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QSP Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024, Exams of Advanced Education

A comprehensive guide to the Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) exam, covering stormwater management and construction site best management practices (BMPs). It provides detailed information on risk determination, water balance performance standards, bioassessment monitoring guidelines, sediment TMDLs, glossary, acronyms, and state/regional water board contacts. The guide includes correct answers to numerous exam questions on topics like rainfall erosivity waivers, active treatment systems (ATS), numeric action levels (NALs), receiving water monitoring triggers, permit registration documents, erosion prediction, sediment yield, RUSLE equation, sediment risk levels, BMP categories, sediment control options, ATS operation and reporting requirements, monitoring and sampling requirements for different risk levels, suspended sediment concentration (SSC), non-visible sampling, record keeping, and timeline for submitting documents in case of emergency construction. This document can be a valua

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Download QSP Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! QSP Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 Appendix 1 - Correct Answer-Risk determination worksheet Appendix 2.1 - Correct Answer-Post-construction water balance performance standard Appendix 2 - Correct Answer-Post-construction water balance performance standard spPost-construction water balance performance standard spreadsheetreadsheet Appendix 3 - Correct Answer-Bioassesment Monitoring guidlines Appendix 4 - Correct Answer-Adopted/implemented Sediment TMDLs Appendix 5 - Correct Answer-Glossary Appendix 6 - Correct Answer-Acronyms pg. 1 professoraxe l Appendix 7 - Correct Answer-State and Regional Water Resources Control Board Contacts Rainfall erosivity waiver - Correct Answer-The option of allowing a small construction site (>1 and <5 acres) to self- certify if the rainfall erosivity value (R value) for their site's given location and time frame compute to be less than or equal to 5. ATS (Active Treatment Systems) - Correct Answer-There are instances on construction sites where traditional erosion and sediment controls do not effectively control accelerated erosion. Under such circumstances, or under circumstances where storm water discharges leaving the site may cause or contribute to an exceedance of a water quality standard, the use of an Active Treatment System (ATS) may be necessary. Additionally, it may be appropriate to use an ATS when site constraints inhibit the ability to construct a correctly sized sediment basin, when clay and/or highly erosive soils are present, or when the site has very steep or long slope lengths. What are the NALs for Risk 2 and 3 - Correct Answer-pH <6.5 and >8.5 Turbidity >250 NTU pg. 2 professoraxe l RUSLE - Correct Answer-A = R x K x LS x C x P where: A = predicted soil loss R = rainfall and runoff K = soil erodibility LS = slope length and steepness C = crop management P = support practices (farming direction, strip cropping, etc.) Sediment Risk levels - Correct Answer-Low Risk <15 tons/acre Medium Risk >=15 and <75 tons/acre High Risk >= 75tons/acre 5 different BMP Categories - Correct Answer-Good Site Management - "Housekeeping" Non-Stormwater Management Erosion Control Sediment Control Run-on / Run-off Controls Different options for Sediment Control - Correct Answer-Silt Fence pg. 5 professoraxe l Fiber Roll Compost Sock Curb Cutback ATS - Correct Answer-Any treatment that employs chemical coagulation, chemical flocculation, or electrocoagulation in order to reduce tubidity cause by fine suspended sediments. What are the two types of ATS operation? - Correct Answer- Flow Through Batch ATS's are operated in two differing modes, either Batch or Flow-Through. Batch treatment can be defined as Pump-Treat- Hold-Test-Release. In Batch treatment, water is held in a basin or tank, and is not discharged until treatment is complete. Batch treatment involves holding or recirculating the treated water in a holding basin or tank(s) until treatment is complete or the basin or storage tank(s) is full. In Flow-Through treatment, water is pumped into the ATS directly from the runoff collection system or storm water holding pond, where it is treated and filtered as it flows through the system, and is then directly discharged. "Flow-Through Treatment" is also referred to as "Continuous Treatment." pg. 6 professoraxe l Required documents for ATS - Correct Answer-Operation and Maintenance Manual Monitoring, Sampling, and calibration records Health and Safety Plan Spill Prevention Plan What are the ATS reporting requirements? - Correct Answer- At minimum, upload field data to smarts every 30 days. For NEL violations, upload report within 24 hrs Toxicity or water quality standard exceedances need to be reported immediately. What monitoring and sampling is required for Risk Level 1? - Correct Answer-Quarterly non-storm water observations. Weekly Baseline, pre-, during, and after storm observation. Conditional Sampling for non-visible pollutants. What monitoring and sampling is required for Risk Level 2? - Correct Answer-Same as 1 with: REAP Reparation Sample and Analyze 3 times per day for pH and Turbidity for Qualifying rain event. pg. 7 professoraxe l Which BMP tool should you reach for first? - Correct Answer- Erosion control BMPs LUP across multiple properties - Correct Answer-owner of LUPs responsibility How soon after an NAL exceedance must the data be uploaded - Correct Answer-10 days Who files the permit registration documents - Correct Answer- LRP or approved signatory Which regulation estabilishes a framework for regulating municipal and industrial dischargers - Correct Answer-CWA Necessary non-storm water discharges are authorized when: - Correct Answer-Meet NALs for pH and Turbidity Not cause or create violations to water quality standards Comply with BMPs prescribed in the SWPPP Infeasible to eliminate pg. 10 professoraxe l Primary and secondary BMPs - Correct Answer-Primary: Erosion control Secondary: Sediment controls NEL - Correct Answer-Numeric Effluent Limitations NAL - Correct Answer-Numeric Action Level NEL are only for - Correct Answer-ATS Providing Erosion control in active areas for risk 2 & 3 - Correct Answer-Is required May interrupt work Shall be implemented in conjunction with sediment controls Is not required for Risk level 1 and LUPs pg. 11 professoraxe l