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Stormwater Exam 2 Questions andAnswers
If iiI iiprotect iithe iisoil iisurface iifrom iiflow iiturbulence iiimpact, iiwhat iieffects iidoes iithat
iigenerally iihave iion iirill iiformation? ii- iiAnswers ii-Prevents iirill iiformation
What iiare iithe iithings iithat iislowing iithe iiflow iidoes iito iireduce iihillslope iidetachment? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Slowing iithe iiflow iilessens iithe iienergy iiin iiturbulent iieddies, iigives iirunoff
iimore iitime iito iiinfiltrate, iiand iispreads iiout iifuture iiflow.
What iifactors iicause iidiminution iiof iithe iisoil iiroughness iiover iitime? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Erosion, iiweathering, iisoil iicontent
Under iiwhat iicondition iimight iilots iiof iivegetation iinot iireally iislow iidown iithe iiflow? ii-
iiAnswers ii-If iithe iiflow iiis iilarge iienough iito iiknock iithe iivegetation iiover, iior iiin iithe iicase
iiof iikudzu iiwhere iithe iivegetation iiforms iia iimat iiand iithe iiflow iiruns iiunder iithe iimat.
Describe ii"contour iitillage". ii- iiAnswers ii-tilling iialong iilines iiof iiconsistent iielevation iito
iiconserve iirainwater iiand iireduce iisoil iierosion.
Complete iithe iifollowing iiphrase: ii"If iiyou iiconcentrate iithe iiflow...." ii- iiAnswers ii-You iiare
iiresponsible iifor iithe iiflow
What iiis iithe iikey iito iistrong iisoil iiaggregates? ii- iiAnswers ii-Organic iiMatter
In iiwhat iiways iido iisubsurface iivegetative iimaterial ii(e.g., iiroots) iihelp iistop iihillslope
iidetachment? ii- iiAnswers ii-absorbs iiwater, iiadds iiroughage, iideepens iiwater iitable
Besides iiprotecting iiwater iiquality, iiwhat iiare iiother iigoals iiof iiurban iierosion iiand
iisediment iicontrol? ii- iiAnswers ii-Protection iiof iivegetation, iiestablish iiseeding, iiprevent
iipollutants
What iiis iithe iiprimary iiconcern iifor iiurban iierosion iiand iisediment iicontrol iigenerally
iilimited iito iiwhile iiconstruction iiis iiin iiprocess? ii- iiAnswers ii-Keeping iieroded iisediment
iion iisite. iiConstruction iisites iiare iigenerally iibare iisoil iiand iiare iivery iisusceptible iito
iierosion. iiThe iimain iigoal iierosion iiwise iiis iito iiprevent iithat iisediment iifrom iileaving iithe
iiconstruction iisite.
Vegetation iion iiconstruction iisites iishould iibe iiremoved iino iimore iithan iihow iimany iidays
iibefore iiearth-moving iibegins? ii- iiAnswers ii-14 iidays
, What iiare iithe iibenefits iiof iicompost iicompared iito iiother iimulches?- ii- iiAnswers ii----
Heavier iiand iistays iiin iiplace iibetter, iimore iiOM
How iido iiwe iiusually iistop iisediment iidelivery iifrom iihillslopes? ii- iiAnswers ii-Stabilization
iipractices- iicover iithe iibare iiarea iiwith iisomething ii- iimulch, iistraw iietc.
Also, iistapled iimetal iimeshes iiand iipaving.
Why iiis iiit iiimportant iithat iibuffer iistrips iislow iiand iispread iithe iiflow? ii- iiAnswers ii-less
iiconcentration iiinhibits iithe iiformation iiof iirills
How iidoes iia ii"graded iiterrace" iiget iiits iicollected iiwater iioff iithe iifield? ii- iiAnswers ii-by
iihaving iilanes iiof iivegetation iito iiabsorb iithe iirunoff iiand iierosion
Why iiare iispecifically iisome iiof iithe iiproblems iiwith iimining iioperations iiwith iirespect iito
iierosion iicontrol? ii- iiAnswers ii-keeping iitoxins iiand iipollutants iiout iiof iirunoff
Acidic iimine iispoils iimaterials iiand iidrainage iiresult iifrom iiexposure iito iiwater iiand iiair iiof
iirock iicontaining iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-Pyrite
Why iithe iiemphasis iion iiroads iiin iicontrolling iiforest iierosion iiand iisediment? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Paving iiis iithe iimost iieffective iiway iito iicontrol iierosion, iiby iithe iinumbers ii(highest
iireduction iiof iisediment iidetachment)
What iiare ii"water iibars" iiin iiforest iierosion iiand iisediment iicontrol? ii- iiAnswers ii-small
iistones iithat iidivert iiflow iiof iiwater iialong iia iiroute
Why iiis iistopping iierosion iiso iicritical iifor iilandfills? ii- iiAnswers ii-so iitrash iiin iithe iilandfills
iiisn't iiexposed
What iiis iithe iispecial iidifficulty iilandfills iiexperience iiin iigetting iivegetation iito iigrow? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Only iicertain iispecies iiare iiable iito iitolerate iilandfill iigases.
The iigoal iiof iiusing iia iisediment iibasin iiis iito iihave iithe iisediment iido iiwhat iibefore iithe
iiwater iileaves? ii- iiAnswers ii-Settle iiout iiof iithe iiwater.
The iiminimum iiarea iibased iion iiour iidesign iisediment iidiameter ii(Ad,min)depends iion
iiwhat? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiminimum iiarea iidepends iion iithe iiflow iirate iiand iithe iivelocity
iiof iia iiparticle iiof iia iicertain iisize
The iiGeneral iiOverflow iiapproach iisays iithat iiwe iiwill iiget ii100% iisettling iieffectiveness
iiat iiwhat iilength-width iiratio ii(RLW,d)? ii- iiAnswers ii-10
In iithe iiGeneral iiOverflow iiapproach, iiwhat iiis iiLmin? ii- iiAnswers ii-Lmin ii= iiminimum
iilength iian iioutlet iineeds iito iibe iifor iia iicertain iipercent iieffectiveness iito iibe iiachieved
iifor iia iibasin iiof ii
iia iicertain iiarea.
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