Questions and CORRECT Answers
What does this permit regulate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discharges of pollutants in
storm water associated with construction activity (storm water discharges) to waters of the united
states from construction site that disturb one or more acres of land surface, or that are part of a
common plan of development or sale that disturbs more than one acre of land surface.
The person in charge of the utility company, municipality, or other public or private company or
agency that owns or operates the __________ may also serve as the LRP. - CORRECT
ANSWER - LUP
Sediment basins, at a minimum, shall be designed according to the CASQA Construction BMP
Guidance Handbook. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
In the RUSLE equation, "P" stands for - CORRECT ANSWER - Management operations
and support practices.
Management operations and support practices. - CORRECT ANSWER - Management
operations and support practices.
When does risk level one has to sample? - CORRECT ANSWER - When required for non-
visible pollutants.
ATS instruments shall record which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Flow,
turbidity, and pH
Which factor(s) of RUSLE can be based on site-specific analysis rather than maps? - CORRECT
ANSWER - K and LS
Failure to obtain coverage under the permit for storm water discharges to waters of the US is a
violation of the - CORRECT ANSWER - Clean Water Act and California Water Code
, For traditional construction projects the LRP may be - CORRECT ANSWER - The person
who possesses real properly interest in the land upon which the construction activities will occur
for the regulated site
What does NTU measure? - CORRECT ANSWER - a measurement of optical properties
of a liquid that cause light rays to be scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted in straight
lines through a sample.
Inspection Records have to be kept until the project is complete or three years, whichever comes
first. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Which factor(s) of RUSLE must be changed to recalculate risk when the construction duration
has changed? - CORRECT ANSWER -R
BMP stands for - CORRECT ANSWER - Best Management Practice
Do type 1 LUPs typically have a high potential to impact storm quality? - CORRECT
ANSWER - No
What does RUSLE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Revised Universal Soil Loss
Equation
A discharger must notify the Regional Water Boards if there are planned changes in the
construction activity that - CORRECT ANSWER - May result in non-compliance
A qualifying storm event is - CORRECT ANSWER - A rain even that produces 1/2 inch or
more of precipitation with a period of 48 hours or more between rain events.
Continuous monitoring (no less than 15-min intervals) of ATS is required for: - CORRECT
ANSWER -