A concrete washout pit is leaking toward a swale. What should the superintendent do?
Correct Answer
C) Stop use, contain the leak, clean impacted material, and repair or replace the washout.
Concrete washout must be contained and repaired if it leaks.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Concrete washout must be contained and repaired if it leaks.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Apply flush it with more water to the concrete washout leak condition
The trap in A is Flush it with more water. That selection is wrong because the option does not produce the required Concrete washout leak outcome, Stop use, contain the leak, clean impacted material, and repair or replace the washout.
Option B: Pump it to a storm drain
Choice B gives Pump it to a storm drain. Its specific error: it points to Pump it to a storm drain. but.
Option D: Resolve concrete washout leak after choosing to cover it with topsoil only
In site construction, Cover it with topsoil only. is the wrong selection for Concrete washout leak: it tries to bypass the Concrete washout leak checkpoint.
Memory Technique
Pair concrete washout leak with the real field trigger, then choose the response that produces Stop use, contain the leak, clean impacted material, and repair or replace the washout.
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 Concrete washout must be contained and repaired if it leaks.
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