STORM WATER COMPLIANCE
CONSTRUCTION ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION PREMIUM
REVIEW CONTENT
●● Stormwater may be considered harmful to the environment because
of:(a)the pollutants that it carries along with it(b)its ability to negatively
affect air quality(c)its ability to quickly dissolve building materials and
erode foundations(d)all of the above
Answer: (a) the pollutants that it carries along with it
●● The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of any pollutant to
waters of the U.S. from a point source unless:(a)that discharge occurs in
a state not delegated to enforce provisions of the Clean Water Act(b)that
discharge is authorized by an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System) permit(c)a Clean Water Determination has been
done prior to discharge(d)all of the above
Answer: (b) that discharge is authorized by an NPDES (National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit
●● Drinking water sources:(a)are not affected by polluted stormwater
runoff because stormwater is treated(b)can be affected by polluted
stormwater runoff and harm human health(c)are affected by polluted
runoff only in rural areas(d)none of the above
, Answer: (b) can be affected by polluted stormwater runoff and harm
human health
●● Turbidity of surface waters:(a)may constitute a violation of water
quality standards(b)kills fish and other aquatic organisms(c)is good for
water quality because it adds minerals(d)both (a) and (b)
Answer: (d)both (a) and (b)
●● Stormwater is referred to as a non-point source of pollution
because:(a)it carries pollution from many different sources, and not one
specific location(b)it originates in wetlands(c)it is pumped from surface
water bodies(d)all of the above
Answer: (a) it carries pollution from many different sources, and not one
specific location
●● A stormwater discharge that has been channeled through ditches or
pipes is a:(a)point source discharge(b)non-point source discharge
Answer: (a) point source discharge
●● Phase I of the 1990 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Storm Water Program addressed the sources of stormwater
runoff that:(a)had any potential to impact water quality(b)had the least
potential to negatively impact water quality(c)had the greatest potential
to negatively impact water quality(d)none of the above
Answer: (c) had the greatest potential to negatively impact water quality
CONSTRUCTION ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION PREMIUM
REVIEW CONTENT
●● Stormwater may be considered harmful to the environment because
of:(a)the pollutants that it carries along with it(b)its ability to negatively
affect air quality(c)its ability to quickly dissolve building materials and
erode foundations(d)all of the above
Answer: (a) the pollutants that it carries along with it
●● The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of any pollutant to
waters of the U.S. from a point source unless:(a)that discharge occurs in
a state not delegated to enforce provisions of the Clean Water Act(b)that
discharge is authorized by an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System) permit(c)a Clean Water Determination has been
done prior to discharge(d)all of the above
Answer: (b) that discharge is authorized by an NPDES (National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit
●● Drinking water sources:(a)are not affected by polluted stormwater
runoff because stormwater is treated(b)can be affected by polluted
stormwater runoff and harm human health(c)are affected by polluted
runoff only in rural areas(d)none of the above
, Answer: (b) can be affected by polluted stormwater runoff and harm
human health
●● Turbidity of surface waters:(a)may constitute a violation of water
quality standards(b)kills fish and other aquatic organisms(c)is good for
water quality because it adds minerals(d)both (a) and (b)
Answer: (d)both (a) and (b)
●● Stormwater is referred to as a non-point source of pollution
because:(a)it carries pollution from many different sources, and not one
specific location(b)it originates in wetlands(c)it is pumped from surface
water bodies(d)all of the above
Answer: (a) it carries pollution from many different sources, and not one
specific location
●● A stormwater discharge that has been channeled through ditches or
pipes is a:(a)point source discharge(b)non-point source discharge
Answer: (a) point source discharge
●● Phase I of the 1990 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Storm Water Program addressed the sources of stormwater
runoff that:(a)had any potential to impact water quality(b)had the least
potential to negatively impact water quality(c)had the greatest potential
to negatively impact water quality(d)none of the above
Answer: (c) had the greatest potential to negatively impact water quality
