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CPESC Test Questions and Correct Answers
Latest Update 2024


Erosion - (correct answer) -process in which, by the actions of wind and/or water, soil particles detached and transported
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Sediment - (correct answer) -eroded material suspended in wind or water
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Sedimentation - (correct answer) -deposition of eroded material iu iu iu iu iu iu iu




Types of Erosion - (correct answer) -splash
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sheet
rill
gully
channel

Splash erosion - (correct answer) -raindrop impact energy is enough to dislodge surface sediments
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sheet erosion - (correct answer) -caused by rain splash detaching soil particles lifting them up and removing them by
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shallow "sheets" of water flowing down the sloped soil surface
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Rill Erosion - (correct answer) -as flow concentrates, small channels begin to form in the soil surface
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Gully Erosion - (correct answer) -Formed when runoff cuts rills deeper and wider or when flows from several rills come
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together and form a large channels
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Channel Erosion - (correct answer) -may become unstable due to increased flows or changes in upstream sediment load
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Natural erosion - (correct answer) -generally considered due to the influences of climate on the surface of the earth
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Accelerated erosion - (correct answer) -natural erosion plus human activities
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What problems can accelerated erosion cause? - (correct answer) -Unrestricted development
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removal of surface cover iu iu iu



increased imperviousness iu



poor stewardship
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Problems associated with construction related erosion - (correct answer) -problems for down slope property owners
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nuisance problems on streets iu iu iu



clog streams and storm drains
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increased turbidity downstream iu iu



cover sensitive habitat with sediment
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Identify instream damages of sediment - (correct answer) -destruction of spawning areas, food sources, habitat
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direct toxicity to wildlife
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lake degradation
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filling of navigation channels
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impacts to commercial fisheries iu iu iu



reduction of water storage capacities iu iu iu iu




Suspended material - (correct answer) -sediment can affect light penetration, channel stability, fisheries and habitat
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Name Off stream damages - (correct answer) -Increased flood hazards
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increased water treatment costs iu iu iu

,decreased capacity in conveyance facilities iu iu iu iu



higher infrastructure maintenance costs
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What has increased the amount of impervious surface in our watersheds? - (correct answer) -Urbanization and
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development
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priority pollutants include - (correct answer) -nutrients
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pathogens
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toxics
sediment
salts
detergents
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Clean Water Act (CWA) - (correct answer) -Federal Water Pollution Control Act enacted to restore and maintain the
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chemical, physical and biological integrity of the waters of the US
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administered by USEPA iu iu




Section 401 - (correct answer) -water quality certification
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requires applicant, including any construction or operation of a facility, to obtain certification to discharge ANY pollutant.
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administered by the State iu iu iu




Section 402 - (correct answer) -NPDES Regs
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NPDES - (correct answer) -National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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MS4 - (correct answer) -Municipal Separate Storm Sewers Systems
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NURP - (correct answer) -Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
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1987-1983
led to EPA regulating stormwater
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(1987 - 1992) - (correct answer) -already covered by NPDES permit
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facilities that engage in industrial activity iu iu iu iu iu iu



Large municipal storm systems (>250,000)
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Medium municipal storms systems (100 - 250 K) iu iu iu iu iu iu iu



facilities that EPA said were significant contributors
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Storm Water Implementation Rule - (correct answer) -enacted April 1992, identified minimum requirements for NPDES
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stormwater permits
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Section 404 - (correct answer) -regulates dredge / fill permitting into waters of the US administered by USACE
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CZARA - (correct answer) -Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) of 1990 requires coastal zone
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states to develop Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs
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section 6217 nonpoint source in coastal areas
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stormwater - (correct answer) -stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage
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NPDES stormwater regulation say - (correct answer) -stormwater must be in any discernable, confined, and discrete
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conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock,
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concentrated feeding operation....
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waters of the US - (correct answer) -waters used for interstate or foreign commerce
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all interstate waters including wetlands
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all other waters, the use ofr degeration of which would affect interstate or foreign commerce
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impoundments of waters iu iu



territorial sea iu



wetlands adjacent to waters above iu iu iu iu

, Phase II - (correct answer) -December 1999, require construction sites disturbing equal to or greater than 1 acre and less
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than 5 to control pollutants in stormwater runoff.
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SWMP - (correct answer) -Stormwater Management Plan
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6 minimum measures of SWMP - (correct answer) -Public Education and Outreach
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Public Participation / Involvement
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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
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Construction Site Runoff Control iu iu iu



Post Construction Runoff Control
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Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping iu iu iu iu




(PPICPP)

Purpose of Clean Water Act - (correct answer) -protect the beneficial uses of surface waters
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Water quality standards must do the following - (correct answer) -Include provisions for restoring and maintaining the
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chemical, physical and biological integrity of state waters
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Achieve a level of water quality that provides for the protection and propogration of fish, shellfish and wildlife and
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recreation in an on the water
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Consider the use and value of state waters for public water supplies, propagation of fish and wildlife, recreation,
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agriculture and navigation
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TMDL - (correct answer) -Total Maximum Daily Loads
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define the amount of a particular pollutant that a water body can assimilate on a daily basis without violating applicable
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water quality standards.
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what does TMDL do - (correct answer) -section 303 d of the clean water act established TMDL process to guide the
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application of state water quality standards.
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TMDL process (3 steps) - (correct answer) -Identify Quality Limited waters (compile 303d list)
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Establish Priority Waters/ Watersheds for TMDL development
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TMDL - (correct answer) -sum of the waste load allocations for point source, nonpoint source and natural sources plus a
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margin of safety. They must identify links between: water body use impairment or threat of concern, cause of impariment,
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load reductions or actions needed to remedy or prevent the impairment
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ELG - (correct answer) -Effluent Limitation Guidelines
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Effective, February 2010, requires operators to sample stormwater discharges and comply with a numeric standard for
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turbidity.
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Feb 2014, sites more than 10 acres must comply with numeric effuent limitations (280 NTUS)
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NEL waived for events exceeding 2 year 24hr storm
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State regulations - (correct answer) -EPA delegated authority or EPA administered
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Permittee - (correct answer) -EPA prefers general contractor
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6 phases of stormwater pollution prevention for construction activiites - (correct answer) -Site evaluation and design
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development
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Certification and notification iu iu



Construction / implementation iu iu

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