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Stormwater Management Exam 1Questions and Answers
List iithe ii5 iicharacteristics iithat iimake iiwater iiunique ii- iiAnswers ii-stable, iihigh iispecific
iiheat, iigreat iibuffer, iiexpands iiat iifreezing, iiexcellent iisolvent
Why iiis iiit iicritical iithat iiwater iistores iia iilot iiof iienergy? ii- iiAnswers ii-allows iilarge iibodies
iiof iiwater iito iicool iior iiheat iiEarth iito iimaintain iia iitemperature
List iithe iielements iiof iithe iihydrologic iicycle iiincluding iidriving iiforces ii- iiAnswers ii-1/2-
Evapotranspiration
3-Condensation
4-Precipitation
5-Runoff
6-Inflitration
7-Subsurface iiflow
8-Base iiflow
9-Concentrated iisurface iiflow
10-interflow ii(seepage)
Driving iiforces:
1-Sun
2-Earth's iirotation
3-Gravity
4-Residual iiheat iifrom iiEarth
What iipath iidoes iimost iiof iithe iirainfall iionto iithe iiland iisurface iitake iiin iigetting iito iithe
iiocean? ii- iiAnswers ii-Runoff
Which iihydrologic iicycle iielement iiacts iias iia iivalve, iiessentially iicontrolling iihow iifast
iithe iiwater iimoves? ii- iiAnswers ii-infiltration
Give iian iiexample iiof iiwhy iiit iiis iiimportant iito iithink iiof iithe iihydrologic iicycle iiover iithe ii3-
D iilandscape, iiand iinot iijust iiat iia iipoint ii- iiAnswers ii-at iiany iigiven iitime iiyou iican iifind
iiwater iiin iiany iiof iithe iidifferent iilocations, iiit iiis iinever iiin iione iiplace iiand iiits iialways
iimoving. iiIt iihas iinot iistarting iipoint
How iido iihigher iistormwater iiflow iirates iigenerally iiaffect iistreams? ii- iiAnswers ii-In
iiurban iiareas: iiincrease iiin iisediment, iicauses iinarrower, iideeper, iistraighter iistreams
In iirural iiareas: iiWider, iishallower, iiwindier iistreams
, Describe iiwhy iistormwater iitends iito iimove iia iilot iiof iicontaminants. iiList iiat iileast ii3
iiproblems iicaused iiby iisediment iias iia iiwater iicontaminant. ii- iiAnswers ii-Most
iipollutants/contaminants iiare iion iithe iisurface.
1. iiclogging iiof iistreams
2. iiimpact iion iiaquatic iienvironment
3. iisediment iicarries iipollutants iiwith iiit
What iiare iithe ii2 iimain iiproblems iicaused iiby iinitrogen iias iia iiwater iicontaminant? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Causes iiaquatic iilife iigrowth, iiaquatic iiplants iiconsume iinutrients iiand iidie,
iiconsumed iiby iiother iiorganisms, iicauses iinitrite
1. iiEutrophicaton
2. iiConverts iito iinitrites iiwhich iidisplaces iioxygen iiin iiblood ii("blue iibaby iisyndrome")
What iiis iithe iimain iiwater iiquality iiproblem iicaused iiby iiphosphorus iias iia iiwater
iicontaminant? ii- iiAnswers ii-eutrophication iiincreases-lower iidissolved iiO2 iilevels
List iiat iileast ii3 iicommon iisources iiof iinitrogen iiand iiphosphorus iicontamination iiof
iiwater. ii- iiAnswers ii-septic iisystems, iianimal iifeed iilots, iiagricultural iifertilizers, iimanure,
iiindustrial iiwaste iiwaters, iisanitary iilandfills, iiand iigarbage iidumps
From iithe iitime iithat iinitrogen iiis iiapplied iito iia iifield iisurface, iihow iidoes iiit iimost
iicommonly iimove iithrough iithe iienvironment? ii- iiAnswers ii-Nitrogen iiin iipresence iiof iiO2
iiconverts iito iinitrate iiwhich iiis iivery iimobile iiin iiwater, iithen iiis iiconverted iito iiNitrite
From iithe iitime iithat iiphosphorus iiis iiapplied iito iia iifield iisurface, iihow iidoes iiit iimost
iicommonly iimove iithrough iithe iienvironment? ii- iiAnswers ii-seepage iiinto iiaquifer=>into
iistreams
BOD iiis iia iimeasure iiof iiwhat ii(not iiwhat iithe iiabbreviation iistands iifor, iibut iiwhat iiit
iimeans)? ii- iiAnswers ii-Biological iioxygen iidemand:
Indicator iiof iiwater iiquality iiproblem, iimore iiorganisms iineed iimore iiO2, iimeasure iiof
iiorganics iiin iia iiwater iisystem
Describe iia iicase iiin iiwhich iiyou iimight iibe iimost iiinterested iiin iiwhether iiyour
iicontaminant iilevel iiexceeds iisome iithreshold iivalue. ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiMaximum
iiConcentration iiLevel ii(MCL) iihas iibeen iiset iifor iidissolved iioxygen iiin iia iistream
Describe iiat iileast ii2 iiproblems iioften iiexperienced iiwhen iilooking iifor iia iicontaminant
iithreshold iilevel. ii- iiAnswers ii-it iiis iithe iimaximum iior iiminimum iilevel iiof iicontamination
iilegally iiallowed iiin iia iistream iimeaning iiits iialready iitoo iihigh iito iitoo iilow
Describe iia iicase iiin iiwhich iiyou iimight iibe iimost iiinterested iiin iithe iimass iitransport iiof
iiyour iicontaminant. ii- iiAnswers ii-(TMDL) iiTotal iiMaximum iiDaily iiLoad iiset iifor iia iimass
iibase iiapproach
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