CESSWI PART I questions with correct answers

CESSWI is qualified to preform what inspections? - correct answer Construction, post construction, industrial, MS4 Clean Water Act year of creation and intent of law - correct answer 1972, enacted to restore and maintain the physical, bio, chem integrity of the waters of the US CWA Section 402 - correct answer Est. NPDES System, originally focused on industrial process waste water and POTW CWA Section 404 - correct answer regulated impacts to waters of the US, typically associated with a 401 certification CWA Section 401 - correct answer Regulates water quality impacts and state cert systems, required permit issued by a federal agency for any activity that may discharge a pollutant, Applies heavily in industrial sites CWA Section 303 - correct answer Establishes Water quality standards Stormwater discharge definition - correct answer stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff/drainage To be subject to NPDES rules, stormwater must: - correct answer be in a discernible conveyance Definitions of waters of the US - correct answer All waters used in interstate or foreign commerce, including those subject to tidal flows o All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands o All INTRAstate lakes, rivers, streams (intermittent also), mudflats, sand flats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lake, or natural ponds that the destruction of which would affect interstate/foreign commerce including