VA DEQ SWM INSPECTOR EXAM
Whatvfelementvfisvftargetedvfbyvfwatervfqualityvfcriteria?vf-vfanswer--
Phosphorous,vfitvfindicatesvfpollutionvfbyvfbondingvfwithvfothervfpollutants.
Atvfwhatvf%vfimperviousvfcovervfarevfstreamsvfsubstantiallyvfaffected?vf-vfanswer--25%
whatvfisvfthevfsite-basedvfloadvflimitvfforvfwatervfquality?vf-vfanswer--0.41vflbs/acre/
yrvftotalvfphosphorous
VirginiavfRunoffvfReductionvfMethod-vfmethodvfofvfloadvfcalculationsvf-vfanswer--
loadvfcalculationsvfbasedvfonvflandvfcovervftypevfandvfsoilvftype.
whatvfmustvfhappenvftovfpotentiallyvfharmfulvfsheetvfflowvfrunoff?vf-vfanswer--
Mustvfbevfdivertedvftovfstormwatervfconveyancevfsystem.
SWMvfpondsvfmustvfbevfablevftovfconveyvfwatervfsafelyvfupvftovfwhatvflevelvfstormvfevent?vf-
vfanswer--mustvfbevfablevftovfsafelyvfconveyvfupvftovfavf100vfyrvfstorm.
DefinevfLDAvf-vfanswer--Landvfdisturbingvfactivity;vfanyvfman-
madevfchangevftovfthevflandvfsurfacevfthatvfpotentiallyvfchangesvfitsvfrunoffvfcharacteristics
;vfincludesvfclearing,vfgrading,vfandvfexcavation.
WhatvfsizevfLDAvfmustvfcomplyvfwithvfstormwatervfmanagementvfregulation?
vfinvfCPBAvfareas?vf-vfanswer--
anythingvfofvf1vfacrevforvfmore,vforvf2500vfft^2vfinvfCPBAvfareas;vfmayvfbevfmorevfstringentvfl
ocally.
whatvfarevfsomevfactivitiesvfexemptvffromvfSWMvfregulations?vf-vfanswer--
mining,vfagriculture,vfsewervfdischarges,vflocalvfreclamationvfprograms,vfroutinevfmainten
ancevfofvfpreexistingvfoperations,vfpublicvfemergencyvfactivity
whatvftermvfbasicallyvfmeansvfavfpleavfdealvfforvfstormwatervfoffenders?vf-vfanswer--
consentvforder,vfwhichvfreplacesvfpenaltiesvfwithvffines.
howvflongvfdoesvfVSMPvfauthorityvfhavevftovfreviewvfSWMvfplan?vf-vfanswer--
15vfdaysvftovfreviewvfandvfdeterminevfapproval,vfandvfnotifyvfapplicant.
HowvfoftenvfmustvfavfVSMPvfauthorityvfinspectvfanvfLDA?vf-vfanswer--Periodically.
allvfSWPPPvfrequirementsvfmayvfbevfmetvfbyvf-vfanswer--
incorporatingvfothervfplansvfintovfreference,vforvfbyvfdevelopingvfmissingvfelements.
WhatvfmustvfthevfDEQvfissuevftovfanvfoperatorvfbeforevfanvfLDA?vf-vfanswer--
avfconstructionvfGP
, Howvfsoonvfaftervffinalvfgradevfofvfavfsitevfmustvfvegetationvfbevfputvfinvfplace?vf-vfanswer--
withinvf7vfdays.
Howvflongvfmustvfoperatorvfkeepvfroutinevfinspectionvfreports?vf-vfanswer--
Atvfleastvf3vfyearsvfaftervfthevfGPvfexpires/terminates.
HowvflongvfdoesvfoperatorvfhavevftovfrevisevfSWPPPvfifvfauthorityvfdeemsvfitvfnecessary?
vfHowvflongvfdoesvflocalvfauthorityvfhavevftovfreviewvfanyvfmodificationsvftovfSWPPP?vf-
vfanswer--
7vfdaysvfforvfoperatorvftovfmakevfchanges,vf60vfdaysvfforvfauthorityvftovfreviewvfchanges.
