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VA DEQ SWM EXAM (2025/2026)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized
by the and administered through the -
correct answer- Virginia Stormwater Management Act,
Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation
VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of
stormwater from construction activities that are -
correct answer- greater than or equal to an acre
The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water
Control Board to - correct answer- permit, regulate, and
control stormwater runoff
DEQ has days to complete review of real or potential inter-
jurisdictional impacts upon request - correct answer- 90
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following
individuals to obtain and maintain a certificate of competency -
correct answer- staff of a stormwater program, anyone
contracted by a VSMP authority, standard and specification
holders
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The dual certificate will expire three years from -
correct answer- the latest date of the certificates
SWM plan must be approved by before land disturbance -
correct answer- VSMP program authority
The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of of
total phosphorus for new development - correct answer- 0.41
lbs/acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the - correct answer- 10%
impervious cover
Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses -
correct answer- channel protection and flood protection
Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? -
correct answer- SWM plan, ESC plan
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Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after
construction? - correct answer- post-construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can
result in stream degradation? - correct answer- 10%
What do land disturbing activities consist of? - correct
answer- excavating, clearing, grading
LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation -
correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer- must adopt and
administer a stormwater program
VA DEQ SWM EXAM (2025/2026)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized
by the and administered through the -
correct answer- Virginia Stormwater Management Act,
Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation
VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of
stormwater from construction activities that are -
correct answer- greater than or equal to an acre
The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water
Control Board to - correct answer- permit, regulate, and
control stormwater runoff
DEQ has days to complete review of real or potential inter-
jurisdictional impacts upon request - correct answer- 90
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following
individuals to obtain and maintain a certificate of competency -
correct answer- staff of a stormwater program, anyone
contracted by a VSMP authority, standard and specification
holders
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The dual certificate will expire three years from -
correct answer- the latest date of the certificates
SWM plan must be approved by before land disturbance -
correct answer- VSMP program authority
The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of of
total phosphorus for new development - correct answer- 0.41
lbs/acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the - correct answer- 10%
impervious cover
Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses -
correct answer- channel protection and flood protection
Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? -
correct answer- SWM plan, ESC plan
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Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after
construction? - correct answer- post-construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can
result in stream degradation? - correct answer- 10%
What do land disturbing activities consist of? - correct
answer- excavating, clearing, grading
LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation -
correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer- must adopt and
administer a stormwater program
