CEPSCI PRACTICE TEST / 111 Questions with Certified Solutions.| 2025
LATEST UPDATED
1972 clean water act - (answers)Administered by the US environmental protection agency (EPA)
Created the NPDES
1987 - (answers)Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - (answers)South Carolina is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - (answers)SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - (answers)stormwater discharges from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - (answers)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
NPDES permits are issued to - (answers)operator-person or company for a particular discharge
primary permittee - (answers)-has day to day operational control to ensure compliance with
SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - (answers)submit NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - (answers)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 - (answers)must on Contractor Certification- D-0437
On-Site SWPPP - (answers)SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor
Certifications, Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast)
OS_SWPPP - (answers)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 - (answers)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 - (answers)must be made by qualified individual and
submitted to DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - (answers)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.
Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres - (answers)at least two separate plan phases are
required - initial land disturbance phase - stabilization phase
Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres - (answers)at least 3 separate plan phases are required -
initial land disturbance phase - construction phase - stabilization phase
All compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the following -
(answers)1. areas of site disturbed by construction activity and areas used for storage of materials
exposed to precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are inaccessible,
nearby downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking.
LATEST UPDATED
1972 clean water act - (answers)Administered by the US environmental protection agency (EPA)
Created the NPDES
1987 - (answers)Amendment to CWA CALLED WATER QUALITY ACT
NPDES in south carolina - (answers)South Carolina is NPDES delegated state.
NPDES regulations are administered by - (answers)SCDHEC
CGP authorizes - (answers)stormwater discharges from construction sites
Who must obtain NPDES coverage - (answers)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
NPDES permits are issued to - (answers)operator-person or company for a particular discharge
primary permittee - (answers)-has day to day operational control to ensure compliance with
SWPP
-typically the owner or developer
primary permittee responsibilites - (answers)submit NOI, Preparation of the C_SWPPP
Secondary permittee - (answers)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 - (answers)must on Contractor Certification- D-0437
On-Site SWPPP - (answers)SCDHEC CGP, NOI, NPDES coverage approval letter, Contractor
Certifications, Local Approvals, USACE approvals, Critical area permit(coast)
OS_SWPPP - (answers)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 - (answers)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 - (answers)must be made by qualified individual and
submitted to DHEC or appropriate delegated entity for approval
Phased plan requirement > 5 - (answers)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.
Phased plan requirement < 10 but > 5 acres - (answers)at least two separate plan phases are
required - initial land disturbance phase - stabilization phase
Phased plan requirement ≥ 10 acres - (answers)at least 3 separate plan phases are required -
initial land disturbance phase - construction phase - stabilization phase
All compliance inspection must include invesg. of, at a minimum of 5 of the following -
(answers)1. areas of site disturbed by construction activity and areas used for storage of materials
exposed to precipitation
2. stormwater conveyance systems for evidence of sediment
3. BMP's identified in OS-SWPPP
4. Discharge location to investigate if sediment leaving site, or if such locations are inaccessible,
nearby downstream location if possible.
5. Where vehicles enter or exit site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking.
