CISEC EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2024
Who has the responsibility to make sure that maintenance has been performed on the best management practices? - CORRECT ANSWER Contractor and Inspector
Who has the responsibility to make sure that control measures are properly selected, installed, and maintained?...
Who has the responsibility to make sure that maintenance has been performed on the
best management practices? - CORRECT ANSWER Contractor and Inspector
Who has the responsibility to make sure that control measures are properly selected,
installed, and maintained? - CORRECT ANSWER Designer, Inspector, and Contractor
T/F: The NPDES permit authorizes operators to discharge pollutants in the manner that
makes most sense for the site. - CORRECT ANSWER False
T/F: The EPA must grant approval for cationic flocculants. - CORRECT ANSWER True
T/F: The goal of the NPDES permit is to eliminate all discharge of pollutants from a
construction site. - CORRECT ANSWER False: minimize
T/F: The EPA is adamant that BMPs only be installed during the early phases of
construction site development. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Inspections must be done within 24 hours of a storm event which has or greater of
rainfall. - CORRECT ANSWER 0.25 inches
T/F: The SWPPP should always include the frequency of inspections - CORRECT
ANSWER True
T/F: Inspections should occur even in conditions that are unsafe to personnel. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
After identifying issues, the SWPPP should be updated and updates must occur within -
CORRECT ANSWER 7 calendar days
What method of erosion is marked by the bounding of soil particles? - CORRECT
ANSWER Saltation
Where does runoff flow? - CORRECT ANSWER From high point to low point
Offsite flows must be BLANK if they can't be BLANK - CORRECT ANSWER Treated;
diverted
What is hydrology? - CORRECT ANSWER The study of water
What are sources of water - CORRECT ANSWER Precipitation (rain, snow, hail, sleet)
Rate of flow depends on what 6 variables? - CORRECT ANSWER Soil types and
roughness
, Storm intensity and duration
Contributing areas
Steepness of terrain
Length of slope
Vegetative cover
What is a hydrograph? - CORRECT ANSWER Picture of runoff
X-Axis: flow in cubic feet per second (cfs)
Y-Axis: time in minutes
Peak = maximum flow during runoff event
What is a sedigraph? - CORRECT ANSWER Represents sediment discharge
X-Axis: sediment yield rate
Y-Axis: time
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
CWA Penalty Types - CORRECT ANSWER Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = Greater Fines
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
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)
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