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A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state
permit? - ANSWER-
Construction General
Permit
What plans must a locality's ordinance require to be submitted
and approved? -
ANSWER--Erosion and Sediment
Control plan
-Stormwater
Management plan
List three (3) violations for which a penalty must be imposed. -
ANSWER-1) no state permit
2) no SWPPP
3) Incomplete SWPPP
4) SWPPP not available for review
5) No approved ESC plan
6) Failure to install ESC or SW BMPs
,7) Failure to properly install or maintain erosion an sediment
controls or stormwater BMPs
8) Operational deficiencies
9) Failure to conduct required inspections
10) Incomplete, improper, or missed inspections
What is the maximum penalty a locality can impose under the
stormwater act? -
ANSWER--
$32,500/violation/day
-criminal, misdemeanor, felony charges or injunctions
are an option too
Why have a rooftop disconnection to an alternative practice?
- ANSWER--lot
size too
small
-filter width is too
narrow
-need more water quality
credit
Functions provided by simple rooftop disconnection -
ANSWER--annual runoff
volume
reduction
-total phosphorus mass load
removal
,-total nitrogen mass load
removal
Alternative rooftop disconnection types - ANSWER--soil
compost-amended filter
path
-dry-well or french
drain
-rain-garden//front yard
bioretention
-rainwater
harvesting//cistern
-stormwater
planter
How does sheet flow to a vegetated filter strip or conserved
open space work? -
ANSWER-Filter strips are vegetated areas that treat sheet flow
delivered from
adjacent impervious and managed turd areas by slowing
runoff velocities and
allowing sediment and attached pollutants to settle and/or
be filtered by the
vegetation
How long must a locality VSMP authority hold on to a
registration statement? -
, ANSWER-Three years after state permit termination/
project completion
How often must DEQ conduct program reviews? - ANSWER-
Once every five
years
Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? - ANSWER-
Erosion and sediment control plans and stormwater
management plans must be approved
Does the stormwater management plan address runoff during
construction or
after? - ANSWER-The stormwater management plan
addresses post-
construction
stormwater runoff
What impact does impervious cover have on water quality? -
ANSWER-The volume and velocity of stormwater runoff
increases as natural vegetation is replaced with roads,
buildings, parking areas, and other impervious surfaces. The
increase in stormwater runoff leads to an increase in
pollutants, such as sediment and phosphorus that are carried
to waterways which has a negative effect on water quality
What is the target pollutant in the water quality criteria? -
ANSWER-Phosphorus
Recent Exam 2026-2027 Actual Complete Real
Exam Questions And Correct Answers
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A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state
permit? - ANSWER-
Construction General
Permit
What plans must a locality's ordinance require to be submitted
and approved? -
ANSWER--Erosion and Sediment
Control plan
-Stormwater
Management plan
List three (3) violations for which a penalty must be imposed. -
ANSWER-1) no state permit
2) no SWPPP
3) Incomplete SWPPP
4) SWPPP not available for review
5) No approved ESC plan
6) Failure to install ESC or SW BMPs
,7) Failure to properly install or maintain erosion an sediment
controls or stormwater BMPs
8) Operational deficiencies
9) Failure to conduct required inspections
10) Incomplete, improper, or missed inspections
What is the maximum penalty a locality can impose under the
stormwater act? -
ANSWER--
$32,500/violation/day
-criminal, misdemeanor, felony charges or injunctions
are an option too
Why have a rooftop disconnection to an alternative practice?
- ANSWER--lot
size too
small
-filter width is too
narrow
-need more water quality
credit
Functions provided by simple rooftop disconnection -
ANSWER--annual runoff
volume
reduction
-total phosphorus mass load
removal
,-total nitrogen mass load
removal
Alternative rooftop disconnection types - ANSWER--soil
compost-amended filter
path
-dry-well or french
drain
-rain-garden//front yard
bioretention
-rainwater
harvesting//cistern
-stormwater
planter
How does sheet flow to a vegetated filter strip or conserved
open space work? -
ANSWER-Filter strips are vegetated areas that treat sheet flow
delivered from
adjacent impervious and managed turd areas by slowing
runoff velocities and
allowing sediment and attached pollutants to settle and/or
be filtered by the
vegetation
How long must a locality VSMP authority hold on to a
registration statement? -
, ANSWER-Three years after state permit termination/
project completion
How often must DEQ conduct program reviews? - ANSWER-
Once every five
years
Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? - ANSWER-
Erosion and sediment control plans and stormwater
management plans must be approved
Does the stormwater management plan address runoff during
construction or
after? - ANSWER-The stormwater management plan
addresses post-
construction
stormwater runoff
What impact does impervious cover have on water quality? -
ANSWER-The volume and velocity of stormwater runoff
increases as natural vegetation is replaced with roads,
buildings, parking areas, and other impervious surfaces. The
increase in stormwater runoff leads to an increase in
pollutants, such as sediment and phosphorus that are carried
to waterways which has a negative effect on water quality
What is the target pollutant in the water quality criteria? -
ANSWER-Phosphorus
