CPESC Exam Review Study Guide

Section 1 Introduction

Section 2 Rules and Regulations

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Federal Regulations

2.3 State Regulations

2.4 Permit Application Requirements for Construction Activity

2.5 Permit Application Requirements for Municipalities

2.6 Local Regulations

Section 3 Site Planning and Management

3.1 Resource Planning

3.2 Erosion and Sediment Hazards Associated with Urban Developments

3.3 Factors that Influence Erosion

3.4 Land Development Plans

3.5 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan

3.6 The Planning Process

3.7 Implementation of Erosion and Sediment Control

3.8 Planning Assistance

3.9 Considerations in Construction Sequences Scheduling

Section 4 Predicting Soil Loss

4.1 Erosion Prediction Technology

4.2 Revised Universal Soil-Loss Equation (RUSLE)

4.3 Modified Universal Soil-Loss Equation (MUSLE)

4.4 Procedure for Estimating Gross Erosion

4.5 Review Problems

Section 5 Runoff Management

5.1 Planning Considerations for Runoff Management

5.2 Hydrologic Cycle

5.3 The Hydrograph

5.4 Factors Affecting Runoff

5.5 Precipitation

5.6 Time Parameters

5.7 Soil Permeability

5.8 Runoff Equation

5.9 Runoff Management Measures

5.10 Review Problems

Section 6 Soil Stabilization

6.1 Soil Stabilization (Erosion Control)

6.2 Vegetative Measures

6.3 Biotechnical Protection Measures

6.4 Soil Tackifiers or Stabilizers

6.5 Fertilizer Calculation Example

6.6 Calculating Pure Live Seed

6.7 Review Problems

Section 7 Sediment Control

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Sediment Control Management Practices

7.3 Capture Devices

7.4 Active Treatment Systems

7.5 Review Problem

Appendix A Glossary of Terms

Appendix B Study Guide References

Appendix C Plan Review Checklist

Appendix D Unit Conversion Table

Appendix E Pre-Exam Questions

Appendix F Course Evaluation

Tables

Table 4-1 Soil Erodibility Factors (K) and Textures of the A.B, and C Soil Layers

Table 4-2 LS Factors for Construction Sites

Table 4-3 Cover Management Factors (C) - Construction Sites

Table 4-4 Practice Factor (P) - Surface Condition for Construction Sites

Table 4-5 Estimated Weight of Soils

Table 4-6 Adjustment Factor (M) for Estimating Monthly and Portions of Annual Soil Loss

Table 5-1 Hydrologic Soil Groups for U.S. Soils

Table 5-2 Runoff Curve Numbers for Urban Areas

Table 5-3 Runoff Curve Numbers for Cultivated Agricultural Lands

Table 5-4 Runoff Curve Numbers for Other Agricultural Lands

Table 5-5 Runoff Curve Numbers for Arid and Semiarid Rangelands

Table 6-1 Guide to Mulch Materials, Rates, and Uses

Figures

Figure 4-1 Isoerodent Map of Eastern US (R-Factors)

Figure 4-2 Isoerodent Map of Western US (R-Factors)

Figure 4-3 Isoerodent Map of California (R-Factors)

Figure 4-4 Isoerodent Map of Oregon and Washington (R-Factors)

Figure 4-5 Soil Erodibility Nomograph

Figure 4-6 RUSLE Schematic Slope Profile

Figure 4-7 Illustration of Deposition Beginning and Ending on a Slope

Figure 4-8 Percent of Annual Erosion Index for New York State

Figure 5-1 Hydrologic Cycle

Figure 5-2 Hydrograph

Figure 5-3 Isohyetal Map

Figure 5-4 Approximate Geographic Boundaries for NRCS Rainfall Distributions

Figure 5-5 NRCS 24-hour Rainfall Distributions

Figure 5-6 Hydrograph for a Narrow Watershed

Figure 5-7 Hydrograph for a Wide Watershed

Figure 5-8 Solution of Runoff Equation

Figure 5-9 Planning Flow Chart - Runoff Management

Figure 6-1 Planning Flow Chart - Soil Stabilization

Figure 6-2 How to Read Fertilizer Labels

Figure 7-1 Planning Flow Chart - Sediment Control

Figure 7-2 Perry Veterinary Clinic Site Grading Plan

Worksheets

Worksheet 5-1 Runoff Curve Number and Runoff Worksheet

Equations

Equation 4-1 Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)

Equation 4-2 Slope Length Factor (L)

Equation 4-3 Slope-Length Exponent

Equation 4-4 Values for the Ratio Β of Rill to Inter-rill Erosion

Equation 4-5 Slope Steepness Factor (S) for Slope Steepness < 9%

Equation 4-6 Slope Steepness Factor (S) for Slope Steepness ≥ 9%

Equation 4-7 Slope Steepness Factor (S) for Slopes Shorter Than 15 Feet

Equation 4-8 S Factor for Slope Steepness < 9% and Weakened Soils

Equation 4-9 S Factor for Slope Steepness ≥ 9% and Weakened Soils

Equation 4-10 Sediment Yield from "ith" Segment from Top of Slope

Equation 4-11 Soil Loss per Unit Area (Ai) for the "ith" Segment

Equation 4-12 Modified Universal Soil-Loss Equation (MUSLE)

Equation 4-13 Wind Erosion

Equation 4-14 Emission Factor for Estimating Wind Erosion

Equation 5-1 Peak Discharge for a Rainfall Event