CISEC COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ NPDES
Answer: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activities per the permit
◉ When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is
required?
Answer: 404 Permit
◉ CWA Penalty Types
Answer: Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = Greater Fines
◉ What documents are required onsite?
Answer: SWPPP
CGP
,Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
◉ Who is the "Operator"
Answer: Usually the OWNER of the site, not the contractor, unless
authorized by the owner to general contractor to have day-to-day
operational control
◉ Vertical Projects
Answer: Homebuilding, smaller residential construction projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
◉ LDP
Answer: Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for projects
◉ Big Box Projects
Answer: Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
, ◉ Linear Priojects
Answer: Roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
◉ What is erosion?
Answer: The process by which soil particles get displaced by the act
of wind or water
◉ What are three types of wind erosion
Answer: Surface Creep, Saltation, and Suspension
◉ What is surface creep?
Answer: Rolling and sliding movement of particles across a surface.
5-25% total soil loss by wind
◉ What is saltation?
Answer: Hopping and bouncing movement of particles. 50-80% total
soil loss by wind
◉ What is suspension?
GUIDE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ NPDES
Answer: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Section of CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activities per the permit
◉ When working in waterways or wetlands, which permit is
required?
Answer: 404 Permit
◉ CWA Penalty Types
Answer: Class I. Negligent
Class II. Knowingly = Greater Fines
◉ What documents are required onsite?
Answer: SWPPP
CGP
,Site Map
Drawings and Key
All inspection reports
Any amendments to SWPPP
◉ Who is the "Operator"
Answer: Usually the OWNER of the site, not the contractor, unless
authorized by the owner to general contractor to have day-to-day
operational control
◉ Vertical Projects
Answer: Homebuilding, smaller residential construction projects
Usually multiple subcontractors
Requires a lot of housekeeping
◉ LDP
Answer: Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for projects
◉ Big Box Projects
Answer: Commercial buildings
Mass grading and mass chaos
Limits site access and continually changing (high activity)
, ◉ Linear Priojects
Answer: Roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
Long narrow sites and mass chaos
Highly visible with fairly large footprint
◉ What is erosion?
Answer: The process by which soil particles get displaced by the act
of wind or water
◉ What are three types of wind erosion
Answer: Surface Creep, Saltation, and Suspension
◉ What is surface creep?
Answer: Rolling and sliding movement of particles across a surface.
5-25% total soil loss by wind
◉ What is saltation?
Answer: Hopping and bouncing movement of particles. 50-80% total
soil loss by wind
◉ What is suspension?