HowvflongvfdoesvfoperatorvfhavevftovfnotifyvfDEQvfofvfanvfunauthorizedvfdischarge?
vfHowvflongvfdoesvfoperatorvfhavevftovfmakevfavfwrittenvfreportvfofvfthis?vf-vfanswer--
withinvf24vfhoursvfofvfdiscoveryvfforvfnotification,vfwithinvf5vfdaysvfforvfwrittenvfacknowledge
ment.
WhatvfconstitutesvfavfmeasurablevfrainvfeventvfaccordingvftovfGP?vf-vfanswer--
0.25vfin.vforvfmorevfovervf24vfhours.
Co-locatedvfpracticesvf-vfanswer--
Duringvfconstruction,vfavffacilityvffunctionsvfforvfESC,vfandvfisvflatervfconstructedvfintovfavfsto
rmwatervfBMP.
Duringvfconstruction,vfwhenvfshouldvfinspectorvfmakevfsurevfavfBMPvfisvfnotvfinstalled?vf-
vfanswer--
BMPvfshouldvfnotvfbevfinstalledvfbeforevfcontirbutingvfdrainagevfareavfhasvfbeenvfstabilized
.
NoticevfofvfTerminationvfforms,vftovfterminatevfconstructionvfpermits,vfmustvfbevfsentvfaftervf
howvfmanyvfdaysvfoncevfconditionsvfarevfmet?vf-vfanswer--30vfdays
Whenvfisvfgroundvfconsideredvfstabilized?vf-vfanswer--
whenvfvegetationvfisvfuniform,vfmaturevfenoughvftovfsurvive,vfandvfwillvfinhibitvferosion.
HowvflongvfmustvfVSMPvfauthorityvfkeepvfconstructionvfrecordvfdrawings?vf-vfanswer--
UntilvfthevfrelevantvfSWMvffacilityvfisvfremoved.
HowvfsoonvfaftervfmeetingvfpermitvfrequirementsvfmustvfthevfVSMPvfauthorityvfreturnvfanyvf
bondsvforvfsecuritiesvftovfoperator?vf-vfanswer--withinvf60vfdays.
VSMPvfauthoritiesvfmustvfensurevfthatvfSWMvffacilities,vfpost-
construction,vfarevfinspectedvfatvfleastvfoncevfeveryvf___vfyears,vfunless:vf-vfanswer--
atvfleastvfoncevfeveryvf5vfyearsvfunlessvfavfcertifiedvfpersonnelvfprovidesvfinspectionvfreport
svfatvfleastvfoncevfavfyear.
WhatvflegislationvfauthorizesvfthevfVAvfSWMvfProgram?vf-vfanswer--
ThevfVirginiavfStormwatervfManagementvfAct
WhatvfregulationvfadministersvfthevfVAvfSWMvfProgram?vf-vfanswer--
ThevfVirginiavfStormwatervfManagementvfProgramvfRegulation
Whatvfelementvfisvftargetedvfbyvfwatervfqualityvfcriteria?vf-vfanswer--
Phosphorous,vfitvfindicatesvfpollutionvfbyvfbondingvfwithvfothervfpollutants.
Atvfwhatvf%vfimperviousvfcovervfarevfstreamsvfsubstantiallyvfaffected?vf-vfanswer--25%
whatvfisvfthevfsite-basedvfloadvflimitvfforvfwatervfquality?vf-vfanswer--0.41vflbs/acre/
yrvftotalvfphosphorous
VirginiavfRunoffvfReductionvfMethod-vfmethodvfofvfloadvfcalculationsvf-vfanswer--
loadvfcalculationsvfbasedvfonvflandvfcovervftypevfandvfsoilvftype.
whatvfmustvfhappenvftovfpotentiallyvfharmfulvfsheetvfflowvfrunoff?vf-vfanswer--
Mustvfbevfdivertedvftovfstormwatervfconveyancevfsystem.
SWMvfpondsvfmustvfbevfablevftovfconveyvfwatervfsafelyvfupvftovfwhatvflevelvfstormvfevent?vf-
vfanswer--mustvfbevfablevftovfsafelyvfconveyvfupvftovfavf100vfyrvfstorm.
