Erosion and Sediment Control Test 1 – Questions and answers
2-year, 24-hour storm even - -maximum 24-hour precipitation event with a probable
recurrence interval of once in two years as defined by the National Weather Service and
Technical Paper No. 40, "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the US" May 1961 or equivalent
regional rainfall probability information developed there from
-24-hour Precipitation Event - -amount of precipitation which occurs within any 24 hour
period
-AEMA - -Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama 1975
-Alabama Handbook - -current edition of the Alabama Handbook for Erosion Control,
Sediment Control, and Stormwater Management on Construction Sites and Urban Areas
published by the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ASWCC) at the time
permit coverage is obtained
-ADEM - -Alabama Department of Environmental Management
-Agricultural Practices - -practices commensurate with the size of the farming operation
that are implemented in a manner that meet or exceed the Natural Resources Conservation
Service technical standards and guidelines, including but not limited to farm ponds that are
constructed for the primary purpose of irrigation and/or watering livestock, terraces,
grassed waterways, vegetative filter strips, cropland grade stabilized measures drainage
tiles, underground outlets, land leveling, dike/diversion structures and other grade
stabilized structures
-AWPCA - -Alabama Water Pollution Control Act
-Best Management Practices (BMPs) - -implementation and continued maintenance of
appropriate structural and non-structural practices and management strategies to prevent
and minimize the introduction of pollutants to stormwater and to treat stormwater to
remove pollutants prior to discharge
-Borrow Area "Pit" - -the activity of removing material (soil, gravel, sand) from one area to
use in another area. For the purposes of this
permit, this activity is solely in conjunction with the project requesting permit coverage
and the material is not to be sold for profit. The borrow
area and associated activity shall be located within a two-mile radius of the project
requesting permit coverage to be considered as part of the
project and will open and close with the project requesting permit coverage
-Chronic and Catastrophic Precipitation - -precipitation events which may result in failure
of the properly designed, located, implemented,
, and maintained BMPs or other structure/practices required by this permit. Catastrophic
precipitation conditions means any single event of
significant total volume, or of increased intensity and shortened duration, that exceeds
normally expected or predicted precipitation over the time
period that the disturbance is planned or is ongoing, as determined by the Department.
Catastrophic conditions could also include tornadoes,
hurricanes, or other climatic conditions which could cause failure due to winds or
mechanical damage. Chronic precipitation is also that series of
wet-weather conditions over a limited time-period which does not provide any
opportunity for emergency maintenance, reinstallation, and
corrective actions and which equals or exceeds the volume of normally expected or
predicted precipitation for the time period that the disturbance
is planned or is ongoing
-Common Plan of Development or Sale - -any announcement or piece of documentation
(e.g., sign, public notice, or hearing, sales pitch,
advertisement, drawing, permit application, zoning request, computer design, etc.) or
physical demarcation (e.g., boundary signs, lot stakes,
surveyor markings, etc.) indicating construction activities may occur on a specific plot
-Construction - -any land disturbance or discharges of pollutants associated with, or the
result of building, excavation, land clearing, grubbing,
placement of fill, grading, blasting, reclamation, areas in which construction materials are
stored in association with a land disturbance or handled
above ground and other associated areas including, but not limited to, construction site
vehicle parking, equipment or supply storage areas, material
stockpiles, temporary office areas, and access roads. Construction also means significant
pre-construction land disturbance activities performed
in support or in advance of construction activity including, but not limited to, land clearing,
excavation, removal of existing buildings, dewatering,
and geological testing. For the purposes of this Permit, any activity related to mining
operations is excluded
-Construction Activity - -the disturbance of soils associated with clearing, grading,
excavating, filling of land, or other similar activities which
may result in soil erosion. For the purposes of this Permit, construction activity does not
include mining operations, agricultural and silvicultural
practices. However, construction activity does include the construction of agricultural
buildings
-Construction Best Management Practices Plan (CBMPP) - -any research, planning
considerations, systems, procedures, processes,
activities, and practices implemented for the prevention and/or minimization of pollutants
in stormwater to the maximum extent practicable, and
collection, storage, treatment, handling, transport, distribution, land application, or
disposal of construction stormwater and onsite management of
