CESSWI Study Modules questions with correct answers., Exams of Study of Commodities

Download CESSWI Study Modules questions with correct answers. and more Exams Study of Commodities in PDF only on Docsity! CESSWI Study Modules questions with correct answers SWMP - correct answer -Stormwater Management Plan ESCP - correct answer -Erosion and Sediment Control Plan 1948 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) - correct answer -First significant water pollution act. Focused primarily on two items: 1. Gave the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service authority to prepare programs for reducing interstate water pollution and improve the sanitary condition of surface and underground waters. 2. Gave the Federal Works Agency (FWA) authority to assist states, municipalities, and interstate agencies in constructing treatment plants to prevent discharges of inadequately treated sewage and other wastes into interstate waters. 1952 and 1955 Amendments to the FWPCA - correct answer -The 1952 amendment extended the act for three years. The 1955 Amendment made the act permanent. 1961 Amendments to the FWPCA - correct answer -The 1961 amendment is the initial regulation that keyed into special designation resources. Demanded that federal agencies, when surveying or planning for any reservoir, must consider storage to regulate streamflow for water quality control. 1970 Reorganization Plans #3 and #4 - correct answer -Reorganization Plan #3 created the EPA, abolished the Federal Water Quality Administration in the Department of Interior, and transferred to EPA all functions formerly assigned to the Secretary of Interior and the Department of Interior which had been administered through the Federal Water Quality Administration. Reorganization Plan #4 established the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 1972 Amendment to the FWPCA/The Clean Water Act (CWA) - correct answer -This amendment then changed the FWPCA to the Clean Water Act. Establishment of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), authorizing EPA to issue discharge permits. The Clean Water Act - correct answer -Objective is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters. Major goals were to: - Eliminate all discharges of pollution into navigable waters by 1985 - Protect fish fish, shellfish, wildlife, and in/on water recreation by 1983 (to keep water fishable and swimmable) - Prohibit toxic amounts of toxic pollutants 1977 Amendments to the Clean Water Act - correct answer --Updates to Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) for conventional pollutants and priority toxic pollutants. - Development of a Best Management Practices (BMP) program - Authority for the Fish and Wildlife Service to provide technical assistance to states in developing BMPs as part of its water pollution control programs Nationwide Urban Runoff Program - correct answer -5 year nationwide Urban Runoff Program (NURP) was established in 1978 as a result of the 1977 CWA amendments. It examined issues related to: - Urban runoff quality characteristics (comparative between sites) - Extent of runoff water quality significance across the nation - Performance and effectiveness of runoff pollution control practices The agency will apply the significant nexus standard as follows: - A significant nexus analysis will assess the flow characteristics and functions of the tributary itself and the functions performed by all wetlands adjacent to the tributary to determine if they significantly affect the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of downstream traditional navigable waters - Significant nexus included consideration of hydrologic and ecologic factors Rapanos Case: 2008 EPA Guidelines Revised - correct answer -Following more public comment, the Rapanos Guidance was revised in 2008 by the US EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Guidance: 1. Clarifies how to determine the reach of the "Traditional Navigable Waters (TNWs)" 2. Clarifies the regulatory term "adjacent wetlands" 3. Refines the concept of "relevant reach" Pollution - correct answer -The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water. Pollutant - correct answer -Dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. Impaired Waters - correct answer -Waters of the US that are considered too polluted or otherwise degraded to meet the water quality standards set by states, territories, or authorized tribes. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) - correct answer -The calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody will meet and continue to meet water quality standards for that particular pollutant. Effluent Limitations - correct answer -Any restriction by a State or the Administrator on quantities, rates, and concentrations of a chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents which are discharged from point sources. Waters of the United States -1986/1988 Regulatory Definition - correct answer -- All waters which are currently used, or were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide - All interstate waters including interstate wetlands - The territorial Sea BAT - correct answer -Best Available Technology Economically Achievable BPT - correct answer -Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available COD - correct answer -Chemical Oxygen Demand CSO - correct answer -Combined Sewer Overflow ELGs - correct answer -Effluent Limit Guidelines FWPCA - correct answer -Federal Water Pollution Control Act GSA - correct answer -General Services Administration MCM - correct answer -Minimum Control Measures MEP - correct answer -Maximum Extent Practicable MS4 - correct answer -Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System NOAA - correct answer -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPDES - correct answer -National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRDC - correct answer -Natural Resources Defense Council NSPS - correct answer -New Source Performance Standards NURP - correct answer -Nationwide Urban Runoff Program POTW - correct answer -Publicly Owned Treatment Works TMDL - correct answer -Total Maximum Daily Load TSS - correct answer -Total Suspended Solids WLA - correct answer -Waste Load Allocation WQA - correct answer -Water Quality Act WQBEL - correct answer -Water Quality Based Effluent Limits What should be the first consideration for the inspector before going on any inspection site - correct answer -Safety Maximum trench height without support - correct answer -4 feet Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - correct answer -A document that explains how to properly handle substances such as chemical solvents; it includes information such as physical data, toxicity, health effects, first aid, storage, disposal, and spill procedures. Required for chemicals present on site.