Test Yourself
What Do You Know About Environmental Resource Permitting? Donna Kaluzniak
1. P er Florida Administrative Code (FAC) 62330 Environmental Resource Permitting, the environmental resource permitting (ERP) program governs construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, repair, abandonment, and removal of what type of systems? a. D rinking water systems b. Stormwater systems c. W astewater collection systems d. W astewater treatment systems 2. P er FAC 62-330, an ERP is required prior to the construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, removal, or abandonment of any project that results in a total of how many square feet of impervious or semi-impervious surface area? a. 2 ,000 square feet b. 5,000 square feet c. 9 ,000 square feet d. 1 0,000 square feet 3. P er FAC 62-330, the duration of an ERP for a general permit is how many years long to construct? a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 4 years d. 5 years 4. P er FAC 62-330, where must an individual permit be kept during the construction phase? a. At the regional office of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). b. At the local government building department. c. At the work site of the permitted activity. d. O nline at the FDEP ERP permit site.
5. Per FAC 62-330, a general ERP may be granted to counties, municipalities, state agencies, and water management districts to construct, operate, and maintain a stormwater project to a. add additional treatment capability to an existing stormwater management system. b. install a new stormwater pumping system. c. reduce existing flooding by discharging additional untreated stormwater. d. serve a new development. 6. P er FAC 62-330, a general ERP is granted for the installation, maintenance, repair, and removal of underground utility lines; however, the maximum width of the disturbed corridor in wetlands shall not exceed a. 15 feet. b. 20 feet. c. 3 0 feet. d. 50 feet. 7. P er FAC 62-330, a general ERP is granted to any person constructing, repairing, or replacing a subaqueous utility crossing of artificial waters and residential canal systems. What is the maximum length of the utility crossing from top of bank to top of bank? a. 75 feet b. 100 feet c. 1 50 feet d. 200 feet 8. P er FAC 62-330, a general ERP is granted to governmental entities to construct, operate, and maintain public use facilities on public natural areas. The public use facilities authorized by this permit include a parking lot or parking area and an at-grade access road. The total size of impervious surface cannot exceed a. 2 acres. b. 3 acres. c. 4 acres. d. 5 acres.
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9. P er the Environmental Resource Permit Applicant’s Handbook, Volume 1, (ERP Handbook, Volume 1), some activities are exempt from the ERP program, including construction and maintenance of a. sanitary sewer collection systems. b. swales. c. swale systems. d. water treatment plants. 10. Per the ERP Handbook, Volume 1, when do construction projects under a general ERP convert to an operations and maintenance phase? a. A utomatically upon completion of permitted activities. b. Immediately upon submittal of a certification of completion form to FDEP. c. Within 30 days of submitting a certification of completion form to FDEP. d. Within 10 days of satisfactory inspection of the project by FDEP. Answers on page 78 References used for this quiz: • F lorida Administrative Code 62-330 Environmental Resource Permitting https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome. asp?Chapter=62-330 • Environmental Resource Permit Applicant’s Handbook, Volume 1 https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference. asp?No=Ref-12078
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