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2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D
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WhowcanwfilewawcivilwactionwperwthewCWA?w-wANSWER-Anywcitizen
Whowcanwhavewawcivilwactionwfiledwagainstwthem?w-wANSWER-
Anywperson,wthewUS,worwotherwgovernmentwagency,worwthewEPA
Whenwwouldwawgovernorwfilewawcivilwsuit?w-wANSWER-
Ifwtherewiswawviolationwoccurringwinwanotherwstatewthatwiswcausingwanwadverseweffectwonwthewpublicwhealth
/welfarewofwtheirwstateworwforwawviolationwofwanywwaterwqualitywrequirementwinwtheirwstate
ExplainwClasswIwvs.wClasswIIwviolationsw-wANSWER-ClasswIwiswnegligentwandwClasswIIwiswknowingly
T/F:wContractorswarewauthorizedwbywthewCGPwtowdischargewpollutantsw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwmandateswthatwerosionwduewtowrunoffweventswmustwbewpreventedw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwmandateswthatwqualifiedwinspectorswbewknowledgeablewaboutwsedimentwandwerosionwcontr
olwandwpollutionwpreventionw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwstateswthatwinspectionswarewtowoccurwonlywduringwnormalwworkingwhoursw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwdoeswnotwmandatewinspectorswofwequipmentwstoragewandwmaintenancewareasw-wANSWER-
wFalse
WhichwofwthewfollowingwarewcorrectwstatementswaboutwthewCWA?
1. Citizenswcanwbringwcivilwactionswagainstwallegedwviolatorswand/orwthewEPA
2. StatewGovernorswcanwbringwcivilwactionwagainstwthewEPA
,3. Administrativewpenaltieswarewupdatedwannually
4. Allwofwthewabove
5. Onlywno.1wandwno.2w-wANSWER-4.wAllwofwthewabove
Whenwarewinspectionswrequired?w-wANSWER-Onlywduringwnormalwbusinesswhours.
Atwleastwonceweveryw7wcalendarwdayswORwonceweveryw14wcalendarwdayswandwwithinw24whourswofwaw0.25-
inchworwgreaterwstormweventw(orwsnoww-wN/Awforwme)
Howwlongwdowinspectionwrecordswneedwtowbewkept?w-wANSWER-
3wyearswafterwpermitwexpiresworwterminates
Whichwofwthewfollowingwrepresentswthewdefinitionwofwsediment?
a. Thewdepositionwofwsoilwparticleswsuspendedwinwwaterworwair
b. Erodedwmaterialwsuspendedwinwwaterworwair
c. Soilwparticleswdisplacedwbywthewactionwofwwindworwwaterw-wANSWER-
b.wErodedwmaterialwsuspendedwinwwaterworwair
Whichwofwthewfollowingwdoeswnotwrepresentwrainfallworwrunoffwerosion?
a. Splash
b. Sheetwflow
c. Creep
d. Rillwandwgullyw-wANSWER-c.wCreep
T/F:wClaywiswmorewerodiblewthanwsiltw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wSaltationwcreateswmorewwind-bornewparticleswthanwsuspensionw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wSedimentwiswawmajorwpollutantwofwourwnationalwriverswandwstreamswandwexcessivewamountswhavewa
wdirectwimpactwonwaquaticwlifew-wANSWER-True
T/F:wSedimentwcontrolwBMPswremovewallwsuspendedwparticleswfoundwinwrunoffwwatersw-wANSWER-False
,T/F:wInspectorswshouldwalwayswtellwcontractorswwhatwtypewofwBMPswtowinstallwonwawprojectwwhenwnoncom
pliancewproblemswarewfoundw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wGoodwsedimentwcontrolwresultswinwgoodwerosionwcontrolw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wStormwdrainwinletwprotectionwpracticeswremovewallwsedimentwrunoffwwaterswandwallowwcleanwwaterwt
owflowwintowthewdrainagewsystemw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wSaltationwiswawformwofwwindwerosionw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewmostweffectivewmethodwforwsedimentwcontrolwinvolveswcontainingwsediment-
ladenwrunoffwwaterswforwsufficientwtimewtowallowwheavierwsuspendedwparticleswtowsettlew-wANSWER-True
T/F:wItwiswnotwcost-
effectivewtowimplementwerosionwcontrolwmethodswwhilewconstructionwactivitieswarewoccurringw-wANSWER-
False
T/F:wInspectorswdownotwneedwtowknowwmuchwaboutwhydrologyw-wANSWER-False
Whatwiswthewmottowofwanwinspector?w-wANSWER-Observe,winspect,wandwreport,wbutwneverwmandate
Whatwarewthewthreewtypeswofwwindwerosion?w-wANSWER-Surfacewcreep,wsaltation,wandwsuspension
Whichwtypewofwerosionwiswdescribedwbelow?
