SWM DEQ PLAN REVIEWER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT

SWM DEQ PLAN REVIEWER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT 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 If the plan is complete and the applicant has been notified within 15 days of submission, the locality VSMP authority (plan reviewer) has ___ days from the time of notification to review the plan - ANSWER -60 Operators of a single-family detached residential structures that disturb equal to or greater than one acre of land are - ANSWER -not required to submit a registration statement VSMP authority must keep project records, including approved SWM plans and registration statements, for ___ years after state permit termination or project completion - ANSWER -3 years VSMP authority must keep post construction stormwater management facility inspection records for __ years from the date of inspection - ANSWER -5 DEQ is required to conduct a program review once every - ANSWER -5 years A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state permit? - ANSWER Construction GP What plans must a locality's ordinance require to be submitted and approved? - ANSWER -ESC plan, SWM plan The Construction GP includes ___ different inspection frequencies - ANSWER -2 SWPPP inspection schedule if discharging to impaired waters - ANSWER -at least once every 4 business days or at least once every 5 business days and no later than 24 hours following a measurable storm event SWPPP inspection schedule for standard inspections - ANSWER -at least once every 5 business days, at least once every 10 business days and no later than 24 hours following a measurable storm event For all sites where areas have been temporarily stabilized or LDA have been suspended due to frozen conditions, inspections can be done - ANSWER -once a month Representative inspections may not be used when - ANSWER -utility line installation, pipeline construction, or other similar linear construction activities SWPPP inspection schedule discharge into impaired waters, surface waters with an applicable TMDL or exceptional waters The qualified personnel's SWPPP inspection report must included with the SWPPP no later than - ANSWER -4 days following inspection Corrective actions made based on inspections must be done - ANSWER -as soon as practicable but no later than seven days, or a longer period of time as approved by the VSMP Changes in the SWPPP must be made in a __ day period - ANSWER -7 For reports of unauthorized discharges, must notify DEQ upon discovery within a ___ window and a written report should be submitted within ___ of discovery of discharge - ANSWER -24 hours, 5 days