SWM DEQ EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the ______ and
administered through the ______ - ANSWER: Virginia Stormwater Management Act,
Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation
VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater from
construction activities that are - ANSWER: greater than or equal to an acre
The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control Board to -
ANSWER: permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential inter-jurisdictional impacts
upon request - ANSWER: 90
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following individuals to obtain and
maintain a certificate of competency - ANSWER: staff of a stormwater program,
anyone contracted by a VSMP authority, standard and specification holders
The dual certificate will expire three years from - ANSWER: the latest date of the
certificates
SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance - ANSWER: VSMP
program authority
The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of ____ of total phosphorus for
new development - ANSWER: 0.41 lbs/acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the - ANSWER: 10% impervious cover
Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses - ANSWER: channel protection and
flood protection
Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? - ANSWER: SWM plan, ESC plan
Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after construction? - ANSWER: post-
construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result in stream
degradation? - ANSWER: 10%
What do land disturbing activities consist of? - ANSWER: excavating, clearing, grading
, LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation - ANSWER: 1 acre or 2500 square
feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
In situations where an initial exemption was applicable because LDAs were related to
emergency work, VSMP authority shall be advised of the disturbance within -
ANSWER: 7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit application
within 30 days of starting the land-disturbing activity
Localities with MS4 - ANSWER: must adopt and administer a stormwater program
Localities without MS4 - ANSWER: may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ
administer the program
DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are responsible for
enforcing local ordinances - ANSWER: Construction GP, VSMP
A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement authority and a schedule of civil
penalties for enforcement actions in its local ordinance. The maximum penalty the
authority may issue is - ANSWER: $32,500 per violation per day
Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a summons issued by a locality
VSMP authority must be paid - ANSWER: into the locality's treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed -
ANSWER: $32, 500
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance greater than or
equal to ____ and less than ____ - ANSWER: 2,500 ft^2, 1 acre
CBPA LDAs must have - ANSWER: approved E&SC plan, approved SWM plan, local
approval to start land disturbance, long-term maintenance agreement, construction
record drawings
CBPA LDAs do not require - ANSWER: Construction GP, Pollution prevention Plan,
Additional control measures to address TMDL
State entities and linear projects ___ submit a single set of standards and
specifications to DEQ for approval, federal entities ____ - ANSWER: must, may
Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process - ANSWER: submittal of ESC
plans and SWM plans, SWM plan review and approval, registration statement entry
into Construction GP, Construction GP approved by DEQ, Locality VSMP authority
approval to start land disturbance
The locality VSMP authority has ___ days to determine the completeness of a
stormwater management plan and to notify the applicant of its determination -
ANSWER: 15
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the ______ and
administered through the ______ - ANSWER: Virginia Stormwater Management Act,
Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation
VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater from
construction activities that are - ANSWER: greater than or equal to an acre
The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control Board to -
ANSWER: permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential inter-jurisdictional impacts
upon request - ANSWER: 90
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following individuals to obtain and
maintain a certificate of competency - ANSWER: staff of a stormwater program,
anyone contracted by a VSMP authority, standard and specification holders
The dual certificate will expire three years from - ANSWER: the latest date of the
certificates
SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance - ANSWER: VSMP
program authority
The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of ____ of total phosphorus for
new development - ANSWER: 0.41 lbs/acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the - ANSWER: 10% impervious cover
Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses - ANSWER: channel protection and
flood protection
Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? - ANSWER: SWM plan, ESC plan
Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after construction? - ANSWER: post-
construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result in stream
degradation? - ANSWER: 10%
What do land disturbing activities consist of? - ANSWER: excavating, clearing, grading
, LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation - ANSWER: 1 acre or 2500 square
feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
In situations where an initial exemption was applicable because LDAs were related to
emergency work, VSMP authority shall be advised of the disturbance within -
ANSWER: 7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit application
within 30 days of starting the land-disturbing activity
Localities with MS4 - ANSWER: must adopt and administer a stormwater program
Localities without MS4 - ANSWER: may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ
administer the program
DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are responsible for
enforcing local ordinances - ANSWER: Construction GP, VSMP
A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement authority and a schedule of civil
penalties for enforcement actions in its local ordinance. The maximum penalty the
authority may issue is - ANSWER: $32,500 per violation per day
Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a summons issued by a locality
VSMP authority must be paid - ANSWER: into the locality's treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed -
ANSWER: $32, 500
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance greater than or
equal to ____ and less than ____ - ANSWER: 2,500 ft^2, 1 acre
CBPA LDAs must have - ANSWER: approved E&SC plan, approved SWM plan, local
approval to start land disturbance, long-term maintenance agreement, construction
record drawings
CBPA LDAs do not require - ANSWER: Construction GP, Pollution prevention Plan,
Additional control measures to address TMDL
State entities and linear projects ___ submit a single set of standards and
specifications to DEQ for approval, federal entities ____ - ANSWER: must, may
Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process - ANSWER: submittal of ESC
plans and SWM plans, SWM plan review and approval, registration statement entry
into Construction GP, Construction GP approved by DEQ, Locality VSMP authority
approval to start land disturbance
The locality VSMP authority has ___ days to determine the completeness of a
stormwater management plan and to notify the applicant of its determination -
ANSWER: 15
