Erosion and Sediment Control exam
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MinimumnStandardn1n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnStabilization
permanentnorntemporarynsoilnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedntondenudednareasnwithinnsevenndaysna
fternfinalngradenisnreachednonnanynportionnofnthensite;ntemporarynsoilnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedn
withinnsevenndaysntondenudednareasnthatnmaynnotnbenatnfinalngradenbutnwillnremainndormantnfornl
ongernthann14ndays;npermanentnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedntonareasnthatnarentonbenleftndormant
nfornmorenthannonenyear
SitenNOTnatnFinalnGraden-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-nstabilizeninn14ndays
-ntemporarilynseed
-nmulch
-npermanentlynstabilizenifndormantn>n1nyear
SitenatnFinalnGraden-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-nstabilizeninn7ndaysn(recommendednimmediately)
-npermanentlynorntemporarilynseednandnmulch
-nmulch/matting/straw
MinimumnStandardn2n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnStocknPiles,nWastenandnBorrownAreas
duringnconstruction,nsoilnstocknpilesnandnborrownareasnshallnbenstabilizednornprotectednwithnsedim
entntrappingnmeasures
mulchnpreventsnerosionnbynprotectingnthensurfacenfromnraindropnimpactnandnsiltnfenceninterceptsn
andndetainsnfromndisturbednareas
,MinimumnStandardn3n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnPermanentnVegetation
permanentnvegetationncovernshallnbenestablishednonndenudednareasnnotnotherwisenpermanentlyn
stabilizedn(permanentnvegetationnshallnnotnbenconsiderednestablishednuntilnangroundncovernisnachi
evednthatnisnuniform,nmaturenenoughntonsurvive,nandnwillninhibitnerosionn*therenisnnon%nassociate
dnwithnthis*)n
reducenerosionnandndecreasensedimentnyieldnfromndisturbednarea
thisnisnthenstandardnusedntonverifynthatnansitenisnreadynfornreleasenofnbondsnornsurety
MinimumnStandardn4n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnFirst-StepnMeasures
Sedimentnbasinsnandntraps,nperimeterndikes,nsedimentnbarriersnandnothernmeasuresnintendedntont
rapnsedimentnshallnbenconstructednasnanfirstnstepninnanynland-
disturbingnactivitynandnshallnbenmadenfunctionalnbeforenupslopenlandndisturbancentakesnplace
ancertainnamountnofninitialnlandndisturbancenmaynbenrequiredntonprovidenaccessnfornequipmentnton
installnthenperimeterncontrols,nbutnsitenclearingnandngradingnshouldnbenkeptntonanminimumnuntilnth
enperimeterncontrolsnareninnplace
interceptsnandndetainsnsmallnamountsnofnsedimentnfromndisturbednareasnduringnconstructionnope
rationntonpreventnsedimentnfromnleavingnthensitenandndecreasenvelocitynofnsheetnflowsnandnlow-
to-moderatenlevelnchannelnflow
PerimeternControlsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnassuresnthatnsedimentndoesnnotnleaventhenperimeternofnthenland-
disturbingnareanoncensitenclearing,ngrading,nandnconstructionncommences
, Examples:nsiltnfences,nsedimentntraps,nsedimentnbasins,nconstructionnentrance,ntemporaryndiversi
ons,ndiversions
MinimumnStandardn5n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnEarthennStructurenStabilization
stabilizationnmeasuresnshallnbenappliedntonearthennstructuresnsuchnasndams,ndikes,nandndiversionsn
immediatelynafterninstallation
reducenerosionnandnsedimentationnandnreducendamagenfromnsedimentnandnrunoffntondownstrea
mnornoff-sitenareas
MinimumnStandardn6n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnTrapsnandnBasins
sedimentntrapsnandnbasinsnshallnbendesignednandnconstructednbasednuponnthentotalndrainagenarea
n(notnjustndisturbednarea)ntonbenservednbynthentrapnornbasin
SedimentnTrapsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnminimumnstoragencapacitynshallnben134ncubicnyardsnpernacrenofndrainagenare
anandnshallnonlyncontrolndrainagenareasnlessnthann3nacres
*stonenoutletn=ntrap*
SedimentnBasinsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnsurfacenrunoffnfromndisturbednareasnthatnisncomprisednofnflownfromndrainag
enareasngreaternthannornequalnton3nacresnshallnbencontrollednbynanbasin;nminimumnstoragencapacity
nofnansedimentnbasinnshallnben134ncubicnyardsnpernacrenofndrainagenarea;nthenoutfallnsystemnshall,na
tnanminimum,nmaintainnthenstructuralnintegritynofnthenbasinnduringnan25-yearnstormnofn24-
hournduration;nrunoffncoefficientsnusedninnrunoffncalculationsnshallncorrespondntonanbarenearthnco
nditionnornthosenconditionsnexpectedntonexistnwhilenthensedimentnbasinnisnutilized.
