EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
2-year, 24-hour storm even - ANSWER-maximum 24-hour precipitation event with a
probable recurrence interval of once in two years as defined by the National Weather
Service and Technical Paper No. 40, "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the US" May 1961 or
equivalent regional rainfall probability information developed there from
24-hour Precipitation Event - ANSWER-amount of precipitation which occurs within any
24 hour period
AEMA - ANSWER-Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama 1975
Alabama Handbook - ANSWER-current edition of the Alabama Handbook for Erosion
Control, Sediment Control, and Stormwater Management on Construction Sites and
Urban Areas published by the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee
(ASWCC) at the time permit coverage is obtained
ADEM - ANSWER-Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Agricultural Practices - ANSWER-practices commensurate with the size of the farming
operation that are implemented in a manner that meet or exceed the Natural Resources
Conservation Service technical standards and guidelines, including but not limited to
farm ponds that are constructed for the primary purpose of irrigation and/or watering
livestock, terraces, grassed waterways, vegetative filter strips, cropland grade stabilized
measures drainage tiles, underground outlets, land leveling, dike/diversion structures
and other grade stabilized structures
AWPCA - ANSWER-Alabama Water Pollution Control Act
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - ANSWER-implementation and continued
maintenance of appropriate structural and non-structural practices and management
strategies to prevent and minimize the introduction of pollutants to stormwater and to
treat stormwater to remove pollutants prior to discharge
Borrow Area "Pit" - ANSWER-the activity of removing material (soil, gravel, sand) from
one area to use in another area. For the purposes of this
permit, this activity is solely in conjunction with the project requesting permit coverage
and the material is not to be sold for profit. The borrow
area and associated activity shall be located within a two-mile radius of the project
requesting permit coverage to be considered as part of the
, project and will open and close with the project requesting permit coverage
Chronic and Catastrophic Precipitation - ANSWER-precipitation events which may
result in failure of the properly designed, located, implemented,
and maintained BMPs or other structure/practices required by this permit. Catastrophic
precipitation conditions means any single event of
significant total volume, or of increased intensity and shortened duration, that exceeds
normally expected or predicted precipitation over the time
period that the disturbance is planned or is ongoing, as determined by the Department.
Catastrophic conditions could also include tornadoes,
hurricanes, or other climatic conditions which could cause failure due to winds or
mechanical damage. Chronic precipitation is also that series of
wet-weather conditions over a limited time-period which does not provide any
opportunity for emergency maintenance, reinstallation, and
corrective actions and which equals or exceeds the volume of normally expected or
predicted precipitation for the time period that the disturbance
is planned or is ongoing
Common Plan of Development or Sale - ANSWER-any announcement or piece of
documentation (e.g., sign, public notice, or hearing, sales pitch,
advertisement, drawing, permit application, zoning request, computer design, etc.) or
physical demarcation (e.g., boundary signs, lot stakes,
surveyor markings, etc.) indicating construction activities may occur on a specific plot
Construction - ANSWER-any land disturbance or discharges of pollutants associated
with, or the result of building, excavation, land clearing, grubbing,
placement of fill, grading, blasting, reclamation, areas in which construction materials
are stored in association with a land disturbance or handled
above ground and other associated areas including, but not limited to, construction site
vehicle parking, equipment or supply storage areas, material
stockpiles, temporary office areas, and access roads. Construction also means
significant pre-construction land disturbance activities performed
in support or in advance of construction activity including, but not limited to, land
clearing, excavation, removal of existing buildings, dewatering,
and geological testing. For the purposes of this Permit, any activity related to mining
operations is excluded
Construction Activity - ANSWER-the disturbance of soils associated with clearing,
grading, excavating, filling of land, or other similar activities which
may result in soil erosion. For the purposes of this Permit, construction activity does not
include mining operations, agricultural and silvicultural
practices. However, construction activity does include the construction of agricultural
buildings
Construction Best Management Practices Plan (CBMPP) - ANSWER-any research,
planning considerations, systems, procedures, processes,
TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
2-year, 24-hour storm even - ANSWER-maximum 24-hour precipitation event with a
probable recurrence interval of once in two years as defined by the National Weather
Service and Technical Paper No. 40, "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the US" May 1961 or
equivalent regional rainfall probability information developed there from
24-hour Precipitation Event - ANSWER-amount of precipitation which occurs within any
24 hour period
AEMA - ANSWER-Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama 1975
Alabama Handbook - ANSWER-current edition of the Alabama Handbook for Erosion
Control, Sediment Control, and Stormwater Management on Construction Sites and
Urban Areas published by the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee
(ASWCC) at the time permit coverage is obtained
ADEM - ANSWER-Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Agricultural Practices - ANSWER-practices commensurate with the size of the farming
operation that are implemented in a manner that meet or exceed the Natural Resources
Conservation Service technical standards and guidelines, including but not limited to
farm ponds that are constructed for the primary purpose of irrigation and/or watering
livestock, terraces, grassed waterways, vegetative filter strips, cropland grade stabilized
measures drainage tiles, underground outlets, land leveling, dike/diversion structures
and other grade stabilized structures
AWPCA - ANSWER-Alabama Water Pollution Control Act
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - ANSWER-implementation and continued
maintenance of appropriate structural and non-structural practices and management
strategies to prevent and minimize the introduction of pollutants to stormwater and to
treat stormwater to remove pollutants prior to discharge
Borrow Area "Pit" - ANSWER-the activity of removing material (soil, gravel, sand) from
one area to use in another area. For the purposes of this
permit, this activity is solely in conjunction with the project requesting permit coverage
and the material is not to be sold for profit. The borrow
area and associated activity shall be located within a two-mile radius of the project
requesting permit coverage to be considered as part of the
, project and will open and close with the project requesting permit coverage
Chronic and Catastrophic Precipitation - ANSWER-precipitation events which may
result in failure of the properly designed, located, implemented,
and maintained BMPs or other structure/practices required by this permit. Catastrophic
precipitation conditions means any single event of
significant total volume, or of increased intensity and shortened duration, that exceeds
normally expected or predicted precipitation over the time
period that the disturbance is planned or is ongoing, as determined by the Department.
Catastrophic conditions could also include tornadoes,
hurricanes, or other climatic conditions which could cause failure due to winds or
mechanical damage. Chronic precipitation is also that series of
wet-weather conditions over a limited time-period which does not provide any
opportunity for emergency maintenance, reinstallation, and
corrective actions and which equals or exceeds the volume of normally expected or
predicted precipitation for the time period that the disturbance
is planned or is ongoing
Common Plan of Development or Sale - ANSWER-any announcement or piece of
documentation (e.g., sign, public notice, or hearing, sales pitch,
advertisement, drawing, permit application, zoning request, computer design, etc.) or
physical demarcation (e.g., boundary signs, lot stakes,
surveyor markings, etc.) indicating construction activities may occur on a specific plot
Construction - ANSWER-any land disturbance or discharges of pollutants associated
with, or the result of building, excavation, land clearing, grubbing,
placement of fill, grading, blasting, reclamation, areas in which construction materials
are stored in association with a land disturbance or handled
above ground and other associated areas including, but not limited to, construction site
vehicle parking, equipment or supply storage areas, material
stockpiles, temporary office areas, and access roads. Construction also means
significant pre-construction land disturbance activities performed
in support or in advance of construction activity including, but not limited to, land
clearing, excavation, removal of existing buildings, dewatering,
and geological testing. For the purposes of this Permit, any activity related to mining
operations is excluded
Construction Activity - ANSWER-the disturbance of soils associated with clearing,
grading, excavating, filling of land, or other similar activities which
may result in soil erosion. For the purposes of this Permit, construction activity does not
include mining operations, agricultural and silvicultural
practices. However, construction activity does include the construction of agricultural
buildings
Construction Best Management Practices Plan (CBMPP) - ANSWER-any research,
planning considerations, systems, procedures, processes,
