SC: CEPSCI- PRACTICE TEST
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Administered by the US environmental protection agency (EPA) Created the NPDES - Answer
1972 clean water act
Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT - Answer 1987
South Carolina is NPDES delegated state. - Answer NPDES in south carolina
SCDHEC - Answer NPDES regulations are administered by
stormwater discharges from construction sites - Answer CGP authorizes
land disturbing activities greater than or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water body in SC costal zone - Answer
Who must obtain NPDES coverage
operator-person or company for a particular discharge - Answer NPDES permits are issued to
-has day to day operational control to ensure compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer - Answer primary permittee
submit NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP - Answer primary permittee responsibilites
individual lot owner or residential builder that conducts land disturbing activity limited to an
individual lot or group of lots as part of approved LCP of development - Answer Secondary
permittee
must on Contractor Certification- D-0437 - Answer contractors
SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor Certifications, Local Approvals,
USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast) - Answer On-Site SWPPP
, a copy of signed and certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP coverage letter from DHEC must be retained
at site or electronically accessible - Answer OS_SWPPP
minor modifications made directly in the field,do not need approval by DHEC- additional BMP's,
removal of disturbed areas - Answer minor modification to ON-SWPPP
must be made by qualified individual and submitted to DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for
approval - Answer major modifications to OS-SWPPP
include a phased stormwater management plan which identifies all BMP's and grading work
conducted during a specific portion of the sites construction sequence. Each phase identified on
at least one separate plan sheet. - Answer Phased plan requirement > 5
at least two separate plan phases are required - initial land disturbance phase - stabilization
phase - Answer Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres
at least 3 separate plan phases are required - initial land disturbance phase - construction phase
- stabilization phase - Answer Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres
1. areas of site disturbed by construction activity and areas used for storage of materials
exposed to precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are inaccessible,
nearby downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking. - Answer All
compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the following
at least once a week or within 24 hours of end of storm event >0.5 inches - Answer
inspection frequency after construction begins
Once every month - Answer Inspection frequency for sites that have reached temporary
stablization
linear activites may limit access to disturbed areas, in such cases representative inspections may
be performed - Answer Linear site inspection
personnel must investigate BMP's along the site for 0.25 miles above and below each access
point where the site intersects with -roadway - undisturbed right of way - other similar feature-
Questions All Solved Correct Graded
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Administered by the US environmental protection agency (EPA) Created the NPDES - Answer
1972 clean water act
Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT - Answer 1987
South Carolina is NPDES delegated state. - Answer NPDES in south carolina
SCDHEC - Answer NPDES regulations are administered by
stormwater discharges from construction sites - Answer CGP authorizes
land disturbing activities greater than or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water body in SC costal zone - Answer
Who must obtain NPDES coverage
operator-person or company for a particular discharge - Answer NPDES permits are issued to
-has day to day operational control to ensure compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer - Answer primary permittee
submit NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP - Answer primary permittee responsibilites
individual lot owner or residential builder that conducts land disturbing activity limited to an
individual lot or group of lots as part of approved LCP of development - Answer Secondary
permittee
must on Contractor Certification- D-0437 - Answer contractors
SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor Certifications, Local Approvals,
USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast) - Answer On-Site SWPPP
, a copy of signed and certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP coverage letter from DHEC must be retained
at site or electronically accessible - Answer OS_SWPPP
minor modifications made directly in the field,do not need approval by DHEC- additional BMP's,
removal of disturbed areas - Answer minor modification to ON-SWPPP
must be made by qualified individual and submitted to DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for
approval - Answer major modifications to OS-SWPPP
include a phased stormwater management plan which identifies all BMP's and grading work
conducted during a specific portion of the sites construction sequence. Each phase identified on
at least one separate plan sheet. - Answer Phased plan requirement > 5
at least two separate plan phases are required - initial land disturbance phase - stabilization
phase - Answer Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres
at least 3 separate plan phases are required - initial land disturbance phase - construction phase
- stabilization phase - Answer Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres
1. areas of site disturbed by construction activity and areas used for storage of materials
exposed to precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are inaccessible,
nearby downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking. - Answer All
compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the following
at least once a week or within 24 hours of end of storm event >0.5 inches - Answer
inspection frequency after construction begins
Once every month - Answer Inspection frequency for sites that have reached temporary
stablization
linear activites may limit access to disturbed areas, in such cases representative inspections may
be performed - Answer Linear site inspection
personnel must investigate BMP's along the site for 0.25 miles above and below each access
point where the site intersects with -roadway - undisturbed right of way - other similar feature-
