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EPA STORMWATER Exam With Correct Questions And Answers 2024

CESSWI Study Modules | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 SWMP - Answer -Stormwater Management Plan ESCP - Answer -Erosion and Sediment Control Plan 1948 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) - Answer -First significant water pollution act. Focused primarily on two items: 1. Gave the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service authority to prepare programs for reducing interstate water pollution and improve the sanitary condition of surface and underground wa...

SPD – SWPPP Exam Questions and Answers 100% CorrectSPD – SWPPP Exam Questions and Answers 100% CorrectSPD – SWPPP Exam Questions and Answers 100% CorrectSPD – SWPPP Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What's Federal Requirement for stormwater runoff from construction site - ANSWER-any activities disturb one acre or more, including a smaller site in the larger common plan of development or sale, to obtain permits under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), whi...

Qualified Personnel - Answer-a person knowledgeable in the principles and practice of erosion and sediment controls who possesses the skills to assess conditions at the construction site that could impact storm water quality and to assess the effectiveness of any sediment and erosion control measures selected to control the quality of storm water discharges from the construction acitivities How must the inspector act? - Answer-professional, impartial, courteous, consistent in every situatio...

Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Answer-cover a wide range of measures that are used to reduce or control sediment, stormwater, and other pollutants within a specified area. The CESSWI will need to know: - Objectives and Targeted Pollutants - Applications/Limitations - Implementation Considerations - Inspecting - Maintenance - Potentially Associated BMPs The Clean Water Act - Answer-The fundamental purpose of the Clean Water act is to protect the beneficial uses of surface waters. Or...

CESSWI Certification - PART 1 Questions and Answers 2023 CESSWI Certification Identifies Professional with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of erosion, sediment and stormwater regulations. Certified inspectors Recognized by state and federal regulators as qualified professionals in their fields NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulations Governing Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater The Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant D...

What are examples of priority pollutants? - ANS Nutrients, pathogens, heavy metals, toxics, sediment, salts, detergents, hydro-carbons, and oxygen-adsorbing substances. When was the Federal Water Pollution Control Act established? - ANS 1948 (prior to CWA). When was the Clean Water Act (CWA) established? - ANS 1972 - established NPDES permit. When was the CWA amended? - ANS 1987. What did 1972 amendments focus on? - ANS Industrial process waste...

What is the current approach in the U.S. for stormwater management? - ANS -The NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) What is a watershed? What is the size of a watershed called? - ANS -A watershed is a land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt into creeks, streams and rivers and eventually to outflow points such as reservoirs, bays and ocean. Size is called a drainage basin or catchment What is point source pollution and give an example? - ANS ...

303(d) waterbody - ANSWERA list of lakes, rivers, and streams that have been designated as impaired or threatened by a pollutant(s) for which one or more TMDL(s) are needed. Impaired means that the water is not meeting state water quality standards 319 - ANSWERThe section of the Federal Clean Water Act that deals with nonpoint pollution Basin plan - ANSWERA plan and all implementing regulations and procedures including but not limited to capital projects, public education activities, land ...

1. Qualified Personnel: a person knowledgeable in the principles and practice of erosion and sediment controls who possesses the skills to assess conditions at the construction site that could impact storm water quality and to assess the effectiveness of any sediment and erosion control measures selected to control the quality of storm water discharges from the construction acitivities 2. How must the inspector act?: professional, impartial, courteous, consistent in every situation, honest and...