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MinimumnStandardn1n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnStabilization



permanentnorntemporarynsoilnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedntondenudednareasnwithinnsevenndaysna
fternfinalngradenisnreachednonnanynportionnofnthensite;ntemporarynsoilnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedn
withinnsevenndaysntondenudednareasnthatnmaynnotnbenatnfinalngradenbutnwillnremainndormantnfornl
ongernthann14ndays;npermanentnstabilizationnshallnbenappliedntonareasnthatnarentonbenleftndormant
nfornmorenthannonenyear




SitenNOTnatnFinalnGraden-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-nstabilizeninn14ndays

-ntemporarilynseed

-nmulch

-npermanentlynstabilizenifndormantn>n1nyear



SitenatnFinalnGraden-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-nstabilizeninn7ndaysn(recommendednimmediately)

-npermanentlynorntemporarilynseednandnmulch

-nmulch/matting/straw



MinimumnStandardn2n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnStocknPiles,nWastenandnBorrownAreas



duringnconstruction,nsoilnstocknpilesnandnborrownareasnshallnbenstabilizednornprotectednwithnsedim
entntrappingnmeasures



mulchnpreventsnerosionnbynprotectingnthensurfacenfromnraindropnimpactnandnsiltnfenceninterceptsn
andndetainsnfromndisturbednareas

,MinimumnStandardn3n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnPermanentnVegetation



permanentnvegetationncovernshallnbenestablishednonndenudednareasnnotnotherwisenpermanentlyn
stabilizedn(permanentnvegetationnshallnnotnbenconsiderednestablishednuntilnangroundncovernisnachi
evednthatnisnuniform,nmaturenenoughntonsurvive,nandnwillninhibitnerosionn*therenisnnon%nassociate
dnwithnthis*)n



reducenerosionnandndecreasensedimentnyieldnfromndisturbednarea



thisnisnthenstandardnusedntonverifynthatnansitenisnreadynfornreleasenofnbondsnornsurety



MinimumnStandardn4n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnFirst-StepnMeasures



Sedimentnbasinsnandntraps,nperimeterndikes,nsedimentnbarriersnandnothernmeasuresnintendedntont
rapnsedimentnshallnbenconstructednasnanfirstnstepninnanynland-
disturbingnactivitynandnshallnbenmadenfunctionalnbeforenupslopenlandndisturbancentakesnplace



ancertainnamountnofninitialnlandndisturbancenmaynbenrequiredntonprovidenaccessnfornequipmentnton
installnthenperimeterncontrols,nbutnsitenclearingnandngradingnshouldnbenkeptntonanminimumnuntilnth
enperimeterncontrolsnareninnplace



interceptsnandndetainsnsmallnamountsnofnsedimentnfromndisturbednareasnduringnconstructionnope
rationntonpreventnsedimentnfromnleavingnthensitenandndecreasenvelocitynofnsheetnflowsnandnlow-
to-moderatenlevelnchannelnflow



PerimeternControlsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnassuresnthatnsedimentndoesnnotnleaventhenperimeternofnthenland-


disturbingnareanoncensitenclearing,ngrading,nandnconstructionncommences

, Examples:nsiltnfences,nsedimentntraps,nsedimentnbasins,nconstructionnentrance,ntemporaryndiversi
ons,ndiversions



MinimumnStandardn5n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnEarthennStructurenStabilization



stabilizationnmeasuresnshallnbenappliedntonearthennstructuresnsuchnasndams,ndikes,nandndiversionsn
immediatelynafterninstallation



reducenerosionnandnsedimentationnandnreducendamagenfromnsedimentnandnrunoffntondownstrea
mnornoff-sitenareas



MinimumnStandardn6n-nCORRECTnANSWERSnTrapsnandnBasins



sedimentntrapsnandnbasinsnshallnbendesignednandnconstructednbasednuponnthentotalndrainagenarea
n(notnjustndisturbednarea)ntonbenservednbynthentrapnornbasin




SedimentnTrapsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnminimumnstoragencapacitynshallnben134ncubicnyardsnpernacrenofndrainagenare


anandnshallnonlyncontrolndrainagenareasnlessnthann3nacres



*stonenoutletn=ntrap*



SedimentnBasinsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnsurfacenrunoffnfromndisturbednareasnthatnisncomprisednofnflownfromndrainag


enareasngreaternthannornequalnton3nacresnshallnbencontrollednbynanbasin;nminimumnstoragencapacity
nofnansedimentnbasinnshallnben134ncubicnyardsnpernacrenofndrainagenarea;nthenoutfallnsystemnshall,na


tnanminimum,nmaintainnthenstructuralnintegritynofnthenbasinnduringnan25-yearnstormnofn24-
hournduration;nrunoffncoefficientsnusedninnrunoffncalculationsnshallncorrespondntonanbarenearthnco
nditionnornthosenconditionsnexpectedntonexistnwhilenthensedimentnbasinnisnutilized.

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