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What are the most significant contributors to stormwater runoff? |
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Roads |
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Parking lots |
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Other types of impervious cover |
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All of the above |
| 2. |
The goal of LID is to reduce and to mimic a site’s predevelopment hydrology by minimizing disturbed areas and impervious cover and then infiltrating, filtering, storing, evaporating, and detaining stormwater runoff close to its source. |
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Runoff |
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Vegetation |
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Pavement |
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None of the above |
| 3. |
LID can actually cost less than conventional stormwater management and be environmentally beneficial. |
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True |
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False |
| 4. |
The study found that LID can achieve significant cost savings through grading, landscaping, paving, and infrastructure costs. |
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Increased |
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Reduced |
| 5. |
Winter conditions ___________ the swales’ ability to treat water quality and manage water quantity, likely as a result of icing of the ground surface. |
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Lowered |
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Increased |
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Did not impact |
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None of the above |
| 6. |
The UNH Stormwater Center found that some of the highest infiltration rates were in the winter, as opposed to the summer, because of the ______________ pore space of the asphalt in the winter compared to the summer. |
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Smaller |
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Larger |
| 7. |
Infiltrating stormwater runoff from certain land uses or activities with likely or known exposed contamination is: |
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Recommended |
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Not Recommend |
| 8. |
Some studies have shown that _____________ street widths are associated with reduced traffic speeds and fewer accidents. |
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Narrower |
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Wider |
| 9. |
LID practices mostly process stormwater in the ground or are designed to _______________ drain any standing water within 48 to 72 hours. |
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Partially |
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Completely |
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Minimally |
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None of the above |
| 10. |
LID techniques typically require specialized maintenance equipment and may not be able to be maintained as part of typical landscaping activities. |
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True |
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False |
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