QSP FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
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1. When does the CGP apply? - ANSWER ✓ Any construction or demolition
of one acre or more
2. Activities under the CGP include:
a. Routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic
capacity, or original purpose of the facility.
b. Disturbances to land surfaces solely related to agricultural operations.
c. Clearing and grading 2 acres of land
d. Discharges of storm water from areas on tribal lands. - ANSWER ✓ C
3. Which statement is true? Risk Level 2 sites:
a. Are subject to all Risk Level 3 requirements
b. Must electronically submit all NAL exceedance storm event sampling
results to State Water Board no later than 10 days after the storm
event
c. Have 10 categories of year-round minimum BMP's
d. Do not need to manage run-on or run-off controls - ANSWER ✓ B
4. The REAP must be onsite during construction and available
a. for a minimum of 1 Year
b. for a minimum of 3 Years
c. 72 hours prior to any likely precipitation event
d. Until the end of the construction project - ANSWER ✓ B
5. NEL Violation Reports must be submitted to State Board within 24 hours
after exceedance has been identified. NEL's are only subject to:
, a. Risk Level1
b. Risk Level 2
c. Risk Level 3
d. ATS Sites only - ANSWER ✓ D
6. TRUE OR FALSE: All Annual Reports, or other information required by the
General Permit (other than PRDs and NOTs) or requested by the Regional
Water Board, State Water Board, U.S. EPA, or local stormwater
management agency shall be certified and submitted by the QSD -
ANSWER ✓ False (LRP or LRP's Approved Signatory)
7. TRUE OR FALSE:LID's goal is to mimic a site's pre-development
hydrology by using design and techniques that infiltrate, store, evaporate,
and detain runoff close to its source. - ANSWER ✓ True
8. Hydrologic source controls are a design technique that minimize and/or slow
the rate of stormwater runoff from the site. Examples include:
a. Reduction of pervious surfaces
b. Use of landscaping as a storm drain treatment feature
c. Drain rooftop downspouts to impervious areas
d. Stormwater treatment facility - ANSWER ✓ B
9. TRUE OF FALSE:LUP projects are subject to post-construction
requirements due to the nature of their construction to return project sites to
preconstruction conditions. - ANSWER ✓ False
10.Which statement is false? Bioassessment monitoring is required for projects
that meet all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. Rated Risk Level 3/ LUP Type 3
b. Directly discharges runoff to a freshwater wadeable stream that is
sediment impaired and has beneficial uses for cold, migratory, and
spawn
c. Requires post-construction stormwater treatment
d. Total project-related ground disturbance exceeds 30 acres - ANSWER
✓C
11.Project sediment risk is:
a. the relative amount of sediment that can be discharged, driven largely
by scheduling and site characteristics
, b. the risk sediment discharges pose to the receiving waters. - ANSWER
✓A
12.TRUE OR FALSE: Discharges located within the watershed of an impaired
water body, for which a TMDL for sediment has been adopted by the
Regional Water Board or USEPA, must comply with the approved TMDL if
it identifies "construction activity" or land disturbance as a source of
sediment - ANSWER ✓ True
13.A QSP is responsible for:
a. Day to day implementation, inspections, and observations
b. Amending the SWPPP as required
c. Developing and certifying the SWPPP
d. Certifying reports in SMARTS - ANSWER ✓ A
14.Which projects must apply linear sediment controls along the face, toe, and
grade breaks of exposed slopes?
a. Risk Level 1
b. Risk Level 2
c. Risk Level 3
d. Risk Level 2 & 3 - ANSWER ✓ D
15.Permit Registration Documents (PRDs) shall consist of all of the following
except:
a. Site Map
b. Signed Certification Statement
c. Risk Assessment
d. Notice of Termination (NOT)
e. Notice of Intent (NOI) - ANSWER ✓ D
16.The FOUR phases of construction include, all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Streets and Utility Phase
b. Vertical Construction Phase
c. Stormwater Sampling
d. Grading and Land Development Phase
e. Final landscaping and Site Stabilization Phase - ANSWER ✓ C
17.What is an example of Housekeeping BMPs?
a. Silt fence installation around the perimeter
, b. Waste management
c. Covering inactive areas with hydroseed
d. Installing fiber rolls along a slope - ANSWER ✓ B
18.What does RUSLE stand for?
CORRECT ANSWER: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation - ANSWER
✓ Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
19.What does this permit regulate?
CORRECT ANSWER: Discharges of pollutants in storm water associated
with construction activity (storm water discharges) to waters of the united
states from construction site that disturb one or more acres of land surface,
or that are part of a common plan of development or sale that disturbs more
than one acre of land surface. - ANSWER ✓ Discharges of pollutants in
storm water associated with construction activity (storm water discharges) to
waters of the united states from construction site that disturb one or more
acres of land surface, or that are part of a common plan of development or
sale that disturbs more than one acre of land surface.
20.What factors are used for RUSLE?
CORRECT ANSWER: R, K, LS, C, P - ANSWER ✓ R, K, LS, C, P
21.What is the CGP-approved method for pH analysis?
CORRECT ANSWER: Calibrated field meter - ANSWER ✓ Calibrated
field meter
22.What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation?
CORRECT ANSWER: Erosion is the dislodging and transport of soil and
sedimentation is the deposition of material. - ANSWER ✓ Erosion is the
dislodging and transport of soil and sedimentation is the deposition of
material.
23.What is the most common pollutant in runoff from construction sites?