Thewrollingwandwslidingwmovementwofwparticleswacrosswawsurfacew-wANSWER-Creep
Whatwiswsaltation?w-wANSWER-
Thewhoppingwandwbouncingwmovementwofwparticles;wparticleswarewliftedwintowthewatmospherewbutwreturn
wtowthewgroundwandwdislodgewotherwparticles
Whatwiswthewbreakdownwofwsoilwlosswbywwindwerosionwtype?w-wANSWER-Creep:w5-25%;wSaltation:w50-
80%;wSuspension:wlesswthanw10%
, Orderwthesewsoilswbywmostwerodiblewtowleastwerodible:wsilt,wclay,wsandw-wANSWER-silt,wsand,wclay
Whatwarewthewdifferentwtypeswofwwaterwerosion?w-wANSWER-
Raindrop/splash,wsheet,wrill,wgully,wstreambankwandwchannel
Whatwarewsomewotherwformswofwerosion?w-wANSWER-Shoreline,wlandslides,wdebriswflows,wgeological
T/F:wS&ECwdrawingswapprovedwbywregulatorywagencieswcannotwbewupdatedworwmodifiedw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wThewCGPwmandateswthatwdesignerswofwS&ECwdrawingswbewregisteredwprofessionalsw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wAtwanywtime,wcontractorswcanwreplacewanywBMPwwithwmitigationwmeasureswofwtheirwownwchoosi
ngw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wInspectorswshouldwalwayswmandatewtowcontractorswwhatwBMPswtowinstallwonwconstructionwsit
esw-wANSWER-False
WhichwofwthewfollowingwiswNOTwpartwofwthewCISECwCodewofwEthics?
1. AwCISECwshallwnotwissuewawfalsewstatementworwfalsewinformationwatwanywtime
2. AwCISECwshallwnotwwritewanwinspectionwreportwthatwiswdetrimentalwtowtheirwemployerworwclient
3. AwCISECwshallwnotwdivulgewanywinformationwgivenwinwconfidence
4. AwCISECwshallwnotwfalselyworwmaliciouslywattemptwtowdamagewthewreputationwofwanotherw-wANSWER-2
WhichwofwthewfollowingwiswanwacceptablewgiftwaccordingwtowthewCISECwCodewofwEthics?
1. $50wcashwforwfalsifyingwanwinspectionwreport
2. Awgiftwcertificatewfromwawclientwinwgratitudewforwhelpwonwawcompletedwproject
3. Freewbaseballwticketswfromwyourwclientwforwnotwreportingwnon-compliancewproblems
4. Awbonuswfromwyourwemployerwforwnotwdocumentingwdeficiencies
5. Nonewofwthewabovew-wANSWER-5.wNonewofwthewabove
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2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D
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ETAILED ANSWERS w
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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GRADED A+ w
WhowcanwfilewawcivilwactionwperwthewCWA?w-wANSWER-Anywcitizen
Whowcanwhavewawcivilwactionwfiledwagainstwthem?w-wANSWER-
Anywperson,wthewUS,worwotherwgovernmentwagency,worwthewEPA
Whenwwouldwawgovernorwfilewawcivilwsuit?w-wANSWER-
Ifwtherewiswawviolationwoccurringwinwanotherwstatewthatwiswcausingwanwadverseweffectwonwthewpublicwhealth
/welfarewofwtheirwstateworwforwawviolationwofwanywwaterwqualitywrequirementwinwtheirwstate
ExplainwClasswIwvs.wClasswIIwviolationsw-wANSWER-ClasswIwiswnegligentwandwClasswIIwiswknowingly
T/F:wContractorswarewauthorizedwbywthewCGPwtowdischargewpollutantsw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwmandateswthatwerosionwduewtowrunoffweventswmustwbewpreventedw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwmandateswthatwqualifiedwinspectorswbewknowledgeablewaboutwsedimentwandwerosionwcontr
olwandwpollutionwpreventionw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwstateswthatwinspectionswarewtowoccurwonlywduringwnormalwworkingwhoursw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewCGPwdoeswnotwmandatewinspectorswofwequipmentwstoragewandwmaintenancewareasw-wANSWER-
wFalse
WhichwofwthewfollowingwarewcorrectwstatementswaboutwthewCWA?
1. Citizenswcanwbringwcivilwactionswagainstwallegedwviolatorswand/orwthewEPA
2. StatewGovernorswcanwbringwcivilwactionwagainstwthewEPA
,3. Administrativewpenaltieswarewupdatedwannually
4. Allwofwthewabove
5. Onlywno.1wandwno.2w-wANSWER-4.wAllwofwthewabove
Whenwarewinspectionswrequired?w-wANSWER-Onlywduringwnormalwbusinesswhours.
