Cesswi Exam Questions and Answers
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Certified erosion sediment and stormwater inspector - ✔✔CESSWI
Offers no mitigation - ✔✔Ignorance
Controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into
waters of the US - ✔✔NPDES National pollutant discharge elimination system
MS4 - ✔✔Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
ESCP - ✔✔Erosion and sediment control plan
Has regulatory authority over the cwa - ✔✔EPA
Return flow from irrigated agriculture or their run off - ✔✔Does not apply to the storm
water term
Only directly to. Or though a separate storm water system into us waters only -
✔✔NPDES REQUIREMENTS
Commercial, retail, light industrial and institutional facilities.
Less than 5 acres
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, MS4 serving fewer than 100k people - ✔✔Phase II
Agriculture is exempt only for - ✔✔Crop production
O&G, forestry, and agriculture discharges are - ✔✔Exempt
Waiver "construction rainfall erosivity waiver" from phase II requirements under 2
conditions - ✔✔Low rainfall potential
Based on TMDL
*only for small sites
Triennial review process - ✔✔States required to review and revise if necessary
Umbrella coverage - ✔✔General Permit
Identifies potential sources of pollution that may effect storm water discharges.
Describes management practices that are to be implemented to reduce pollutants
discharges in stormwater - ✔✔SWPPP
NOI - ✔✔Brief description of project
Estimated timetable for major activities
Estimated disturbed acres of soil
Certification that the swppp provides compliance
NOI needs to be submitted - - ✔✔At least 7 days before activity.
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100% Pass
Certified erosion sediment and stormwater inspector - ✔✔CESSWI
Offers no mitigation - ✔✔Ignorance
Controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into
waters of the US - ✔✔NPDES National pollutant discharge elimination system
MS4 - ✔✔Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
ESCP - ✔✔Erosion and sediment control plan
Has regulatory authority over the cwa - ✔✔EPA
Return flow from irrigated agriculture or their run off - ✔✔Does not apply to the storm
water term
Only directly to. Or though a separate storm water system into us waters only -
✔✔NPDES REQUIREMENTS
Commercial, retail, light industrial and institutional facilities.
Less than 5 acres
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, MS4 serving fewer than 100k people - ✔✔Phase II
Agriculture is exempt only for - ✔✔Crop production
O&G, forestry, and agriculture discharges are - ✔✔Exempt
Waiver "construction rainfall erosivity waiver" from phase II requirements under 2
conditions - ✔✔Low rainfall potential
Based on TMDL
*only for small sites
Triennial review process - ✔✔States required to review and revise if necessary
Umbrella coverage - ✔✔General Permit
Identifies potential sources of pollution that may effect storm water discharges.
Describes management practices that are to be implemented to reduce pollutants
discharges in stormwater - ✔✔SWPPP
NOI - ✔✔Brief description of project
Estimated timetable for major activities
Estimated disturbed acres of soil
Certification that the swppp provides compliance
NOI needs to be submitted - - ✔✔At least 7 days before activity.
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