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The process in which, by the actions of wind or water, soil particles are detached and transported. - correct answer Erosion Eroded material suspended in wind or water. - correct answer Sediment The deposition of eroded material. - correct answer Sedimentation What bears the impact of quantity and quality degradation from erosion? - correct answer Receiving Waters Raindrop impact energy is enough to dislodge surface sediment. - correct answer Splash Erosion Rain splash detaching s...

CPESC Erosion Prediction (RUSLE and MUSLE)

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CPESC Erosion Prediction (RUSLE and MUSLE) Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers What is sediment yield - answerthe amount of eroded soil that is delivered to a point in the watershed that is remote from the origin of the detached soil particles Sediment yield does not include _______________? - answerthe sediment that is deposited after it is eroded but before it reaches the point of interest in the watershed. Do RUSLE and USLE estimate sediment yield? - answerNO What does RUSLE sta...

CPESC Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers What year was the EPA developed? - answer1970 What year was the Water Pollution Control Act revised to the Clean Water Act? - answer1972 What year was the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program (NURP) established? - answer1978 The EPA guidelines were revised due to the Rapanos Review in what year? - answer2008 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) - answerThe maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody will meet and ...

CPESC Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers The process in which, by the actions of wind or water, soil particles are detached and transported. - answerErosion Eroded material suspended in wind or water. - answerSediment The deposition of eroded material. - answerSedimentation What bears the impact of quantity and quality degradation from erosion? - answerReceiving Waters Raindrop impact energy is enough to dislodge surface sediment. - answerSplash Erosion Rain splash detaching soil...

CPESC Rules and Regulations Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers The Clean Water Act was formally called what? - answerFederal Water Pollution Control Act (1948) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1948) was amended in what years to become the Clean Water Act? - answer1972 and 1977 What agency has authority over the Clean Water Act? - answerEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) What does Section 401 of the Clean Water Act require? - answerWater Quality Certification (Any appli...