CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
1972 clean water act - Correct Answer ✅Administered by
the US environmental protection agency (EPA) Created the
NPDES
1987 - Correct Answer ✅Amendment to CWA CALLED
WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - Correct Answer ✅South Carolina
is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - Correct Answer
✅SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - Correct Answer ✅stormwater discharges
from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - Correct Answer ✅land
disturbing activities greater than or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water
body in SC costal zone
,CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
NPDES permits are issued to - Correct Answer ✅operator-
person or company for a particular discharge
primary permittee - Correct Answer ✅-has day to day
operational control to ensure compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - Correct Answer ✅submit
NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - Correct Answer ✅individual lot
owner or residential builder that conducts land disturbing
activity limited to an individual lot or group of lots as part of
approved LCP of development
contractors - Correct Answer ✅must on Contractor
Certification- D-0437
On-Site SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅SCDHEC CGP, NOI,
NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor Certifications,
Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast)
, CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
OS_SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅a copy of signed and
certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP coverage letter from DHEC
must be retained at site or electronically accessible
minor modification to ON-SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅minor
modifications made directly in the field,do not need approval
by DHEC- additional BMP's, removal of disturbed areas
major modifications to OS-SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅must
be made by qualified individual and submitted to DHEC or
appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - Correct Answer ✅include a
phased stormwater management plan which identifies all
BMP's and grading work conducted during a specific portion
of the sites construction sequence. Each phase identified on
at least one separate plan sheet.
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
1972 clean water act - Correct Answer ✅Administered by
the US environmental protection agency (EPA) Created the
NPDES
1987 - Correct Answer ✅Amendment to CWA CALLED
WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - Correct Answer ✅South Carolina
is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - Correct Answer
✅SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - Correct Answer ✅stormwater discharges
from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - Correct Answer ✅land
disturbing activities greater than or equal to 1 acre
-land disturbance less than 1 ac within 1/2 miles of water
body in SC costal zone
,CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
NPDES permits are issued to - Correct Answer ✅operator-
person or company for a particular discharge
primary permittee - Correct Answer ✅-has day to day
operational control to ensure compliance with SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - Correct Answer ✅submit
NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - Correct Answer ✅individual lot
owner or residential builder that conducts land disturbing
activity limited to an individual lot or group of lots as part of
approved LCP of development
contractors - Correct Answer ✅must on Contractor
Certification- D-0437
On-Site SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅SCDHEC CGP, NOI,
NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor Certifications,
Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast)
, CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
OS_SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅a copy of signed and
certified SWPPP, NOI, and CGP coverage letter from DHEC
must be retained at site or electronically accessible
minor modification to ON-SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅minor
modifications made directly in the field,do not need approval
by DHEC- additional BMP's, removal of disturbed areas
major modifications to OS-SWPPP - Correct Answer ✅must
be made by qualified individual and submitted to DHEC or
appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - Correct Answer ✅include a
phased stormwater management plan which identifies all
BMP's and grading work conducted during a specific portion
of the sites construction sequence. Each phase identified on
at least one separate plan sheet.
