Storm Water Training Question With Complete Solutions

What is the best way to prevent the contamination of storm water at the source? correct answer: Pollution Prevention What are a common component of storm water runoff? and an addition of what can result in algal blooms? correct answer: Nutrients, Phosphorus and nitrogen What are the two classes of NPDES permits? correct answer: General Permit or an Individual Permit When are people with general permits authorized to discharge? correct answer: When they receive a certificate of coverage (COC) under the general permit When is an individual permit used? correct answer: If the conditions at an industrial facility cannot be properly managed by the requirements of the general permit What are the two types of Industrial storm water general permits? correct answer: 1) Storm water from Industrial Activity and 2) Storm water with required monitoring What do storm water with required monitoring general permit require? correct answer: a Short-term storm water characterization (STSWCS) of storm water discharge from certain areas Facilities meeting one of the following conditions must be covered under the "Storm water with required monitoring" general permit? correct answer: The facility has secondary containment structure mandated by state or federal regulations from which storm water is periodically discharged to waters of the state What is the first criteria to consider when determining if coverage is needed under the NPDES industrial storm water permit? correct answer: Determine the standard industrial