CISEC EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED GRADED A+
What documents are required onsite? --CORRECT ANSWER--
SWPPP
CGP
Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "Operator" --CORRECT ANSWER--Usually the OWNER
of the site, not the contractor, unless authorized by the owner to
general contractor to have day-to-day operational control
Vertical Projects --CORRECT ANSWER--Homebuilding, smaller
residential construction projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
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,LDP --CORRECT ANSWER--Land Developing Projects - altering
landscape for projects
Big Box Projects --CORRECT ANSWER--Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
Linear Priojects --CORRECT ANSWER--Roadways, utilities, and
stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
What is erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--The process by which soil
particles get displaced by the act of wind or water
What are three types of wind erosion --CORRECT ANSWER--
Surface Creep, Saltation, and Suspension
What is surface creep? --CORRECT ANSWER--Rolling and sliding
movement of particles across a surface. 5-25% total soil loss by wind
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,What is saltation? --CORRECT ANSWER--Hopping and bouncing
movement of particles. 50-80% total soil loss by wind
What is suspension? --CORRECT ANSWER--Small, lightweight
particles carried great distances by wind. Less than 10% total soil loss
by wind
What are the types of water erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Raindrop erosion, sheet erosion, rill and gully erosion, stream and
channel erosion, shoreline erosion, landslides
What is sheet erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--Stripping of soil that
occurs due to sheet flows of runoff
Rill and Gully Erosion --CORRECT ANSWER--If the runoff is
allowed to concentrate and gain velocity or energy, it will cut rills and
gullies as it detaches more soil particles
Rills: </= to 3" deep
Gullies: 3 or more rills converted to greater that 3" deep
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, Streambank/Channel Erosion --CORRECT ANSWER--Removal of
soil and other embankment materials due to concentrated channel
flows
T/F: Rills are more than 75mm deep and are often the start of gullies -
-CORRECT ANSWER--False: gullies are more than 75mm deep
What factors impact rainfall erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Climate events, soil erodibility, length of flow down a slope, slope of
land (critical), erosion control BMPs, sediment control BMPs
T/F: Clay is highly erodible --CORRECT ANSWER--False
When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is required? --
CORRECT ANSWER--404 Permit
NPDES --CORRECT ANSWER--National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activities per the permit
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CORRECT ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED GRADED A+
What documents are required onsite? --CORRECT ANSWER--
SWPPP
CGP
Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "Operator" --CORRECT ANSWER--Usually the OWNER
of the site, not the contractor, unless authorized by the owner to
general contractor to have day-to-day operational control
Vertical Projects --CORRECT ANSWER--Homebuilding, smaller
residential construction projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
Page 1 of 65
,LDP --CORRECT ANSWER--Land Developing Projects - altering
landscape for projects
Big Box Projects --CORRECT ANSWER--Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
Linear Priojects --CORRECT ANSWER--Roadways, utilities, and
stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
What is erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--The process by which soil
particles get displaced by the act of wind or water
What are three types of wind erosion --CORRECT ANSWER--
Surface Creep, Saltation, and Suspension
What is surface creep? --CORRECT ANSWER--Rolling and sliding
movement of particles across a surface. 5-25% total soil loss by wind
Page 2 of 65
,What is saltation? --CORRECT ANSWER--Hopping and bouncing
movement of particles. 50-80% total soil loss by wind
What is suspension? --CORRECT ANSWER--Small, lightweight
particles carried great distances by wind. Less than 10% total soil loss
by wind
What are the types of water erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Raindrop erosion, sheet erosion, rill and gully erosion, stream and
channel erosion, shoreline erosion, landslides
What is sheet erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--Stripping of soil that
occurs due to sheet flows of runoff
Rill and Gully Erosion --CORRECT ANSWER--If the runoff is
allowed to concentrate and gain velocity or energy, it will cut rills and
gullies as it detaches more soil particles
Rills: </= to 3" deep
Gullies: 3 or more rills converted to greater that 3" deep
Page 3 of 65
, Streambank/Channel Erosion --CORRECT ANSWER--Removal of
soil and other embankment materials due to concentrated channel
flows
T/F: Rills are more than 75mm deep and are often the start of gullies -
-CORRECT ANSWER--False: gullies are more than 75mm deep
What factors impact rainfall erosion? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Climate events, soil erodibility, length of flow down a slope, slope of
land (critical), erosion control BMPs, sediment control BMPs
T/F: Clay is highly erodible --CORRECT ANSWER--False
When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is required? --
CORRECT ANSWER--404 Permit
NPDES --CORRECT ANSWER--National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activities per the permit
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