Storm water pollution prevention UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Storm water pollution prevention UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Match the following laws and regulatory measures with their corresponding descriptions


Law that set quality standards for containments in surface waters and made it unlawful to
discharge into waterways - CORRECT ANSWER - The clean water act



Permit program that regulates pollution at its source - CORRECT ANSWER - NPDES


Written plan that outlines how to protect waterways from contaminated storm water runoff -
CORRECT ANSWER - SWPPP


Law identifies parties responsible for the cleanup as well as parties liable for funding the cleanup
and compensating damages incurred by the release - CORRECT ANSWER - CERCLA


Match each structural BMP with its corresponding definition


Dikes, berms, and retaining walls surrounding tanks of liquids - CORRECT ANSWER -
Secondary containment area


Inlets to drain systems that typically include a grate and sump to catch debris, sediment, and
other pollutants - CORRECT ANSWER - Catch basin


Used to channel storm water away from
Potentially contaminated areas or to carry contaminated runoff to a treatment facility -
CORRECT ANSWER - Flow diversion