A soil stockpile is placed beside an unprotected storm inlet. What should be corrected?
Correct Answer
B) Move or stabilize the stockpile and install appropriate perimeter or inlet protection.
Stockpiles near inlets can discharge sediment and need protection or relocation.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Stockpiles near inlets can discharge sediment and need protection or relocation.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Push the pile into the inlet
In site construction, Push the pile into the inlet. is the wrong selection for Stockpile near inlet: it answers the Stockpile near inlet prompt with the wrong practical move.
Option C: The site crew should leave it uncovered until it rains
Choice C gives Leave it uncovered until it rains. Its specific error: the choice would not get the project to Move or stabilize the stockpile and install appropriate perimeter or inlet protection.
Option D: The site crew should use it as structural backfill without testing
Choice D (Use it as structural backfill without testing.) is rejected because it tries to bypass the Stockpile near inlet checkpoint.
Memory Technique
Picture a ledger line on the jobsite; stockpile near inlet is solved by the action that leads to Move or stabilize the stockpile and install appropriate perimeter or inlet protection.
Reference Hint
Open Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, EPA 833-R-06-004, 2007; use the index entry or section for "EPA 833-R-06-004 - erosion and sediment controls" to confirm that Stockpiles near inlets can discharge sediment and need protection or relocation.
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