL --- correct precise answer ---sum of the waste load allocations
for point source, nonpoint source and natural sources plus a margin of
safety. They must identify links between: water body use impairment
or threat of concern, cause of impariment, load reductions or actions
needed to remedy or prevent the impairment
ELG --- correct precise answer ---Effluent Limitation Guidelines
Effective, February 2010, requires operators to sample stormwater
discharges and comply with a numeric standard for turbidity.
August 2011, 20 acres of more
Feb 2014, sites more than 10 acres must comply with numeric effuent
limitations (280 NTUS)
NEL waived for events exceeding 2 year 24hr storm
, State regulations --- correct precise answer ---EPA delegated
authority or EPA administered
Permittee --- correct precise answer ---EPA prefers general contractor
6 phases of stormwater pollution prevention for construction
activiites --- correct precise answer ---Site evaluation and design
development
Project Assessment
Control selection and plan design
Certification and notification
Construction / implementation
Final stabilization / termination
Site Evaluation (steps) --- correct precise answer ---identify
characteristics of the site: soils, surface waters, etc.
develop a site plan design (disturb smallest area, avoid sensitive
areas, etc.)
describe construction activity