2-year, 24-hour storm even - -maximum 24-hour precipitation event with a probable
recurrence interval of once in two years as defined by the National Weather Service and
Technical Paper No. 40, "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the US" May 1961 or equivalent
regional rainfall probability information developed there from
-24-hour Precipitation Event - -amount of precipitation which occurs within any 24 hour
period
-AEMA - -Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama 1975
-Alabama Handbook - -current edition of the Alabama Handbook for Erosion Control,
Sediment Control, and Stormwater Management on Construction Sites and Urban Areas
published by the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ASWCC) at the time
permit coverage is obtained
-ADEM - -Alabama Department of Environmental Management
-Agricultural Practices - -practices commensurate with the size of the farming operation
that are implemented in a manner that meet or exceed the Natural Resources Conservation
Service technical standards and guidelines, including but not limited to farm ponds that are
constructed for the primary purpose of irrigation and/or watering livestock, terraces,
grassed waterways, vegetative filter strips, cropland grade stabilized measures drainage
tiles, underground outlets, land leveling, dike/diversion structures and other grade
stabilized structures
-AWPCA - -Alabama Water Pollution Control Act
-Best Management Practices (BMPs) - -implementation and continued maintenance of
appropriate structural and non-structural practices and management strategies to prevent
and minimize the introduction of pollutants to stormwater and to treat stormwater to
remove pollutants prior to discharge
-Borrow Area "Pit" - -the activity of removing material (soil, gravel, sand) from one area to
use in another area. For the purposes of this
permit, this activity is solely in conjunction with the project requesting permit coverage
and the material is not to be sold for profit. The borrow
area and associated activity shall be located within a two-mile radius of the project
requesting permit coverage to be considered as part of the
project and will open and close with the project requesting permit coverage
-Chronic and Catastrophic Precipitation - -precipitation events which may result in failure
of the properly designed, located, implemented,
, and maintained BMPs or other structure/practices required by this permit. Catastrophic
precipitation conditions means any single event of
significant total volume, or of increased intensity and shortened duration, that exceeds
normally expected or predicted precipitation over the time
period that the disturbance is planned or is ongoing, as determined by the Department.
Catastrophic conditions could also include tornadoes,
hurricanes, or other climatic conditions which could cause failure due to winds or
mechanical damage. Chronic precipitation is also that series of
wet-weather conditions over a limited time-period which does not provide any
opportunity for emergency maintenance, reinstallation, and
corrective actions and which equals or exceeds the volume of normally expected or
predicted precipitation for the time period that the disturbance
is planned or is ongoing
-Common Plan of Development or Sale - -any announcement or piece of documentation
(e.g., sign, public notice, or hearing, sales pitch,
advertisement, drawing, permit application, zoning request, computer design, etc.) or
physical demarcation (e.g., boundary signs, lot stakes,
surveyor markings, etc.) indicating construction activities may occur on a specific plot
-Construction - -any land disturbance or discharges of pollutants associated with, or the
result of building, excavation, land clearing, grubbing,
placement of fill, grading, blasting, reclamation, areas in which construction materials are
stored in association with a land disturbance or handled
above ground and other associated areas including, but not limited to, construction site
vehicle parking, equipment or supply storage areas, material
stockpiles, temporary office areas, and access roads. Construction also means significant
pre-construction land disturbance activities performed
in support or in advance of construction activity including, but not limited to, land clearing,
excavation, removal of existing buildings, dewatering,
and geological testing. For the purposes of this Permit, any activity related to mining
operations is excluded
-Construction Activity - -the disturbance of soils associated with clearing, grading,
excavating, filling of land, or other similar activities which
may result in soil erosion. For the purposes of this Permit, construction activity does not
include mining operations, agricultural and silvicultural
practices. However, construction activity does include the construction of agricultural
buildings
-Construction Best Management Practices Plan (CBMPP) - -any research, planning
considerations, systems, procedures, processes,
activities, and practices implemented for the prevention and/or minimization of pollutants
in stormwater to the maximum extent practicable, and
collection, storage, treatment, handling, transport, distribution, land application, or
disposal of construction stormwater and onsite management of
