QSP EXAM QUESTIONS W ITH

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QSP EXAM QUESTIONS W ITH

CORRECT ANSWERS

Question :Activities under the CGP include:

• Routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade,

hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of the facility.

• Disturbances to land surfaces solely related to agricultural

operations.

• Clearing and grading 2 acres of land
• Discharges of storm water from areas on tribal lands.

Correct answer:C

Question :Risk Level 2 monitoring requirements include:

• Effluent sampling where applicable
• Sampling for pH and turbidity
• Sampling for pH, turbidity, and suspended sediments

Correct answer:B

Question :All NAL data must be uploaded within ___ after

NAL exceedance has been identified

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• 24 hours
• 1 week
• 10 days
• 2 weeks

Correct answer:C

Question :Who must file Permit Registration Documents

(PRDs) prior to the commencement of construction activity?

• Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD)
• Legally Responsible Person (LRP) or the LRP's Approved

Signatory

• Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP)
• The CEO

Correct answer:B

Question :Which regulation establishes a framework for

regulating municipal and industrial storm water discharges to

waters of the United States:

• Clean Water Act (CWA)

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• Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
• Endangered Species Act
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Correct answer:A

Question :Certain non-storm water discharges may be

necessary for the completion of construction projects.Therefore the General Permit authorizes such discharges

provided they meet the following conditions except:

• Meet the NALs for pH and turbidity
• Not cause or contribute to a violation of water quality

standards

• Comply with BMPs as described in the SWPPP
• Be infeasible to eliminate
• Causes or threatens to cause pollution, contamination, or

nuisance

Correct answer:E

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Question :When possible, use erosion controls as the ___

protection, with sediment controls as a ___system.

• primary, secondary
• secondary, primary

Correct answer:A

Question :A temporary or permanent structural BMP that

directs concentrated flows away from disturbed areas and prevents erosion is...

• erosion control
• run on/ run off control
• sediment control

Correct answer:B

Question :The amount of eroded soil that settles out at a point

in the watershed that is remote from the origin of the detached soil particles is...

• Rainfall Erosivity Factor
• Slope Length and Steepness Factors
• Soil Cover Factor