CESSWI 2 Exam – Questions With Solutions Temporary stabilization ✔️Ans - stone or plastic as a BMP to reduce erosion by stabilizing areas that will lay bare for an extended amount of time. EX.stockpiles, dikes, dams
- types of plans ✔️Ans - 1. SWPPP
- erosion and sed. plan (ESCP)
- drainage plan/grading plan
- spill prevention control and countermeasure plan (SPCC)
- MS4 stormwater management plan/program (SWMP)
- sometimes combined with ESCP
SWPPP ✔️Ans - -required by NPDES for industrial, multi sector, and construction general permits -addresses operations that come in contact with stormwater and specific BMPs for reduction or elimination of discharges -site specific -identifies features, site activities and pollutants of concern Erosion & sediment control plan (ESCP) ✔️Ans - -a component of a construction permit -can sometimes be a part of an industrial permit (ex mining) -shows all required E&S controls; including design, placement, and details Drainage/ grading plans ✔️Ans - -a component of the swppp -is used for inspection of MS4 stormwater systems
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan ✔️Ans - -part of construction permit OR -part of industrial multi sector permit -may be included in MS4 permits (housekeeping) -details all spill prevention measures on site -details spill clean up -details training requirements of staff -details good housekeeping BMPs 1 / 2
MS4 SMP ✔️Ans - -outline 6 minimum control measures for phase II municipalities -outlines all requirements of implementing a stormwater program for phase I municipalities or sites (ex. hospitals, universities, or POTWs) -details post construction inspection requirements, maintenance, pollution prevention, good housekeeping, IDDE inspections components of a plan ✔️Ans - -table of contents -ESC plan -certification -NOI -site specific info (soils, topography, utilities, limits of project, runoff coefficient, receiving waters and quality, environmental assessment) -project infor -disturbed areas of the project -scheduling of construction activities -maintenance schedule of BMPs A plan certification ✔️Ans - identifies the person or persons responsible for implementation pollutants of concern ✔️Ans - sediment, turbidity, hydrocarbons, biological, nutrients, metals, pH MS4 may list TMDL requirements for the following pollutants ✔️Ans - solid waste, temperature, Haz waste, trash, construction material handling, organics example of a visible pollutants ✔️Ans - sediment or turbidity example of non-visible pollutant ✔️Ans - pH Categories of BMPs ✔️Ans - -site planning and management (training/ scheduling) -erosion control -sediment control -runoff control -good housekeeping -post construction
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