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QSP COURSE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhat does this permit regulate? - 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.
The person in charge of the utility company, municipality, or other public or private
company or agency that owns or operates the __________ may also serve as the LRP.
- Answer- LUP
Sediment basins, at a minimum, shall be designed according to the CASQA
Construction BMP Guidance Handbook. - Answer- True
In the RUSLE equation, "P" stands for - Answer- Management operations and support
practices.
Management operations and support practices. - Answer- Management operations and
support practices.
When does risk level one has to sample? - Answer- When required for non-visible
pollutants.
ATS instruments shall record which of the following? - Answer- Flow, turbidity, and pH
Which factor(s) of RUSLE can be based on site-specific analysis rather than maps? -
Answer- K and LS
Failure to obtain coverage under the permit for storm water discharges to waters of the
US is a violation of the - Answer- Clean Water Act and California Water Code
For traditional construction projects the LRP may be - Answer- The person who
possesses real properly interest in the land upon which the construction activities will
occur for the regulated site
What does NTU measure? - Answer- a measurement of optical properties of a liquid
that cause light rays to be scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted in straight
lines through a sample.
Inspection Records have to be kept until the project is complete or three years,
whichever comes first. - Answer- False
Which factor(s) of RUSLE must be changed to recalculate risk when the construction
duration has changed? - Answer- R
, BMP stands for - Answer- Best Management Practice
Do type 1 LUPs typically have a high potential to impact storm quality? - Answer- No
What does RUSLE stand for? - Answer- Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
A discharger must notify the Regional Water Boards if there are planned changes in the
construction activity that - Answer- May result in non-compliance
A qualifying storm event is - Answer- A rain even that produces 1/2 inch or more of
precipitation with a period of 48 hours or more between rain events.
Continuous monitoring (no less than 15-min intervals) of ATS is required for: - Answer-
Rain Event Action Plan must be developed by a QSD - Answer- False
The CGP allows for not monitoring under what conditions? - Answer- Dangerous
weather conditions, unsafe storm event, and outside of scheduled operations.
What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation? - Answer- Erosion is the
dislodging and transport of soil and sedimentation is the deposition of material.
CSMP stands for - Answer- Construction Site Monitoring Program
What weather forecast would trigger a reap? - Answer- 50% chance of rain, within 48
hours.
During routine inspection a LUP discharger observes a non-stormwater discharge and
therefore must prepare a non storm water report. - Answer- UNSURE* but: False (no
non-stormwater report exists?)
What BMP does the permit discourage? - Answer- Plastic cover (maybe sediment
basin?)
What factors are used for RUSLE? - Answer- R, K, LS, C, P
Which two best represent an ATS "mode of operation"? - Answer- Flow through and
Batch treatment
What does NPDES stand for? - Answer- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System
When shall a discharger conduct a construction site evaluation and run-on evaluation? -
Answer- Whenever the results from a storm event daily average indicate that the
discharge is below the lower NAL for pH, exceeds the upper NAL for pH, or exceeds the
turbidity NAL.
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