CISEC Exam 105 ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are sources of water
-CORRECT ANSWER- Precipitation (rain, snow, hail, sleet)
Rate of flow depends on what 6 variables?
-CORRECT ANSWER- Soil types and roughness
Storm intensity and duration
Contributing areas
Steepness of terrain
Length of slope
Vegetative cover
What is a hydrograph?
-CORRECT ANSWER- Picture of runoff
X-Axis: flow in cubic feet per second (cfs)
Y-Axis: time in minutes
Peak = maximum flow during runoff event
What is a sedigraph?
-CORRECT ANSWER- Represents sediment discharge
X-Axis: sediment yield rate
Y-Axis: time
When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is required? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 404 Permit
NPDES
-CORRECT ANSWER- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activities per the permit
CWA Penalty Types
-CORRECT ANSWER- Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = Greater Fines
, What documents are required onsite?
-CORRECT ANSWER- SWPPP
CGP
Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "Operator"
-CORRECT ANSWER- Usually the OWNER of the site, not the contractor,
unless authorized by the owner to general contractor to have day-to-day
operational control
Vertical Projects
-CORRECT ANSWER- Homebuilding, smaller residential construction
projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
LDP
-CORRECT ANSWER- Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for
projects
Big Box Projects
-CORRECT ANSWER- Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
Linear Priojects
-CORRECT ANSWER- Roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
What is erosion?
-CORRECT ANSWER- The process by which soil particles get displaced
by the act of wind or water
What are three types of wind erosion
-CORRECT ANSWER- Surface Creep, Saltation, and Suspension
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
What are sources of water
-CORRECT ANSWER- Precipitation (rain, snow, hail, sleet)
Rate of flow depends on what 6 variables?
-CORRECT ANSWER- Soil types and roughness
Storm intensity and duration
Contributing areas
Steepness of terrain
Length of slope
Vegetative cover
What is a hydrograph?
-CORRECT ANSWER- Picture of runoff
X-Axis: flow in cubic feet per second (cfs)
Y-Axis: time in minutes
Peak = maximum flow during runoff event
What is a sedigraph?
-CORRECT ANSWER- Represents sediment discharge
X-Axis: sediment yield rate
Y-Axis: time
When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is required? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 404 Permit
NPDES
-CORRECT ANSWER- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activities per the permit
CWA Penalty Types
-CORRECT ANSWER- Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = Greater Fines
, What documents are required onsite?
-CORRECT ANSWER- SWPPP
CGP
Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "Operator"
-CORRECT ANSWER- Usually the OWNER of the site, not the contractor,
unless authorized by the owner to general contractor to have day-to-day
operational control
Vertical Projects
-CORRECT ANSWER- Homebuilding, smaller residential construction
projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
LDP
-CORRECT ANSWER- Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for
projects
Big Box Projects
-CORRECT ANSWER- Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
Linear Priojects
-CORRECT ANSWER- Roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
What is erosion?
-CORRECT ANSWER- The process by which soil particles get displaced
by the act of wind or water
What are three types of wind erosion
-CORRECT ANSWER- Surface Creep, Saltation, and Suspension
