Study guide

CPESC study guide

Read a lesson, then practice the ideas you want to remember.

Lessons

  1. Hard Armoring: Riprap, Gabions, Articulated
  2. Mulch Types, Hydraulic Mulches & Bonded Fibe
  3. Rolled Erosion Control Products: Temporary E
  4. Turf Reinforcement Mats & Permanent Vegetati
  5. Vegetative Buffer Strips, Compost Filter Soc
  6. Gravel Bag Berms, Sandbag Barriers & Brush B
  7. Silt Fence Design, Trenching, Installation &
  8. Concrete Washout, Masonry & Mortar Waste Man
  9. Stabilized Construction Entrances, Tire Wash
  10. Construction Site Dewatering Operations & Fi
  11. Fuels, Petroleum, Hazardous Chemicals & Spil
  12. Construction General Permit, NOI/NOT & State
  13. Federal Clean Water Act & NPDES Regulatory F
  14. CWA Sections 401, 404 & Specialized Environm
  15. Temporary Diversion Dikes, Berms & Swales
  16. Grade Stabilization Structures, Check Dams &
  17. Manning's Equation & Open Channel Flow Hydra
  18. Hydrologic Cycle, Runoff Generation & Time o
  19. NRCS Curve Number Method & Runoff Volume Est
  20. The Rational Method & Peak Runoff Estimation
  21. Basin Outflow Structures: Skimmers, Perforat
  22. Chemical Treatment, Flocculants & Jar Testin
  23. Sediment Basins: Sizing, Length-to-Width Rat
  24. Sediment Traps: Design Criteria, Sizing & Ma
  25. Environmental Site Constraints, Receiving Wa
  26. Soil Identification, NRCS Soil Surveys & Hyd
  27. Topographic Analysis, Drainage Areas & Water
  28. Land Disturbance Minimization & Construction
  29. Site Hazard Identification & Clearing/Gradin
  30. Construction Scheduling, Seasonal Windows &
  31. Channel, Stream Bank, Shoreline & Wind Erosi
  32. Fundamentals of Erosion & the Sedimentation
  33. Mechanics of Water Erosion: Splash, Sheet, R
  34. Cover Management Factor & Support Practice F
  35. Soil Erodibility Factor & Topographic Factor
  36. Modified USLE & Single-Storm Sediment Yield
  37. Universal Soil Loss Equation Overview & R-Fa
  38. Plant Selection: Native vs. Non-Native, Turf
  39. Seeding Methods, Nurse Crops & Hydroseeding
  40. Soil Amendments, Compost Incorporation & See
  41. Soil Testing, pH Adjustment & Nutrient Manag
  42. Curb Inlet Protection: Gravel Berms, Filter
  43. Drop Inlet Protection: Silt Fence, Wire Mesh
  44. Temporary & Permanent Pipe Slope Drains and
  45. Construction Inspection Protocols, Schedules
  46. Field Education, Subcontractor Oversight & C
  47. SWPPP Elements, Site Maps & Plan Amendments
  48. Turbidity Monitoring, Discharge Sampling & C