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ARE – SWPPP Exam Questions andAnswers
What iiis iian iiSWPPP? ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiIdentifies iipotential iisources iiof iistormwater
iipollution iiat iithe iiconstruction iisite
- iiDescribes iipractices iito iireduce iipollutants iiin iistorm iiwater iidischarges iifrom iithe
iiconstruction iisite ii
- iiIdentifies iiprocedures iithe iioperator iiwill iiimplement iito iicomply iiwith iithe iiterms iiand
iiconditions iiof iia iiconstruction iigeneral iipermit
Reduction iiof iipollutants iiis iioften iiachieved iiby: ii- iiAnswers ii-Controlling iithe iivolume iiof
iistormwater iirunoff
Impervious iisurfaces iisuch iias iibuildings, iihomes, iiroads, iisidewalks, iiand iiparking iilots,
iican iisignificantly: ii- iiAnswers ii-Alter iithe iinatural iihydrology iiof iithe iiland iiby iiincreasing
iithe iivolume, iivelocity, iiand iitemperature iiof iirunoff iiand iiby iidecreasing iiits iiinfiltration
iicapacity.
Increasing iithe iivolume iiand iivelocity iiof iistormwater iirunoff iican iicause: ii- iiAnswers ii--
iiSevere iistream iibank iierosion
- iiFlooding
- iiDegrade iithe iibiological iihabitat iiof iithese iistreams
Runoff iifrom iian iiunstabilized iiconstruction iisite iican iiresult iiin iithe iiloss iiof: ii- iiAnswers ii-
approx. ii35-45 iitons iiof iisediment iiper iiacre iieach iiyear
The iiprimary iistormwater iipollutant iiat iia iiconstruction iisite iiis: ii- iiAnswers ii-Sediment
Vegetative iicover iiprovides iia iinumber iiof iicritical iibenefits iiin iipreventing iierosion: ii-
iiAnswers ii-- iiAbsorbs iithe iienergy iiof iiraindrops
- iiSlows iivelocity iiof iirunoff
- iiIncreases iiinfiltration
- iiHelps iibind iithe iisoil
It iiis iiusually iieasier iiand iiless iiexpensive iito iiprevent iierosion iithan iiit iiis iito: ii- iiAnswers ii-
Control iisediment iifrom iileaving iia iiconstruction iisite
Erosion iivs. iiSedimentation ii- iiAnswers ii-*Erosion* ii- iithe iiprocess iiby iiwhich iithe iiland
iisurface iiis iiworn iiaway iiby iithe iiaction iiof iiwater iior iiwind. ii
*Sedimentation* ii- iithe iimovement iiand iisettling iiout iiof iisuspension iiof iisoil iiparticles
, Structural iiBMPs ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiSilt iiFences
- iiSedimentation iiPonds
- iiErosion iiControl iiBlankets
- iiTemporary/Permanent iiSeeding
Non-Structural iiBMPs ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiPicking iiup iitrash iiand iidebris
- iiSweeping iiup iinearby iisidewalks iiand iistreets
- iiMaintaining iiequipment ii
- iiTraining iisite iistaff iion iierosion iiand iisediment iicontrol iipractices
What iiare iithe iifederal iirequirements iifor iistormwater iirunoff iifrom iiconstruction iisites? ii-
iiAnswers ii-The iiClean iiWater iiAct iiand iiassociated iifederal iiregulations iirequire iinearly
iiall iiconstruction iisite iioperators iiengaged iiin iiclearing, iigrading, iiand iiexcavating
iiactivities ii*that iidisturb iione iiacre iior iimore, iiincluding iismaller iisites iiin iia iilarger
iicommon iiplan iiof iidevelopment iior iisale*, iito iiobtain iicoverage iiunder iia iiNational
iiPollutant iiDischarge iiElimination iiSystem iiPermit iifor iitheir iistormwater iidischarges.
The iiEPA iican iiissue iione iior iimore iiNPDES iiconstruction iigeneral iipermits iifor iia
iidesignated iitime iiperiod, iiusually ii____ iiyears ii- iiAnswers ii-5 iiyears
An iiEPA iipermit iicovers: ii- iiAnswers ii-All iistormwater iidischarges iiassociated iiwith
iiconstruction iiactivity iiin iia iigiven iistate iifor iia iidesignated iitime iiperiod.
Permit iicoverage iiis iinot iirequired iifor iiactivities iithat iiare iiconsidered iiroutine
iimaintenance, iisuch iias: ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiLandscaping
- iiRoad iimaintenance
- iiMaintaining iistormwater iiBMPs
Compliance iiwith iilocal iirequirements iidoes iinot iimean: ii- iiAnswers ii-Compliance iiwith
iifederal iiNPDES iirequirements
Who iiis iirequired iito iiget iiNPDES iiPermit iiCoverage? ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiConstruction iisite
iioperators
Operators iimay iiinclude: ii
- iiGCs, iiindependent iisubs, iigovernment iiofficials, iicompanies, iior iicorporations ii
- iiAny iiparty iithat iihas iicontrol iiover iithe iiconstruciton iiplans iians iispecs iiand/or
- iiHas iiday-to-day iioperational iicontrol iiof iithe iisite
Erosion iicontrol iivs. iiSediment iiControl ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiErosion iicontrol iimeasures
ii(mulch, iiblankets, iimats, iivegetative iicover) iiprotect iithe iisoil iisurface iiand iiprevent iisoil
iiparticles iifrom iibeing iidislodged iiand iicarried iiaway iiby iiwind iior iiwater. ii
- iiSediment iicontrol iimeasures iiremove iisoil iiparticles iiafter iithey iihave iibeen iidislodged
ii(typically iithought iisettling iior iifiltration). ii
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