CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST| 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED|111 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
1972 clean water act - (answer)Administered by the US environmental protection
agency (EPA) Created the NPDES
1987 - (answer)Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - (answer)South Carolina is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - (answer)SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - (answer)stormwater discharges from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - (answer)land disturbing activities greater than
or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water body in SC costal zone
,NPDES permits are issued to - (answer)operator-person or company for a
particular discharge
primary permittee - (answer)-has day to day operational control to ensure
compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - (answer)submit NOI, Preparation of the
C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - (answer)individual lot owner or residential builder that
conducts land disturbing activity limited to an individual lot or group of lots as part
of approved LCP of development
contractors - (answer)must on Contractor Certification- D-0437
,On-Site SWPPP - (answer)SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter,
Contractor Certifications, Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area
permit(coast)
OS_SWPPP - (answer)a copy of signed and certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP
coverage letter from DHEC must be retained at site or electronically accessible
minor modification to ON-SWPPP - (answer)minor modifications made directly in
the field,do not need approval by DHEC- additional BMP's, removal of disturbed
areas
major modifications to OS-SWPPP - (answer)must be made by qualified individual
and submitted to DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - (answer)include a phased stormwater management
plan which identifies all BMP's and grading work conducted during a specific
portion of the sites construction sequence. Each phase identified on at least one
separate plan sheet.
, Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres - (answer)at least two separate plan
phases are required - initial land disturbance phase - stabilization phase
Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres - (answer)at least 3 separate plan phases are
required - initial land disturbance phase - construction phase - stabilization phase
All compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the
following - (answer)1. areas of site disturbed by construction activity and areas
used for storage of materials exposed to precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are
inaccessible, nearby downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking.
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
1972 clean water act - (answer)Administered by the US environmental protection
agency (EPA) Created the NPDES
1987 - (answer)Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - (answer)South Carolina is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - (answer)SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - (answer)stormwater discharges from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - (answer)land disturbing activities greater than
or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water body in SC costal zone
,NPDES permits are issued to - (answer)operator-person or company for a
particular discharge
primary permittee - (answer)-has day to day operational control to ensure
compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - (answer)submit NOI, Preparation of the
C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - (answer)individual lot owner or residential builder that
conducts land disturbing activity limited to an individual lot or group of lots as part
of approved LCP of development
contractors - (answer)must on Contractor Certification- D-0437
,On-Site SWPPP - (answer)SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter,
Contractor Certifications, Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area
permit(coast)
OS_SWPPP - (answer)a copy of signed and certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP
coverage letter from DHEC must be retained at site or electronically accessible
minor modification to ON-SWPPP - (answer)minor modifications made directly in
the field,do not need approval by DHEC- additional BMP's, removal of disturbed
areas
major modifications to OS-SWPPP - (answer)must be made by qualified individual
and submitted to DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - (answer)include a phased stormwater management
plan which identifies all BMP's and grading work conducted during a specific
portion of the sites construction sequence. Each phase identified on at least one
separate plan sheet.
, Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres - (answer)at least two separate plan
phases are required - initial land disturbance phase - stabilization phase
Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres - (answer)at least 3 separate plan phases are
required - initial land disturbance phase - construction phase - stabilization phase
All compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the
following - (answer)1. areas of site disturbed by construction activity and areas
used for storage of materials exposed to precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are
inaccessible, nearby downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking.
