CISEC Exam Questions and Answers Already Graded
LDP
Ans: Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for projects such as agriculture or housing ect.
NPDES
Ans: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- section of the CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges associated w industrial
activities PER permit
CWA Penalty Types
Ans: Adminstrative
Class I. Neglegent
Class II. Knowlingly = greater fines
What documents are required on site?
Ans: - SWPPP
- CGP
- Site Map
- Drawings and Key
- All inspection reports
- Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "operator"? Also the LRP.
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,Ans: Usually the OWNER of the site, not the contractor, unless authorized by the owner to general
contractor to have day-to-day operational control!
When do you need permit coverage?
Ans: Required from start to end of project. "End" being the final vegetative/non-vegetative
(concrete) stabilization occuring.
For any project one acre or greater.
Large Land Development
Ans: -strips off all existing vegetation a.k.a site carving
-usually on hillsides and steep slopes
-installation of untilities that tear up large areas of land
Vertical Projects
Ans: - Homebuilding, smaller residence construction projects
-usually multiple subcontractors
-requires lots of housekeeping = mass choas
Bix Box Projects
Ans: -commercial buildings
-mass grading and mass choas
-highly visible w/ fairly large footprint
Linear Projects
Ans: -roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
-long narrow sites and mass choas
-limites site access and continually changing (high activity)
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, What is erosion?
Ans: The process by which soil particle get displaced by the act of wind of water.
What are the three types of Wind Erosion?
Ans: 1. Creep - causes sand dunes
<10%
-large particle that roll across a terrain
2. Saltation - bouncing particles that DISLODGE more particles, then fall back down
~50-80%
- stay relatively close to ground
3. Suspesion - suspended way up into the atmosphere
~ 5-25%
-light weight soil particles dusted in the air
Which method of wind erosion moves the most soil?
Ans: Saltation
What are the types of water erosion?
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LDP
Ans: Land Developing Projects - altering landscape for projects such as agriculture or housing ect.
NPDES
Ans: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- section of the CWA (Clean Water Act) to permit stormwater discharges associated w industrial
activities PER permit
CWA Penalty Types
Ans: Adminstrative
Class I. Neglegent
Class II. Knowlingly = greater fines
What documents are required on site?
Ans: - SWPPP
- CGP
- Site Map
- Drawings and Key
- All inspection reports
- Any amendments to SWPPP
Who is the "operator"? Also the LRP.
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
,Ans: Usually the OWNER of the site, not the contractor, unless authorized by the owner to general
contractor to have day-to-day operational control!
When do you need permit coverage?
Ans: Required from start to end of project. "End" being the final vegetative/non-vegetative
(concrete) stabilization occuring.
For any project one acre or greater.
Large Land Development
Ans: -strips off all existing vegetation a.k.a site carving
-usually on hillsides and steep slopes
-installation of untilities that tear up large areas of land
Vertical Projects
Ans: - Homebuilding, smaller residence construction projects
-usually multiple subcontractors
-requires lots of housekeeping = mass choas
Bix Box Projects
Ans: -commercial buildings
-mass grading and mass choas
-highly visible w/ fairly large footprint
Linear Projects
Ans: -roadways, utilities, and stream corridors
-long narrow sites and mass choas
-limites site access and continually changing (high activity)
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, What is erosion?
Ans: The process by which soil particle get displaced by the act of wind of water.
What are the three types of Wind Erosion?
Ans: 1. Creep - causes sand dunes
<10%
-large particle that roll across a terrain
2. Saltation - bouncing particles that DISLODGE more particles, then fall back down
~50-80%
- stay relatively close to ground
3. Suspesion - suspended way up into the atmosphere
~ 5-25%
-light weight soil particles dusted in the air
Which method of wind erosion moves the most soil?
Ans: Saltation
What are the types of water erosion?
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