QSP Course Test Questions with Verified Answers Graded A+
1. What does this permit regulate?: Discharges of pollutants in storm
water as- sociated with construction activity (storm water discharges) to waters
of the united states from construction site that disturb one or more acres of land
surface, or that are part of a common plan of development or sale that disturbs
more than one acre of land surface.
2. The
person in charge of the utility company, municipality, or other public or
private company or agency that owns or operates the may also
serve as the LRP.: LUP
3. Sediment basins, at a minimum, shall be designed according to the
CASQA Construction BMP Guidance Handbook.: True
4. In the RUSLE equation, "P" stands for: Management operations and
support practices.
5. Management operations and support practices.: Management
operations and support practices.
6. When does risk level one has to sample?: When required for non-
visible pollutants.
7. ATS instruments shall record which of the following?: Flow, turbidity, and p
8. Which factor(s) of RUSLE can be based on site-specific analysis
rather than maps?: K and LS
9. Failure to obtain coverage under the permit for storm water
discharges to waters of the US is a violation of the: Clean Water Act and
California Water Code
10. For traditional construction projects the LRP may be: The person
who possesses real properly interest in the land upon which the construction
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activities will occur for the regulated site
11. What does NTU measure?: a measurement of optical properties of a liquid
that cause light rays to be scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted in
straight lines through a sample.
12. Inspection Records have to be kept until the project is complete or
three years, whichever comes first.: False
13. Which factor(s) of RUSLE must be changed to recalculate risk
when the construction duration has changed?: R
14. BMP stands for: Best Management Practice
15. Do type 1 LUPs typically have a high potential to impact storm quality?: N
16. What does RUSLE stand for?: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
17. A discharger must notify the Regional Water Boards if there are
planned changes in the construction activity that: May result in non-
compliance
18. A qualifying storm event is: A rain even that produces 1/2 inch or
more of precipitation with a period of 48 hours or more between rain events.
19. Continuous monitoring (no less than 15-min intervals) of ATS is
required for::
20. Rain Event Action Plan must be developed by a QSD: False
21. The CGP allows for not monitoring under what conditions?:
Dangerous weather conditions, unsafe storm event, and outside of
scheduled operations.
22. What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation?: Erosion
is the dislodging and transport of soil and sedimentation is the deposition of
material.
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1. What does this permit regulate?: Discharges of pollutants in storm
water as- sociated with construction activity (storm water discharges) to waters
of the united states from construction site that disturb one or more acres of land
surface, or that are part of a common plan of development or sale that disturbs
more than one acre of land surface.
2. The
person in charge of the utility company, municipality, or other public or
private company or agency that owns or operates the may also
serve as the LRP.: LUP
3. Sediment basins, at a minimum, shall be designed according to the
CASQA Construction BMP Guidance Handbook.: True
4. In the RUSLE equation, "P" stands for: Management operations and
support practices.
5. Management operations and support practices.: Management
operations and support practices.
6. When does risk level one has to sample?: When required for non-
visible pollutants.
7. ATS instruments shall record which of the following?: Flow, turbidity, and p
8. Which factor(s) of RUSLE can be based on site-specific analysis
rather than maps?: K and LS
9. Failure to obtain coverage under the permit for storm water
discharges to waters of the US is a violation of the: Clean Water Act and
California Water Code
10. For traditional construction projects the LRP may be: The person
who possesses real properly interest in the land upon which the construction
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activities will occur for the regulated site
11. What does NTU measure?: a measurement of optical properties of a liquid
that cause light rays to be scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted in
straight lines through a sample.
12. Inspection Records have to be kept until the project is complete or
three years, whichever comes first.: False
13. Which factor(s) of RUSLE must be changed to recalculate risk
when the construction duration has changed?: R
14. BMP stands for: Best Management Practice
15. Do type 1 LUPs typically have a high potential to impact storm quality?: N
16. What does RUSLE stand for?: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
17. A discharger must notify the Regional Water Boards if there are
planned changes in the construction activity that: May result in non-
compliance
18. A qualifying storm event is: A rain even that produces 1/2 inch or
more of precipitation with a period of 48 hours or more between rain events.
19. Continuous monitoring (no less than 15-min intervals) of ATS is
required for::
20. Rain Event Action Plan must be developed by a QSD: False
21. The CGP allows for not monitoring under what conditions?:
Dangerous weather conditions, unsafe storm event, and outside of
scheduled operations.
22. What is the difference between erosion and sedimentation?: Erosion
is the dislodging and transport of soil and sedimentation is the deposition of
material.
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