QSP Exam UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Appendix 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Risk determination worksheet
Appendix 2.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Post-construction water balance performance
standard
Appendix 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Post-construction water balance performance
standard spPost-construction water balance performance standard spreadsheetreadsheet
Appendix 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Bioassesment Monitoring guidlines
Appendix 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Adopted/implemented Sediment TMDLs
Appendix 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Glossary
Appendix 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Acronyms
Appendix 7 - CORRECT ANSWER - State and Regional Water Resources Control Board
Contacts
Rainfall erosivity waiver - CORRECT ANSWER - The option of allowing a small
construction site (>1 and <5 acres) to self-certify if the rainfall erosivity value (R value) for their
site's given location and time frame compute to be less than or equal to 5.
ATS (Active Treatment Systems) - CORRECT ANSWER - There are instances on
construction sites where traditional erosion and sediment controls do not effectively control
accelerated erosion. Under such circumstances, or under circumstances where storm water
discharges leaving the site may cause or contribute to an exceedance of a water quality standard,
, the use of an Active Treatment System (ATS) may be necessary. Additionally, it may be
appropriate to use an ATS when site constraints inhibit the ability to construct a correctly sized
sediment basin, when clay and/or highly erosive soils are present, or when the site has very steep
or long slope lengths.
What are the NALs for Risk 2 and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - pH <6.5 and >8.5
Turbidity >250 NTU
Receiving Water Monitoring Triggers - CORRECT ANSWER - For Risk level 3
pH <6.0 and >9.0
Turbidity > 500 NTU
What is a Qualifying Event? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/2" or more of discharges over a
period of time in which there is no break in rain > 48 hrs
What Permit Registration Documents are needed before start of construction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Notice of Intent (NOI)
Risk Assessment
Post Construction BMP Information
Site Map
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
Annual Fee
Signed Certification Statement
What is Sedimentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Deposition of eroded material
The 3 S's of wind erosion - CORRECT ANSWER - Saltation
Soil Creep
Suspension
CORRECT Answers
Appendix 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Risk determination worksheet
Appendix 2.1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Post-construction water balance performance
standard
Appendix 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Post-construction water balance performance
standard spPost-construction water balance performance standard spreadsheetreadsheet
Appendix 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Bioassesment Monitoring guidlines
Appendix 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Adopted/implemented Sediment TMDLs
Appendix 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - Glossary
Appendix 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Acronyms
Appendix 7 - CORRECT ANSWER - State and Regional Water Resources Control Board
Contacts
Rainfall erosivity waiver - CORRECT ANSWER - The option of allowing a small
construction site (>1 and <5 acres) to self-certify if the rainfall erosivity value (R value) for their
site's given location and time frame compute to be less than or equal to 5.
ATS (Active Treatment Systems) - CORRECT ANSWER - There are instances on
construction sites where traditional erosion and sediment controls do not effectively control
accelerated erosion. Under such circumstances, or under circumstances where storm water
discharges leaving the site may cause or contribute to an exceedance of a water quality standard,
, the use of an Active Treatment System (ATS) may be necessary. Additionally, it may be
appropriate to use an ATS when site constraints inhibit the ability to construct a correctly sized
sediment basin, when clay and/or highly erosive soils are present, or when the site has very steep
or long slope lengths.
What are the NALs for Risk 2 and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - pH <6.5 and >8.5
Turbidity >250 NTU
Receiving Water Monitoring Triggers - CORRECT ANSWER - For Risk level 3
pH <6.0 and >9.0
Turbidity > 500 NTU
What is a Qualifying Event? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/2" or more of discharges over a
period of time in which there is no break in rain > 48 hrs
What Permit Registration Documents are needed before start of construction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Notice of Intent (NOI)
Risk Assessment
Post Construction BMP Information
Site Map
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
Annual Fee
Signed Certification Statement
What is Sedimentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Deposition of eroded material
The 3 S's of wind erosion - CORRECT ANSWER - Saltation
Soil Creep
Suspension
