CESSWI PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024

CESSWI PART 1

Components of a Plan - ANSWERS-• Table of Contents

• ESC Plan (part of a SWPPP)-addresses land

disturbance activities

• Certification

"I certify under penalty of law..."

• NOI for Construction or Industrial Permits

• Runoff Coefficient

• Receiving Waters and

their Water Quality

• Environmental

Assessment

• Endangered Species

• Historical Preservation

• Project Information

• Disturbed areas of the

project

• Scheduling of

Construction Activities

• Maintenance schedule

,of BMPs



Site Specific Information on a plan - ANSWERS-Soils

• Topography

• Utilities

• Limits of Project



Plan Certification - ANSWERS-• May need to be signed and dated by

authorized parties, site operator, owner,

engineer, and Plan

preparer

• Identifies the person or

persons responsible

for implementation



NPDES permits potential pollutants - ANSWERS-• Sediment

• Turbidity

• Hydrocarbons-Petroleum Products

• Biological

• Nutrients

• Metals

, MS4 TMDL requirements - ANSWERS-Solid Waste

• Temperature

• Hazardous Waste/Toxic

Waste

• Trash

• Construction Materials Handling

• Organics



monitoring/sampling and analysis - ANSWERS-• TMDLs

• Visible (sediment or

turbidity)

• Non-visible pollutants (pH)

• Sampling protocol

and chain of custody



Categories of BMPs - ANSWERS-• Site Planning and

Management

• Training/scheduling

• Erosion Control BMPs

• Sediment Control BMPs

• Runoff Control BMPs

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