SWPPP STUDY GUIDE EXAM 119 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027 || STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION &
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ACCURATE ANSWERS || GRADED A+
119 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Clean Water Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Law set into place in 1970 for storm water
regulation
NPDES - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulations for monitoring storm water activity on a
construction site, are outlined in
Immediately after project is awarded and before you begin any site work - CORRECT
ANSWER - When should you read and understand SWPP
Contaminated ground water - CORRECT ANSWER - What is not an allowable storm
water discharge or non-storm water discharge
When jurisdiction of operations specifies you can start - CORRECT ANSWER - When may
construction activity begin
303D list - CORRECT ANSWER - Waters that fail anti-degradation list are placed on
which list.
An officer and project owner - CORRECT ANSWER - SWPPPs certification are signed by
who
, FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER - The document that must be completed signed and
submitted to the state to obtain authorization to discharge is the NOT. (T/F)
All construction has been completed both inside and outside - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT
can be filed when
is in charge of daily activities - CORRECT ANSWER - Operations on a construction site
are the entity in charge of plans and specification and the entity who?
Stay out of trouble with the law - CORRECT ANSWER - Motives for staying in
compliance with storm water objectives?
To protect and preserve beneficial use of U.S. waters, maintaining their clean, physical and biological
integrity - CORRECT ANSWER - Objectives of the clean water act are
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - CORRECT ANSWER - NPDES stands
for
Site description and maps, inspection and maintenance procedure. Potential pollutant sources,
schedules of activities, site contact information, plan certification documents, site contact info and
descriptions of controls BMP - CORRECT ANSWER - Which are a component of a good
SWPPP
False - CORRECT ANSWER - Construction sediment is not considered a potential
pollutant source (T/F)
2026/2027 || STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION &
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ACCURATE ANSWERS || GRADED A+
119 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Clean Water Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Law set into place in 1970 for storm water
regulation
NPDES - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulations for monitoring storm water activity on a
construction site, are outlined in
Immediately after project is awarded and before you begin any site work - CORRECT
ANSWER - When should you read and understand SWPP
Contaminated ground water - CORRECT ANSWER - What is not an allowable storm
water discharge or non-storm water discharge
When jurisdiction of operations specifies you can start - CORRECT ANSWER - When may
construction activity begin
303D list - CORRECT ANSWER - Waters that fail anti-degradation list are placed on
which list.
An officer and project owner - CORRECT ANSWER - SWPPPs certification are signed by
who
, FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER - The document that must be completed signed and
submitted to the state to obtain authorization to discharge is the NOT. (T/F)
All construction has been completed both inside and outside - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT
can be filed when
is in charge of daily activities - CORRECT ANSWER - Operations on a construction site
are the entity in charge of plans and specification and the entity who?
Stay out of trouble with the law - CORRECT ANSWER - Motives for staying in
compliance with storm water objectives?
To protect and preserve beneficial use of U.S. waters, maintaining their clean, physical and biological
integrity - CORRECT ANSWER - Objectives of the clean water act are
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - CORRECT ANSWER - NPDES stands
for
Site description and maps, inspection and maintenance procedure. Potential pollutant sources,
schedules of activities, site contact information, plan certification documents, site contact info and
descriptions of controls BMP - CORRECT ANSWER - Which are a component of a good
SWPPP
False - CORRECT ANSWER - Construction sediment is not considered a potential
pollutant source (T/F)
