CPSWQ QUESTIONS AND ANMSWERS
Cornerstone cFundamental cPrinciples c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Integrity
Objectivity
Confidentiality
Competence
Professionalism
When cwas cPhase cII cestablished cand cwhen cdid cpermits cbegin? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Established cin c1999 cand cpermits cbegan cin c2003.
6 cMinimum ccontrol cmeasures cand cwhat care cthey cfor? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔SWMPs
c(Stormwater cmanagement cprograms)
-Public cOutreach
-Public cinvolvement cand cparticipation
-Illicit cDischarge cDetection cand celimination
-Construction cstormwater crunoff ccontrol
-Post cConstruction cstormwater cmanagement cin cnew cdevelopment cand
credevelopment
-Pollution cprevention cand cgood chousekeeping
What cis cthe cFederal cWater cPollution cControl cact cand cwhen cwas cit cfirst
cestablished? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Framework cfor cCWA cestablished cin c1948. cIt
cwas camended cin c1972 cto cbecome cthe cCWA.
Purpose cof cNPDES c- ccorrect canswers✔✔to ccontrol cdischarges cof cpollutants cfrom
cpoint csources
What cis cPOTW? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔POTW c(Publicly cowned ctreatment cworks)
What cis cNURP cand cwhat cdid cit cdiscover? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔National cUrban
cRunoff cProgram c(1978-1983) ccharacterized cstormwater cfrom cresidential,
ccommercial, cand clight cindustrial careas. cIt cdiscovered ccommon cpollutants cof
cconcern cin ctheses careas.
Section c402 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔5 ccategories cthat cproduce csignificant cstormwater
cpollution c
1. cFacilities calready ccovered cunder can cNPDES cpermit
2. cFacilities cwith cindustrial cactivity
3. cLarge cMS4 cSystems c(>250k cpop)
4. cMedium cMS4 csystems c(100k<pop<250k)
5. cFacilities cEPA calready cdetermines cas ccontributors cto cpoor cwater cquality
Section c404 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Outlines cDredge/Fill cpermitting
, CZARA c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Coastal cSone cAct cReauthorization cAmendments c-
cEvery cstate cwith ccoastal czone cjurisdiction cmust cdevelop ca cnon-point cpollution
ccontrol cplan cto caddress cpollution cnot cfrom cpoint csources.
Stormwater cDischarges cdefinition c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Any cdiscernible cconfined,
cand cdiscrete cconveyance, cincluding cbut cnot climited cto, cany cpipe, cditch, cchannel,
ctunnel, cconduit, cwell, cdiscrete cfissure, ccontainer, crolling cstock, cconcentrated canimal
cfeeding coperation, clandfill cleachate ccollection csystem, cvessel cor cother cfloating ccraft
cfrom cwhich cpollutants care cor cmay cbe cdischarged.
Waters cof cthe cUS c(6 citems) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Waters cthat care, chave cbeen, cor
ccould cbe cused cfor ccommerce cand cwaters csubject cto cebb cand cflow
-Interstate cwaters cand cwetlands
-Intrastate cbodies cof cwater
-Tributaries cto cthe cwaters cof cthe cUS
-Territorial cSea
Wetlands cadjacent cto cany cWaters cof cthe cUS
What care cnot cconsidered cwaters cof cthe cUS? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Waste ctreatment
csystems csuch cas ctreatment cponds cor clagoons cdesigned cto cmeet crequirements cof
cthe cCWA.
What cconstruction cactivities care csubject cto cNPDES cpermitting? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Disturbing c>5 cacres c(Phase cI) cor cbetween c1 cand c5 cacres c(Phase cII).
cOr cif cconstruction cuses cheavy cequipment cand cdisturbs cland cand cis cconsidered cto
chave cserious cimpacts con csurrounding cwater cquality.
Who cis cresponsible cfor capplying cfor cthe cpermit? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Operator cof
cthe cconstruction csite. c(Note: cowner cmay capply cif coperator cnot cidentified, cbut conce
cidentified cmust cbecome ccopermittees cor csole cpermittees)
Phase cII c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-covers ccommercial, cretail, clight cindustrial cand
cinstitutional cfacilities
-construction cunder c5 cacres
-municipal cMS4 csystems cwith cfewer cthan c100k cpopulation.
What cis cexempt cfrom cPhase cII? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Oil cand cGas cOperators
-Silviculture
-Agriculture c(for ccrop cproduction conly)
Requirements cof cPhase cII? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1. cSubmittal cof cNOI
2. cDevelopment cof cSWPPP cwith cappropriate cBMPs.
3. cSubmittal cof cNOT cwhen csite cis cpresent.
