CESSWI – Questions And Accurate Solutions
Certified erosion sediment and stormwater inspector ✔️Ans - CESSWI
Offers no mitigation ✔️Ans - Ignorance
Controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge
pollutants into waters of the US ✔️Ans - NPDES National pollutant
discharge elimination system
MS4 ✔️Ans - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
ESCP ✔️Ans - Erosion and sediment control plan
Has regulatory authority over the cwa ✔️Ans - EPA
Return flow from irrigated agriculture or their run off ✔️Ans - Does not
apply to the storm water term
Only directly to. Or though a separate storm water system into us waters
only ✔️Ans - NPDES REQUIREMENTS
Commercial, retail, light industrial and institutional facilities.
Less than 5 acres
MS4 serving fewer than 100k people ✔️Ans - Phase II
Agriculture is exempt only for ✔️Ans - Crop production
O&G, forestry, and agriculture discharges are ✔️Ans - Exempt
Waiver "construction rainfall erosivity waiver" from phase II requirements
under 2 conditions ✔️Ans - Low rainfall potential
Based on TMDL
*only for small sites
Triennial review process ✔️Ans - States required to review and revise if
necessary
, Umbrella coverage ✔️Ans - 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 ✔️Ans - SWPPP
NOI ✔️Ans - 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 - ✔️Ans - At least 7 days before activity.
The SWPPP must be prepared before ✔️Ans - The NOI is filed
Under EPAs general permit disturbed areas that will not be redisturbed
within ________ days must be stabilized by the _____ day ✔️Ans - 14
EPAs GP also requires a sediment basin be installed where more than _____
acres in the upstream drainage area are disturbed at one time. ✔️Ans -
10 acres
A sediment basin must provide _________ cubic feet of storage for every
_______ acre of land that it drains ✔️Ans - 3600//1
EPA gives the State _______ days then they take action. ✔️Ans - 30
Arrival introduction ✔️Ans - -Credentials and ID (who you are)
-Purpose of visit (why are you there)
-What to expect at the end of the visit
-What they may receive and when follow up will occur
Pre construction meetings ✔️Ans - 1. Clarify objectives
2. Designate a contact person for communicating concerns
3. Determine if the sequence and plan will work, if not revise.
4. Make sure everyone reviews the plan/SWPPP
5. Remind everyone that BMPs are performance based and could require
changes, and establish procedure for those changes
Certified erosion sediment and stormwater inspector ✔️Ans - CESSWI
Offers no mitigation ✔️Ans - Ignorance
Controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge
pollutants into waters of the US ✔️Ans - NPDES National pollutant
discharge elimination system
MS4 ✔️Ans - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
ESCP ✔️Ans - Erosion and sediment control plan
Has regulatory authority over the cwa ✔️Ans - EPA
Return flow from irrigated agriculture or their run off ✔️Ans - Does not
apply to the storm water term
Only directly to. Or though a separate storm water system into us waters
only ✔️Ans - NPDES REQUIREMENTS
Commercial, retail, light industrial and institutional facilities.
Less than 5 acres
MS4 serving fewer than 100k people ✔️Ans - Phase II
Agriculture is exempt only for ✔️Ans - Crop production
O&G, forestry, and agriculture discharges are ✔️Ans - Exempt
Waiver "construction rainfall erosivity waiver" from phase II requirements
under 2 conditions ✔️Ans - Low rainfall potential
Based on TMDL
*only for small sites
Triennial review process ✔️Ans - States required to review and revise if
necessary
, Umbrella coverage ✔️Ans - 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 ✔️Ans - SWPPP
NOI ✔️Ans - 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 - ✔️Ans - At least 7 days before activity.
The SWPPP must be prepared before ✔️Ans - The NOI is filed
Under EPAs general permit disturbed areas that will not be redisturbed
within ________ days must be stabilized by the _____ day ✔️Ans - 14
EPAs GP also requires a sediment basin be installed where more than _____
acres in the upstream drainage area are disturbed at one time. ✔️Ans -
10 acres
A sediment basin must provide _________ cubic feet of storage for every
_______ acre of land that it drains ✔️Ans - 3600//1
EPA gives the State _______ days then they take action. ✔️Ans - 30
Arrival introduction ✔️Ans - -Credentials and ID (who you are)
-Purpose of visit (why are you there)
-What to expect at the end of the visit
-What they may receive and when follow up will occur
Pre construction meetings ✔️Ans - 1. Clarify objectives
2. Designate a contact person for communicating concerns
3. Determine if the sequence and plan will work, if not revise.
4. Make sure everyone reviews the plan/SWPPP
5. Remind everyone that BMPs are performance based and could require
changes, and establish procedure for those changes