questions with correct answers rated
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MinimumnStandardn1n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnStabilization
permanentnorntemporarynsoilnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedntondenudednareasnwithinnsevenndaysna
fternfinalngradenisnreachednonnanynportionnofnthensite;ntemporarynsoilnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedn
withinnsevenndaysntondenudednareasnthatnmaynnotnbenatnfinalngradenbutnwillnremainndormantnfornl
ongernthann14ndays;npermanentnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedntonareasnthatnarentonbenleftndormant
nfornmorenthannonenyear
SitenNOTnatnFinalnGraden-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-nstabilizeninn14ndays
-ntemporarilynseed
-nmulch
-npermanentlynstabilizenifndormantn>n1nyear
SitenatnFinalnGraden-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-nstabilizeninn7ndaysn(recommendednimmediately)
-npermanentlynorntemporarilynseednandnmulch
-nmulch/matting/straw
MinimumnStandardn2n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnStocknPiles,nWastenandnBorrownAreas
duringnconstruction,nsoilnstocknpilesnandnborrownareasnshallnbenstabilizednornprotectednwithnsedim
entntrappingnmeasures
mulchnpreventsnerosionnbynprotectingnthensurfacenfromnraindropnimpactnandnsiltnfenceninterceptsn
andndetainsnfromndisturbednareas
,MinimumnStandardn3n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnPermanentnVegetation
permanentnvegetationncovernshallnbenestablishednonndenudednareasnnotnotherwisenpermanentlyn
stabilizedn(permanentnvegetationnshallnnotnbenconsiderednestablishednuntilnangroundncovernisnachi
evednthatnisnuniform,nmaturenenoughntonsurvive,nandnwillninhibitnerosionn*therenisnnon%nassociate
dnwithnthis*)n
reducenerosionnandndecreasensedimentnyieldnfromndisturbednarea
thisnisnthenstandardnusedntonverifynthatnansitenisnreadynfornreleasenofnbondsnornsurety
MinimumnStandardn4n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnFirst-StepnMeasures
Sedimentnbasinsnandntraps,nperimeterndikes,nsedimentnbarriersnandnothernmeasuresnintendedntont
rapnsedimentnshallnbenconstructednasnanfirstnstepninnanynland-
disturbingnactivitynandnshallnbenmadenfunctionalnbeforenupslopenlandndisturbancentakesnplace
ancertainnamountnofninitialnlandndisturbancenmaynbenrequiredntonprovidenaccessnfornequipmentnton
installnthenperimeterncontrols,nbutnsitenclearingnandngradingnshouldnbenkeptntonanminimumnuntilnth
enperimeterncontrolsnareninnplace
interceptsnandndetainsnsmallnamountsnofnsedimentnfromndisturbednareasnduringnconstructionnope
rationntonpreventnsedimentnfromnleavingnthensitenandndecreasenvelocitynofnsheetnflowsnandnlow-
to-moderatenlevelnchannelnflow
PerimeternControlsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnassuresnthatnsedimentndoesnnotnleaventhenperimeternofnthenland-
disturbingnareanoncensitenclearing,ngrading,nandnconstructionncommences
, Examples:nsiltnfences,nsedimentntraps,nsedimentnbasins,nconstructionnentrance,ntemporaryndiversi
ons,ndiversions
MinimumnStandardn5n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnEarthennStructurenStabilization
stabilizationnmeasuresnshallnbenappliedntonearthennstructuresnsuchnasndams,ndikes,nandndiversionsn
immediatelynafterninstallation
reducenerosionnandnsedimentationnandnreducendamagenfromnsedimentnandnrunoffntondownstrea
mnornoff-sitenareas
MinimumnStandardn6n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnTrapsnandnBasins
sedimentntrapsnandnbasinsnshallnbendesignednandnconstructednbasednuponnthentotalndrainagenarea
n(notnjustndisturbednarea)ntonbenservednbynthentrapnornbasin
SedimentnTrapsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnminimumnstoragencapacitynshallnben134ncubicnyardsnpernacrenofndrainagenare
anandnshallnonlyncontrolndrainagenareasnlessnthann3nacres
*stonenoutletn=ntrap*
SedimentnBasinsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnsurfacenrunoffnfromndisturbednareasnthatnisncomprisednofnflownfromndrainag
enareasngreaternthannornequalnton3nacresnshallnbencontrollednbynanbasin;nminimumnstoragencapacity
nofnansedimentnbasinnshallnben134ncubicnyardsnpernacrenofndrainagenarea;nthenoutfallnsystemnshall,na
tnanminimum,nmaintainnthenstructuralnintegritynofnthenbasinnduringnan25-yearnstormnofn24-
hournduration;nrunoffncoefficientsnusedninnrunoffncalculationsnshallncorrespondntonanbarenearthnco
nditionnornthosenconditionsnexpectedntonexistnwhilenthensedimentnbasinnisnutilized.