Atwleastwonceweveryw7wcalendarwdayswORwonceweveryw14wcalendarwdayswandwwithinw24whourswofwaw0.25-
inchworwgreaterwstormweventw(orwsnoww-wN/Awforwme)
Howwlongwdowinspectionwrecordswneedwtowbewkept?w-wANSWER-
3wyearswafterwpermitwexpiresworwterminates
Whichwofwthewfollowingwrepresentswthewdefinitionwofwsediment?
a. Thewdepositionwofwsoilwparticleswsuspendedwinwwaterworwair
b. Erodedwmaterialwsuspendedwinwwaterworwair
c. Soilwparticleswdisplacedwbywthewactionwofwwindworwwaterw-wANSWER-
b.wErodedwmaterialwsuspendedwinwwaterworwair
Whichwofwthewfollowingwdoeswnotwrepresentwrainfallworwrunoffwerosion?
a. Splash
b. Sheetwflow
c. Creep
d. Rillwandwgullyw-wANSWER-c.wCreep
T/F:wClaywiswmorewerodiblewthanwsiltw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wSaltationwcreateswmorewwind-bornewparticleswthanwsuspensionw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wSedimentwiswawmajorwpollutantwofwourwnationalwriverswandwstreamswandwexcessivewamountswhavewa
wdirectwimpactwonwaquaticwlifew-wANSWER-True
T/F:wSedimentwcontrolwBMPswremovewallwsuspendedwparticleswfoundwinwrunoffwwatersw-wANSWER-False
,T/F:wInspectorswshouldwalwayswtellwcontractorswwhatwtypewofwBMPswtowinstallwonwawprojectwwhenwnoncom
pliancewproblemswarewfoundw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wGoodwsedimentwcontrolwresultswinwgoodwerosionwcontrolw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wStormwdrainwinletwprotectionwpracticeswremovewallwsedimentwrunoffwwaterswandwallowwcleanwwaterwt
owflowwintowthewdrainagewsystemw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wSaltationwiswawformwofwwindwerosionw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wThewmostweffectivewmethodwforwsedimentwcontrolwinvolveswcontainingwsediment-
ladenwrunoffwwaterswforwsufficientwtimewtowallowwheavierwsuspendedwparticleswtowsettlew-wANSWER-True
T/F:wItwiswnotwcost-
effectivewtowimplementwerosionwcontrolwmethodswwhilewconstructionwactivitieswarewoccurringw-wANSWER-
False
T/F:wInspectorswdownotwneedwtowknowwmuchwaboutwhydrologyw-wANSWER-False
Whatwiswthewmottowofwanwinspector?w-wANSWER-Observe,winspect,wandwreport,wbutwneverwmandate
Whatwarewthewthreewtypeswofwwindwerosion?w-wANSWER-Surfacewcreep,wsaltation,wandwsuspension
Whichwtypewofwerosionwiswdescribedwbelow?
Thewrollingwandwslidingwmovementwofwparticleswacrosswawsurfacew-wANSWER-Creep
Whatwiswsaltation?w-wANSWER-
Thewhoppingwandwbouncingwmovementwofwparticles;wparticleswarewliftedwintowthewatmospherewbutwreturn
wtowthewgroundwandwdislodgewotherwparticles
Whatwiswthewbreakdownwofwsoilwlosswbywwindwerosionwtype?w-wANSWER-Creep:w5-25%;wSaltation:w50-
80%;wSuspension:wlesswthanw10%
, Orderwthesewsoilswbywmostwerodiblewtowleastwerodible:wsilt,wclay,wsandw-wANSWER-silt,wsand,wclay
Whatwarewthewdifferentwtypeswofwwaterwerosion?w-wANSWER-
Raindrop/splash,wsheet,wrill,wgully,wstreambankwandwchannel
Whatwarewsomewotherwformswofwerosion?w-wANSWER-Shoreline,wlandslides,wdebriswflows,wgeological
T/F:wS&ECwdrawingswapprovedwbywregulatorywagencieswcannotwbewupdatedworwmodifiedw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wThewCGPwmandateswthatwdesignerswofwS&ECwdrawingswbewregisteredwprofessionalsw-wANSWER-False
T/F:wAtwanywtime,wcontractorswcanwreplacewanywBMPwwithwmitigationwmeasureswofwtheirwownwchoosi
ngw-wANSWER-True
T/F:wInspectorswshouldwalwayswmandatewtowcontractorswwhatwBMPswtowinstallwonwconstructionwsit
esw-wANSWER-False
WhichwofwthewfollowingwiswNOTwpartwofwthewCISECwCodewofwEthics?
1. AwCISECwshallwnotwissuewawfalsewstatementworwfalsewinformationwatwanywtime
2. AwCISECwshallwnotwwritewanwinspectionwreportwthatwiswdetrimentalwtowtheirwemployerworwclient
3. AwCISECwshallwnotwdivulgewanywinformationwgivenwinwconfidence
4. AwCISECwshallwnotwfalselyworwmaliciouslywattemptwtowdamagewthewreputationwofwanotherw-wANSWER-2
WhichwofwthewfollowingwiswanwacceptablewgiftwaccordingwtowthewCISECwCodewofwEthics?
1. $50wcashwforwfalsifyingwanwinspectionwreport
2. Awgiftwcertificatewfromwawclientwinwgratitudewforwhelpwonwawcompletedwproject
3. Freewbaseballwticketswfromwyourwclientwforwnotwreportingwnon-compliancewproblems
4. Awbonuswfromwyourwemployerwforwnotwdocumentingwdeficiencies
5. Nonewofwthewabovew-wANSWER-5.wNonewofwthewabove
