Stormwater EPA UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What Generates Stormwater discharge? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discharge is generated
by runoff from land and impervious areas such as paved streets, parking lots, and building
rooftops during rainfall and snow events that often contain pollutants in quantities that could
adversely affect water quality.
Types of Stormwater Sampling - CORRECT ANSWER - Catch Basin Sampling, Ditch
Sampling, Sheet Flow Sampling
Where to sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Pipes (catch basin or outfall), Open Ditch or a
sheet flow. Stormwater discharge is representative of your wholes sites pollution. Sampling sites
must be noted on permit site map
Tools needed for sampling - CORRECT ANSWER - Bottle, Gloves, IceBox, pen, pH
paper, and an extension rod.
Things you are sampling for - CORRECT ANSWER - Turbidity(cloudiness), pH, Total Zn,
Total Copper, and Oil Sheen
What pollutants usually sampled for - CORRECT ANSWER - Stormwater permits require
the development of minimum control measures called what?: MS4's for stormwater permits and
BMPs for industrial stormwater permits
How does stormwater effect construction sites - CORRECT ANSWER - Stormwater flows
over construction sites, picking up pollutants that can then harm or kill fish/wildlife
NPDES Stormwater Program requires sites of what size sites to obtain authorization to discharge
stormwater? - CORRECT ANSWER - One Acre or larger
, What is the focus of the NPDES Stormwater Permits? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
EPA Construction General Permit (CGP) - CORRECT ANSWER - Outlines a set of
provisions that construction operators must follow to comply with the requirements of the
NPDES stormwater regulations.
In California who issues NPDES permits for discharges into federal ocean water? - CORRECT
ANSWER - EPA
In California what entity handles permits for discharges into non-federal waters? - CORRECT
ANSWER - CalEPA
What are the basic requirements of a CGP - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Read entire CGP,
2) Develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), 3) Complete and submit a Notice
of Intent (NOI), 4) Install and maintain erosion and sediment controls throughout the entire
construction project, 5) Implement pollution prevention controls, 6) Conduct inspections on the
site based on established timeframe, 7) Take Corrective action to address any issue with your
stormwater controls or discharges, 8) Keep SWPPP up to date, 9) Comply with any state,
requirements, 10) Keep a copy of permit on site, and 11) Submit a notice of termination once
your site is permanently stabilized or control of site has been transferred to another operator, 12)
Retain records for at least 3 years after NOT
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan aims to do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Serve as
a roadmap for how you will control you stormwater discharges and comply with the permit
Part 1.1.5 and appendix D of the 2017 CGP Requires? - CORRECT ANSWER - You to
determine the eligibility with regard to protection of threatened and endangered species and
designated critical habitat.
Part 1.1.6 and Appendix E of the 2017 CGP Requires? - CORRECT ANSWER - You to
complete the screening process with regard to protection of historic properties before you submit
an NOI for permit coverage.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What Generates Stormwater discharge? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discharge is generated
by runoff from land and impervious areas such as paved streets, parking lots, and building
rooftops during rainfall and snow events that often contain pollutants in quantities that could
adversely affect water quality.
Types of Stormwater Sampling - CORRECT ANSWER - Catch Basin Sampling, Ditch
Sampling, Sheet Flow Sampling
Where to sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Pipes (catch basin or outfall), Open Ditch or a
sheet flow. Stormwater discharge is representative of your wholes sites pollution. Sampling sites
must be noted on permit site map
Tools needed for sampling - CORRECT ANSWER - Bottle, Gloves, IceBox, pen, pH
paper, and an extension rod.
Things you are sampling for - CORRECT ANSWER - Turbidity(cloudiness), pH, Total Zn,
Total Copper, and Oil Sheen
What pollutants usually sampled for - CORRECT ANSWER - Stormwater permits require
the development of minimum control measures called what?: MS4's for stormwater permits and
BMPs for industrial stormwater permits
How does stormwater effect construction sites - CORRECT ANSWER - Stormwater flows
over construction sites, picking up pollutants that can then harm or kill fish/wildlife
NPDES Stormwater Program requires sites of what size sites to obtain authorization to discharge
stormwater? - CORRECT ANSWER - One Acre or larger
, What is the focus of the NPDES Stormwater Permits? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
EPA Construction General Permit (CGP) - CORRECT ANSWER - Outlines a set of
provisions that construction operators must follow to comply with the requirements of the
NPDES stormwater regulations.
In California who issues NPDES permits for discharges into federal ocean water? - CORRECT
ANSWER - EPA
In California what entity handles permits for discharges into non-federal waters? - CORRECT
ANSWER - CalEPA
What are the basic requirements of a CGP - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Read entire CGP,
2) Develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), 3) Complete and submit a Notice
of Intent (NOI), 4) Install and maintain erosion and sediment controls throughout the entire
construction project, 5) Implement pollution prevention controls, 6) Conduct inspections on the
site based on established timeframe, 7) Take Corrective action to address any issue with your
stormwater controls or discharges, 8) Keep SWPPP up to date, 9) Comply with any state,
requirements, 10) Keep a copy of permit on site, and 11) Submit a notice of termination once
your site is permanently stabilized or control of site has been transferred to another operator, 12)
Retain records for at least 3 years after NOT
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan aims to do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Serve as
a roadmap for how you will control you stormwater discharges and comply with the permit
Part 1.1.5 and appendix D of the 2017 CGP Requires? - CORRECT ANSWER - You to
determine the eligibility with regard to protection of threatened and endangered species and
designated critical habitat.
Part 1.1.6 and Appendix E of the 2017 CGP Requires? - CORRECT ANSWER - You to
complete the screening process with regard to protection of historic properties before you submit
an NOI for permit coverage.
