CESSWI STUDY GUIDE – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CESSWI stands for Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector and
was developed by EnviroCert International, Inc. This certification is intended
to ensure registrants meet the federal requirements of US EPA's NPDES
definition of "Qualified Personnel" and meet state and local regulation
requirements.
Priority Pollutants ✔️Ans - Nutrients
Pathogens
Heavy Metals
Toxics
Sediment
Salts
Detergents
Hydro-Carbons
Oxygen Absorbing Substances
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1948) ✔️Ans - Later became the
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Clean Water Act (1972) ✔️Ans - Was enacted with the intent of restoring
and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters
of the US.
CWA Section 401 - Water Quality Certification ✔️Ans - Requires that any
applicant for a federal permit to conduct any activity, including the
construction or operation of a facility that may result in the discharge of any
pollutant, must obtain certification of those activities from the state in which
the discharge originates.
CWA Section 402 - NPDES Regulations ✔️Ans - Established the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program to control
discharges of pollutants from point sources.
National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) ✔️Ans - One purpose of the
program was to identify the characteristics of stormwater discharged through
municipal, separate storm systems (MS4's).
, National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) Results ✔️Ans - Data showed that
stormwater contained many of the same conventional and toxic pollutants
regulated from process outfalls and publicly owned treatment works
(POTW's), sometimes in very high quantities.
Phase I Facility Categories ✔️Ans - Facilities already covered by an NPDES
permit for stormwater
Facilities that engage in industrial activity ("heavy" manufacturing facilities,
large construction sites, transportation facilities, etc.)
Large (>250,000 population) municipal separate storm drain systems (MS4's)
Medium (100,000> population <250,000) municipal separate storm drain
systems (MS4's)
Facilities that the EPA administrator determines to have stormwater
discharges contributing to a violation of water quality, or that are "significant
contributors" of pollutants to waters of the US
Phase II Dischargers ✔️Ans - Those not originally required to obtain
permits
"Light" industrial facilities
Small construction sites (<5 acres)
Small Municipalities (<100,000 population)
CWA Section 404 - Dredge/Fill Permitting ✔️Ans - Established a permit
program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the
US and is administrated through the Army Corps of Engineers.
Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization (CZARA) 1990 Amendments ✔️Ans -
Requires the development of a Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
Management Plan for every designated state under coastal zone jurisdiction.
CESSWI stands for Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector and
was developed by EnviroCert International, Inc. This certification is intended
to ensure registrants meet the federal requirements of US EPA's NPDES
definition of "Qualified Personnel" and meet state and local regulation
requirements.
Priority Pollutants ✔️Ans - Nutrients
Pathogens
Heavy Metals
Toxics
Sediment
Salts
Detergents
Hydro-Carbons
Oxygen Absorbing Substances
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1948) ✔️Ans - Later became the
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Clean Water Act (1972) ✔️Ans - Was enacted with the intent of restoring
and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters
of the US.
CWA Section 401 - Water Quality Certification ✔️Ans - Requires that any
applicant for a federal permit to conduct any activity, including the
construction or operation of a facility that may result in the discharge of any
pollutant, must obtain certification of those activities from the state in which
the discharge originates.
CWA Section 402 - NPDES Regulations ✔️Ans - Established the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program to control
discharges of pollutants from point sources.
National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) ✔️Ans - One purpose of the
program was to identify the characteristics of stormwater discharged through
municipal, separate storm systems (MS4's).
, National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) Results ✔️Ans - Data showed that
stormwater contained many of the same conventional and toxic pollutants
regulated from process outfalls and publicly owned treatment works
(POTW's), sometimes in very high quantities.
Phase I Facility Categories ✔️Ans - Facilities already covered by an NPDES
permit for stormwater
Facilities that engage in industrial activity ("heavy" manufacturing facilities,
large construction sites, transportation facilities, etc.)
Large (>250,000 population) municipal separate storm drain systems (MS4's)
Medium (100,000> population <250,000) municipal separate storm drain
systems (MS4's)
Facilities that the EPA administrator determines to have stormwater
discharges contributing to a violation of water quality, or that are "significant
contributors" of pollutants to waters of the US
Phase II Dischargers ✔️Ans - Those not originally required to obtain
permits
"Light" industrial facilities
Small construction sites (<5 acres)
Small Municipalities (<100,000 population)
CWA Section 404 - Dredge/Fill Permitting ✔️Ans - Established a permit
program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the
US and is administrated through the Army Corps of Engineers.
Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization (CZARA) 1990 Amendments ✔️Ans -
Requires the development of a Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
Management Plan for every designated state under coastal zone jurisdiction.
