SWM Plan Reviewer Test Answered Correctly 2026!!!
1. What is the belief that En- Environmental balance can be maintained as new communities
vironmental Site Design is are developed throughout our watersheds if basic principles are
grounded in? obeyed.
2. Describe the contrast be- The old view of stormwater was as a waste product in need of
tween the old view of disposal, but ESD views stormwater as a precious resource that must
stormwater and Environ- be used carefully
mental Site Design's view
of stormwater.
3. In the field of stormwater treatment volume
management, what does
(Tv) stand for?
4. In the field of stormwater Low Impact Development
management, what does
(LID) stand for?
5. What would (TP) stand for total phosphorus
with regards to BMP Pol-
lutant Removal Effecien-
cies?
6. In the field of stormwater Event Mean Concentration
management, what does
(EMC) stand for?
7. In the field of stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
management, what does
(MTD) stand for?
8. Hydrologic Soil Group
, SWM Plan Reviewer Test Answered Correctly 2026!!!
In the field of stormwater
management, what does
(HSG) stand for?
9. In the field of stormwater Curve Number
management, what does
(CN) stand for?
10. What is a filter strip (De- Vegetated Areas that treat sheet flow delivered from adjacent im-
sign Standard 2)? pervious and managed turf areas by slowing runott velocities and
allowing sediment and attached pollutants to settle and /or be
filtered by the vegetation.
11. What is soil restoration a Environmental Site Design Practice applied after construction to
or soil compost amend- deeply till compacted soils and restore their porosity by amending
ments (Design Standard them with compost.
4)?
12. What are vegetated roofs alternative roof surfaces that typically consist of waterproofing and
(Design Standard 5)? drainage materials and an engineered growing media that is de-
signed to support plant growth.
13. What are the two types -Intensive vegetated roofs have a deeper growing media layer that
of vegetative roofs? What ranges from 6" to 4' thick, which is planted with a wider variety of
are the differences? plants, including trees.-Extensive vegetated roofs have a shallow-
er growing media (2-6"), which is planted with carefully selected
drought tolerant vegetation.
14. What is permeable pave- an alternative paving surface that allows stormwater runott to filter
ment (Design standard 7)? through voids in the pavement surface into an underlying stone
reservoir, where it is temporarily stored and/or infiltrated.
15.
, SWM Plan Reviewer Test Answered Correctly 2026!!!
What 4 layers would you -Surface pavement layer
expect to see in a perme- -Underlying Stone Aggregate
able pavement? -Reservoir Layer-Filter Fabric
16. Which stormwater de- Infiltration practices
sign specification has the
greatest runoff reduction
capability?
17. What type of sites should Any site designated as a stormwater hotspot
avoid using Infiltration
Practices?
18. In the field of stormwater channel protection volume
management, what does
(CPv) stand for?
19. Describe the function of Stormwater filters capture, temporarily store, and treat stormwater
stormwater filters (Design runott by passing it through an engineered filter media, collecting
Specification 12). the filtered water in an underdrain and then returning it back to the
storm drainage system.
20. What type of site would a A small, highly impervious site
stormwater filter be ideal
for?
21. What is a wet pond? (De- a permanent pool of standing water that promotes a better envi-
sign Specification 14) ronment for gravitational settling, biological uptake, and microbial
activity.
22. In the field of stormwater Extended Detention
management, what does
(ED) stand for?
1. What is the belief that En- Environmental balance can be maintained as new communities
vironmental Site Design is are developed throughout our watersheds if basic principles are
grounded in? obeyed.
2. Describe the contrast be- The old view of stormwater was as a waste product in need of
tween the old view of disposal, but ESD views stormwater as a precious resource that must
stormwater and Environ- be used carefully
mental Site Design's view
of stormwater.
3. In the field of stormwater treatment volume
management, what does
(Tv) stand for?
4. In the field of stormwater Low Impact Development
management, what does
(LID) stand for?
5. What would (TP) stand for total phosphorus
with regards to BMP Pol-
lutant Removal Effecien-
cies?
6. In the field of stormwater Event Mean Concentration
management, what does
(EMC) stand for?
7. In the field of stormwater Manufactured Treatment Devices
management, what does
(MTD) stand for?
8. Hydrologic Soil Group
, SWM Plan Reviewer Test Answered Correctly 2026!!!
In the field of stormwater
management, what does
(HSG) stand for?
9. In the field of stormwater Curve Number
management, what does
(CN) stand for?
10. What is a filter strip (De- Vegetated Areas that treat sheet flow delivered from adjacent im-
sign Standard 2)? pervious and managed turf areas by slowing runott velocities and
allowing sediment and attached pollutants to settle and /or be
filtered by the vegetation.
11. What is soil restoration a Environmental Site Design Practice applied after construction to
or soil compost amend- deeply till compacted soils and restore their porosity by amending
ments (Design Standard them with compost.
4)?
12. What are vegetated roofs alternative roof surfaces that typically consist of waterproofing and
(Design Standard 5)? drainage materials and an engineered growing media that is de-
signed to support plant growth.
13. What are the two types -Intensive vegetated roofs have a deeper growing media layer that
of vegetative roofs? What ranges from 6" to 4' thick, which is planted with a wider variety of
are the differences? plants, including trees.-Extensive vegetated roofs have a shallow-
er growing media (2-6"), which is planted with carefully selected
drought tolerant vegetation.
14. What is permeable pave- an alternative paving surface that allows stormwater runott to filter
ment (Design standard 7)? through voids in the pavement surface into an underlying stone
reservoir, where it is temporarily stored and/or infiltrated.
15.
, SWM Plan Reviewer Test Answered Correctly 2026!!!
What 4 layers would you -Surface pavement layer
expect to see in a perme- -Underlying Stone Aggregate
able pavement? -Reservoir Layer-Filter Fabric
16. Which stormwater de- Infiltration practices
sign specification has the
greatest runoff reduction
capability?
17. What type of sites should Any site designated as a stormwater hotspot
avoid using Infiltration
Practices?
18. In the field of stormwater channel protection volume
management, what does
(CPv) stand for?
19. Describe the function of Stormwater filters capture, temporarily store, and treat stormwater
stormwater filters (Design runott by passing it through an engineered filter media, collecting
Specification 12). the filtered water in an underdrain and then returning it back to the
storm drainage system.
20. What type of site would a A small, highly impervious site
stormwater filter be ideal
for?
21. What is a wet pond? (De- a permanent pool of standing water that promotes a better envi-
sign Specification 14) ronment for gravitational settling, biological uptake, and microbial
activity.
22. In the field of stormwater Extended Detention
management, what does
(ED) stand for?
