CESSWI PART I Verified Exam Questions and
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CESSWI is qualified to preform what Construction, post construction, industrial, MS4
inspections?
Clean Water Act year of creation and 1972, enacted to restore and maintain the physical,
intent of law bio, chem integrity of the waters of the US
CWA Section 402 Est. NPDES System, originally focused on industrial
process waste water and POTW
,CWA Section 404 regulated impacts to waters of the US, typically
associated with a 401 certification
CWA Section 401 Regulates water quality impacts and state cert
systems, required permit issued by a federal agency
for any activity that may discharge a pollutant, Applies
heavily in industrial sites
CWA Section 303 Establishes Water quality standards
Stormwater discharge definition stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface
runoff/drainage
To be subject to NPDES rules, be in a discernible conveyance
stormwater must:
, Definitions of waters of the US All waters used in interstate or foreign commerce,
including those subject to tidal flows
o All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands
o All INTRAstate lakes, rivers, streams (intermittent
also), mudflats, sand flats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie
potholes, wet meadows, playa lake, or natural ponds
that the destruction of which would affect
interstate/foreign commerce including those which:
Could be used for recreational or other purposes
From which shellfish or fish could be retrieved and
sold
Could be used for industrial purposes
o All impoundments of water defined by waters of the
US by the above
o Tributaries of the waters defined above
o The territorial sea
o Wetlands adjacent to any of the waters defined
above
Beneficial Uses definition Uses necessary for the survival of and well-being of
people, plants, and wildlife
Water quality standards definition state or tribal requirements that define the water
quality goals of a lake stream or other wateerbody by
designation the benefical uses and setting criteria to
protect those uses
Section 303d est a process for states, territories, and tribes to i.d.
impaired waters, also referred to as water quality
limited
Answers Latest Updates 2026/2027
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Terms in this set (84)
CESSWI is qualified to preform what Construction, post construction, industrial, MS4
inspections?
Clean Water Act year of creation and 1972, enacted to restore and maintain the physical,
intent of law bio, chem integrity of the waters of the US
CWA Section 402 Est. NPDES System, originally focused on industrial
process waste water and POTW
,CWA Section 404 regulated impacts to waters of the US, typically
associated with a 401 certification
CWA Section 401 Regulates water quality impacts and state cert
systems, required permit issued by a federal agency
for any activity that may discharge a pollutant, Applies
heavily in industrial sites
CWA Section 303 Establishes Water quality standards
Stormwater discharge definition stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface
runoff/drainage
To be subject to NPDES rules, be in a discernible conveyance
stormwater must:
, Definitions of waters of the US All waters used in interstate or foreign commerce,
including those subject to tidal flows
o All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands
o All INTRAstate lakes, rivers, streams (intermittent
also), mudflats, sand flats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie
potholes, wet meadows, playa lake, or natural ponds
that the destruction of which would affect
interstate/foreign commerce including those which:
Could be used for recreational or other purposes
From which shellfish or fish could be retrieved and
sold
Could be used for industrial purposes
o All impoundments of water defined by waters of the
US by the above
o Tributaries of the waters defined above
o The territorial sea
o Wetlands adjacent to any of the waters defined
above
Beneficial Uses definition Uses necessary for the survival of and well-being of
people, plants, and wildlife
Water quality standards definition state or tribal requirements that define the water
quality goals of a lake stream or other wateerbody by
designation the benefical uses and setting criteria to
protect those uses
Section 303d est a process for states, territories, and tribes to i.d.
impaired waters, also referred to as water quality
limited
