NR 425 Applied Environmental Impact Analysis
questions with accurate answers
(T/F) A Section 10 Incidental Take Permit has no mandated time limit
and typically takes several years Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) A simple project redesign may allow a NWP instead of an
otherwise required IP Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) A wetland significant nexus analysis includes consideration of
hydrologic and ecologic factors Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) CA waters of the state include all state wetlands Ans✓✓✓ true
(T/F) Individual permits do not require NEPA analysis Ans✓✓✓ False,
and this includes public review
(T/F) Mitigation measures may be duplicated under each impact or
amongst different issue areas Ans✓✓✓ False
(T/F) Nationwide general permits are issued on a project-by-project
basis Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) NEPA determination is not required for Section 10 Incidental Take
permit Ans✓✓✓ False
,(T/F) Reliance on prediction of impacts in similar environmental impact
analyses is not a good approach to impact prediction Ans✓✓✓ False
(T/F) the BO must be incorporated into the CEQA document Ans✓✓✓
False, these processes are independent
(T/F) the RWQCB regulates the entire project as it relates to water
quality, including direct and indirect impacts Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) The state must certify that a discharge will not violate state water
quality standards prior to issuance of a 404 permit Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) Under a Section 2081 Incidental Take Permit, adverse impacts to
species that have the "fully protected" designation are prohibited
Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) Under CEQA, adverse effects must be mitigated to the maximum
extent feasible, even if the effect is still concluded to be significant after
mitigation Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) Wetlands are considered adjacent where they are considered to
have a significant nexus with a traditional navigable water Ans✓✓✓
true
A BO does not provide a "no surprises assurances" guarantee, which
means what? Ans✓✓✓ the action agency is responsible for reinitiating
, consultation should their actions result in exceeding the level of
incidental take
A citywide permit that can be used for common, maintenance type
activities with minimal env impacts Ans✓✓✓ regional general permit
A clear connection between the proposed mitigation measure and
identified significant impact Ans✓✓✓ essential nexus
A Habitat Conservation Plan must include what? Ans✓✓✓ proposed
project actions, effects of actions on protected species and their habitats,
and measures proposed to minimize any adverse effects
An ESA Section 7 Consultation may be formal or informal depending on
what? Ans✓✓✓ whether the project affects a listed or protected species
any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the
boundaries of the state Ans✓✓✓ waters of the state
Application for a section 10 incidental take permit must include what?
Ans✓✓✓ a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)
authorizes broad categories of activities that are similar in nature and
could cause only minimal individual and cumulative environmental
impacts Ans✓✓✓ Nationwide General Permit
questions with accurate answers
(T/F) A Section 10 Incidental Take Permit has no mandated time limit
and typically takes several years Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) A simple project redesign may allow a NWP instead of an
otherwise required IP Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) A wetland significant nexus analysis includes consideration of
hydrologic and ecologic factors Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) CA waters of the state include all state wetlands Ans✓✓✓ true
(T/F) Individual permits do not require NEPA analysis Ans✓✓✓ False,
and this includes public review
(T/F) Mitigation measures may be duplicated under each impact or
amongst different issue areas Ans✓✓✓ False
(T/F) Nationwide general permits are issued on a project-by-project
basis Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) NEPA determination is not required for Section 10 Incidental Take
permit Ans✓✓✓ False
,(T/F) Reliance on prediction of impacts in similar environmental impact
analyses is not a good approach to impact prediction Ans✓✓✓ False
(T/F) the BO must be incorporated into the CEQA document Ans✓✓✓
False, these processes are independent
(T/F) the RWQCB regulates the entire project as it relates to water
quality, including direct and indirect impacts Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) The state must certify that a discharge will not violate state water
quality standards prior to issuance of a 404 permit Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) Under a Section 2081 Incidental Take Permit, adverse impacts to
species that have the "fully protected" designation are prohibited
Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) Under CEQA, adverse effects must be mitigated to the maximum
extent feasible, even if the effect is still concluded to be significant after
mitigation Ans✓✓✓ True
(T/F) Wetlands are considered adjacent where they are considered to
have a significant nexus with a traditional navigable water Ans✓✓✓
true
A BO does not provide a "no surprises assurances" guarantee, which
means what? Ans✓✓✓ the action agency is responsible for reinitiating
, consultation should their actions result in exceeding the level of
incidental take
A citywide permit that can be used for common, maintenance type
activities with minimal env impacts Ans✓✓✓ regional general permit
A clear connection between the proposed mitigation measure and
identified significant impact Ans✓✓✓ essential nexus
A Habitat Conservation Plan must include what? Ans✓✓✓ proposed
project actions, effects of actions on protected species and their habitats,
and measures proposed to minimize any adverse effects
An ESA Section 7 Consultation may be formal or informal depending on
what? Ans✓✓✓ whether the project affects a listed or protected species
any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the
boundaries of the state Ans✓✓✓ waters of the state
Application for a section 10 incidental take permit must include what?
Ans✓✓✓ a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)
authorizes broad categories of activities that are similar in nature and
could cause only minimal individual and cumulative environmental
impacts Ans✓✓✓ Nationwide General Permit