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. When does the CGP apply? - ANSWER ✓ Any construction or demolition
of one acre or more
2. Activities under the CGP include:
a. Routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic
capacity, or original purpose of the facility.
b. Disturbances to land surfaces solely related to agricultural operations.
c. Clearing and grading 2 acres of land
d. Discharges of storm water from areas on tribal lands. - ANSWER ✓ C
3. Which statement is true? Risk Level 2 sites:
a. Are subject to all Risk Level 3 requirements
b. Must electronically submit all NAL exceedance storm event sampling
results to State Water Board no later than 10 days after the storm
event
c. Have 10 categories of year-round minimum BMP's
d. Do not need to manage run-on or run-off controls - ANSWER ✓ B
4. The REAP must be onsite during construction and available
a. for a minimum of 1 Year
b. for a minimum of 3 Years
c. 72 hours prior to any likely precipitation event
d. Until the end of the construction project - ANSWER ✓ B
5. NEL Violation Reports must be submitted to State Board within 24 hours
after exceedance has been identified. NEL's are only subject to:
, a. Risk Level1
b. Risk Level 2
c. Risk Level 3
d. ATS Sites only - ANSWER ✓ D
6. TRUE OR FALSE: All Annual Reports, or other information required by the
General Permit (other than PRDs and NOTs) or requested by the Regional
Water Board, State Water Board, U.S. EPA, or local stormwater
management agency shall be certified and submitted by the QSD -
ANSWER ✓ False (LRP or LRP's Approved Signatory)
7. TRUE OR FALSE:LID's goal is to mimic a site's pre-development
hydrology by using design and techniques that infiltrate, store, evaporate,
and detain runoff close to its source. - ANSWER ✓ True
8. Hydrologic source controls are a design technique that minimize and/or slow
the rate of stormwater runoff from the site. Examples include:
a. Reduction of pervious surfaces
b. Use of landscaping as a storm drain treatment feature
c. Drain rooftop downspouts to impervious areas
d. Stormwater treatment facility - ANSWER ✓ B
9. TRUE OF FALSE:LUP projects are subject to post-construction
requirements due to the nature of their construction to return project sites to
preconstruction conditions. - ANSWER ✓ False
10.Which statement is false? Bioassessment monitoring is required for projects
that meet all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. Rated Risk Level 3/ LUP Type 3
b. Directly discharges runoff to a freshwater wadeable stream that is
sediment impaired and has beneficial uses for cold, migratory, and
spawn
c. Requires post-construction stormwater treatment
d. Total project-related ground disturbance exceeds 30 acres - ANSWER
✓C
11.Project sediment risk is:
a. the relative amount of sediment that can be discharged, driven largely
by scheduling and site characteristics
, b. the risk sediment discharges pose to the receiving waters. - ANSWER
✓A
12.TRUE OR FALSE: Discharges located within the watershed of an impaired
water body, for which a TMDL for sediment has been adopted by the
Regional Water Board or USEPA, must comply with the approved TMDL if
it identifies "construction activity" or land disturbance as a source of
sediment - ANSWER ✓ True
13.A QSP is responsible for:
a. Day to day implementation, inspections, and observations
b. Amending the SWPPP as required
c. Developing and certifying the SWPPP
d. Certifying reports in SMARTS - ANSWER ✓ A
14.Which projects must apply linear sediment controls along the face, toe, and
grade breaks of exposed slopes?
a. Risk Level 1
b. Risk Level 2
c. Risk Level 3
d. Risk Level 2 & 3 - ANSWER ✓ D
15.Permit Registration Documents (PRDs) shall consist of all of the following
except:
a. Site Map
b. Signed Certification Statement
c. Risk Assessment
d. Notice of Termination (NOT)
e. Notice of Intent (NOI) - ANSWER ✓ D
16.The FOUR phases of construction include, all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Streets and Utility Phase
b. Vertical Construction Phase
c. Stormwater Sampling
d. Grading and Land Development Phase
e. Final landscaping and Site Stabilization Phase - ANSWER ✓ C
17.What is an example of Housekeeping BMPs?
a. Silt fence installation around the perimeter
, b. Waste management
c. Covering inactive areas with hydroseed
d. Installing fiber rolls along a slope - ANSWER ✓ B
18.What does RUSLE stand for?
CORRECT ANSWER: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation - ANSWER
✓ Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
19.What does this permit regulate?
CORRECT ANSWER: Discharges of pollutants in storm water associated
with construction activity (storm water discharges) to waters of the united
states from construction site that disturb one or more acres of land surface,
or that are part of a common plan of development or sale that disturbs more
than one acre of land surface. - ANSWER ✓ Discharges of pollutants in
storm water associated with construction activity (storm water discharges) to
waters of the united states from construction site that disturb one or more
acres of land surface, or that are part of a common plan of development or
sale that disturbs more than one acre of land surface.
20.What factors are used for RUSLE?
CORRECT ANSWER: R, K, LS, C, P - ANSWER ✓ R, K, LS, C, P
21.What is the CGP-approved method for pH analysis?
CORRECT ANSWER: Calibrated field meter - ANSWER ✓ Calibrated
field meter
22.What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation?
CORRECT ANSWER: Erosion is the dislodging and transport of soil and
sedimentation is the deposition of material. - ANSWER ✓ Erosion is the
dislodging and transport of soil and sedimentation is the deposition of
material.
23.What is the most common pollutant in runoff from construction sites?
