Erosion and Sediment Control Test 1 Answered
Correctly
2-year, 24-hour storm even - Correct Answer maximum 24-hour precipitation event with a probable
recurrence interval of once in two years as defined by the National Weather Service and Technical Paper
No. 40, "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the US" May 1961 or equivalent regional rainfall probability
information developed there from
24-hour Precipitation Event - Correct Answer amount of precipitation which occurs within any 24 hour
period
AEMA - Correct Answer Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama 1975
Alabama Handbook - Correct Answer current edition of the Alabama Handbook for Erosion Control,
Sediment Control, and Stormwater Management on Construction Sites and Urban Areas published by
the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ASWCC) at the time permit coverage is obtained
ADEM - Correct Answer Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Agricultural Practices - Correct Answer practices commensurate with the size of the farming operation
that are implemented in a manner that meet or exceed the Natural Resources Conservation Service
technical standards and guidelines, including but not limited to farm ponds that are constructed for the
primary purpose of irrigation and/or watering livestock, terraces, grassed waterways, vegetative filter
strips, cropland grade stabilized measures drainage tiles, underground outlets, land leveling,
dike/diversion structures and other grade stabilized structures
AWPCA - Correct Answer Alabama Water Pollution Control Act
Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Correct Answer implementation and continued maintenance of
appropriate structural and non-structural practices and management strategies to prevent and minimize
the introduction of pollutants to stormwater and to treat stormwater to remove pollutants prior to
discharge
, Borrow Area "Pit" - Correct Answer the activity of removing material (soil, gravel, sand) from one area
to use in another area. For the purposes of this
permit, this activity is solely in conjunction with the project requesting permit coverage and the material
is not to be sold for profit. The borrow
area and associated activity shall be located within a two-mile radius of the project requesting permit
coverage to be considered as part of the
project and will open and close with the project requesting permit coverage
Chronic and Catastrophic Precipitation - Correct Answer precipitation events which may result in failure
of the properly designed, located, implemented,
and maintained BMPs or other structure/practices required by this permit. Catastrophic precipitation
conditions means any single event of
significant total volume, or of increased intensity and shortened duration, that exceeds normally
expected or predicted precipitation over the time
period that the disturbance is planned or is ongoing, as determined by the Department. Catastrophic
conditions could also include tornadoes,
hurricanes, or other climatic conditions which could cause failure due to winds or mechanical damage.
Chronic precipitation is also that series of
wet-weather conditions over a limited time-period which does not provide any opportunity for
emergency maintenance, reinstallation, and
corrective actions and which equals or exceeds the volume of normally expected or predicted
precipitation for the time period that the disturbance
is planned or is ongoing
Common Plan of Development or Sale - Correct Answer any announcement or piece of documentation
(e.g., sign, public notice, or hearing, sales pitch,
advertisement, drawing, permit application, zoning request, computer design, etc.) or physical
demarcation (e.g., boundary signs, lot stakes,
surveyor markings, etc.) indicating construction activities may occur on a specific plot
Construction - Correct Answer any land disturbance or discharges of pollutants associated with, or the
result of building, excavation, land clearing, grubbing,
placement of fill, grading, blasting, reclamation, areas in which construction materials are stored in
association with a land disturbance or handled