Cornerstone cFundamental cPrinciples c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Integrity
Objectivity
Confidentiality
Competence
Professionalism
When cwas cPhase cII cestablished cand cwhen cdid cpermits cbegin? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Established cin c1999 cand cpermits cbegan cin c2003.
6 cMinimum ccontrol cmeasures cand cwhat care cthey cfor? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔SWMPs
c(Stormwater cmanagement cprograms)
-Public cOutreach
-Public cinvolvement cand cparticipation
-Illicit cDischarge cDetection cand celimination
-Construction cstormwater crunoff ccontrol
-Post cConstruction cstormwater cmanagement cin cnew cdevelopment cand
credevelopment
-Pollution cprevention cand cgood chousekeeping
What cis cthe cFederal cWater cPollution cControl cact cand cwhen cwas cit cfirst
cestablished? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Framework cfor cCWA cestablished cin c1948. cIt
cwas camended cin c1972 cto cbecome cthe cCWA.
Purpose cof cNPDES c- ccorrect canswers✔✔to ccontrol cdischarges cof cpollutants cfrom
cpoint csources
What cis cPOTW? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔POTW c(Publicly cowned ctreatment cworks)
What cis cNURP cand cwhat cdid cit cdiscover? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔National cUrban
cRunoff cProgram c(1978-1983) ccharacterized cstormwater cfrom cresidential,
ccommercial, cand clight cindustrial careas. cIt cdiscovered ccommon cpollutants cof
cconcern cin ctheses careas.
Section c402 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔5 ccategories cthat cproduce csignificant cstormwater
cpollution c
1. cFacilities calready ccovered cunder can cNPDES cpermit
2. cFacilities cwith cindustrial cactivity
3. cLarge cMS4 cSystems c(>250k cpop)
4. cMedium cMS4 csystems c(100k<pop<250k)
5. cFacilities cEPA calready cdetermines cas ccontributors cto cpoor cwater cquality
Section c404 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Outlines cDredge/Fill cpermitting
, CZARA c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Coastal cSone cAct cReauthorization cAmendments c-
cEvery cstate cwith ccoastal czone cjurisdiction cmust cdevelop ca cnon-point cpollution
ccontrol cplan cto caddress cpollution cnot cfrom cpoint csources.
Stormwater cDischarges cdefinition c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Any cdiscernible cconfined,
cand cdiscrete cconveyance, cincluding cbut cnot climited cto, cany cpipe, cditch, cchannel,
ctunnel, cconduit, cwell, cdiscrete cfissure, ccontainer, crolling cstock, cconcentrated canimal
cfeeding coperation, clandfill cleachate ccollection csystem, cvessel cor cother cfloating ccraft
cfrom cwhich cpollutants care cor cmay cbe cdischarged.
Waters cof cthe cUS c(6 citems) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Waters cthat care, chave cbeen, cor
ccould cbe cused cfor ccommerce cand cwaters csubject cto cebb cand cflow
-Interstate cwaters cand cwetlands
-Intrastate cbodies cof cwater
-Tributaries cto cthe cwaters cof cthe cUS
-Territorial cSea
Wetlands cadjacent cto cany cWaters cof cthe cUS
What care cnot cconsidered cwaters cof cthe cUS? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Waste ctreatment
csystems csuch cas ctreatment cponds cor clagoons cdesigned cto cmeet crequirements cof
cthe cCWA.
What cconstruction cactivities care csubject cto cNPDES cpermitting? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Disturbing c>5 cacres c(Phase cI) cor cbetween c1 cand c5 cacres c(Phase cII).
cOr cif cconstruction cuses cheavy cequipment cand cdisturbs cland cand cis cconsidered cto
chave cserious cimpacts con csurrounding cwater cquality.
Who cis cresponsible cfor capplying cfor cthe cpermit? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Operator cof
cthe cconstruction csite. c(Note: cowner cmay capply cif coperator cnot cidentified, cbut conce
cidentified cmust cbecome ccopermittees cor csole cpermittees)
Phase cII c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-covers ccommercial, cretail, clight cindustrial cand
cinstitutional cfacilities
-construction cunder c5 cacres
-municipal cMS4 csystems cwith cfewer cthan c100k cpopulation.
What cis cexempt cfrom cPhase cII? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-Oil cand cGas cOperators
-Silviculture
-Agriculture c(for ccrop cproduction conly)
Requirements cof cPhase cII? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1. cSubmittal cof cNOI
2. cDevelopment cof cSWPPP cwith cappropriate cBMPs.
3. cSubmittal cof cNOT cwhen csite cis cpresent.