DefinevfLDAvf-vfanswer--Landvfdisturbingvfactivity;vfanyvfman-
madevfchangevftovfthevflandvfsurfacevfthatvfpotentiallyvfchangesvfitsvfrunoffvfcharacteristics
;vfincludesvfclearing,vfgrading,vfandvfexcavation.
WhatvfsizevfLDAvfmustvfcomplyvfwithvfstormwatervfmanagementvfregulation?
vfinvfCPBAvfareas?vf-vfanswer--
anythingvfofvf1vfacrevforvfmore,vforvf2500vfft^2vfinvfCPBAvfareas;vfmayvfbevfmorevfstringentvfl
ocally.
whatvfarevfsomevfactivitiesvfexemptvffromvfSWMvfregulations?vf-vfanswer--
mining,vfagriculture,vfsewervfdischarges,vflocalvfreclamationvfprograms,vfroutinevfmainten
ancevfofvfpreexistingvfoperations,vfpublicvfemergencyvfactivity
whatvftermvfbasicallyvfmeansvfavfpleavfdealvfforvfstormwatervfoffenders?vf-vfanswer--
consentvforder,vfwhichvfreplacesvfpenaltiesvfwithvffines.
howvflongvfdoesvfVSMPvfauthorityvfhavevftovfreviewvfSWMvfplan?vf-vfanswer--
15vfdaysvftovfreviewvfandvfdeterminevfapproval,vfandvfnotifyvfapplicant.
HowvfoftenvfmustvfavfVSMPvfauthorityvfinspectvfanvfLDA?vf-vfanswer--Periodically.
allvfSWPPPvfrequirementsvfmayvfbevfmetvfbyvf-vfanswer--
incorporatingvfothervfplansvfintovfreference,vforvfbyvfdevelopingvfmissingvfelements.
WhatvfmustvfthevfDEQvfissuevftovfanvfoperatorvfbeforevfanvfLDA?vf-vfanswer--
avfconstructionvfGP
, Howvfsoonvfaftervffinalvfgradevfofvfavfsitevfmustvfvegetationvfbevfputvfinvfplace?vf-vfanswer--
withinvf7vfdays.
Howvflongvfmustvfoperatorvfkeepvfroutinevfinspectionvfreports?vf-vfanswer--
Atvfleastvf3vfyearsvfaftervfthevfGPvfexpires/terminates.
HowvflongvfdoesvfoperatorvfhavevftovfrevisevfSWPPPvfifvfauthorityvfdeemsvfitvfnecessary?
vfHowvflongvfdoesvflocalvfauthorityvfhavevftovfreviewvfanyvfmodificationsvftovfSWPPP?vf-
vfanswer--
7vfdaysvfforvfoperatorvftovfmakevfchanges,vf60vfdaysvfforvfauthorityvftovfreviewvfchanges.
HowvflongvfdoesvfoperatorvfhavevftovfnotifyvfDEQvfofvfanvfunauthorizedvfdischarge?
vfHowvflongvfdoesvfoperatorvfhavevftovfmakevfavfwrittenvfreportvfofvfthis?vf-vfanswer--
withinvf24vfhoursvfofvfdiscoveryvfforvfnotification,vfwithinvf5vfdaysvfforvfwrittenvfacknowledge
ment.
WhatvfconstitutesvfavfmeasurablevfrainvfeventvfaccordingvftovfGP?vf-vfanswer--
0.25vfin.vforvfmorevfovervf24vfhours.
Co-locatedvfpracticesvf-vfanswer--
Duringvfconstruction,vfavffacilityvffunctionsvfforvfESC,vfandvfisvflatervfconstructedvfintovfavfsto
rmwatervfBMP.
Duringvfconstruction,vfwhenvfshouldvfinspectorvfmakevfsurevfavfBMPvfisvfnotvfinstalled?vf-
vfanswer--
BMPvfshouldvfnotvfbevfinstalledvfbeforevfcontirbutingvfdrainagevfareavfhasvfbeenvfstabilized
.
NoticevfofvfTerminationvfforms,vftovfterminatevfconstructionvfpermits,vfmustvfbevfsentvfaftervf
howvfmanyvfdaysvfoncevfconditionsvfarevfmet?vf-vfanswer--30vfdays
Whenvfisvfgroundvfconsideredvfstabilized?vf-vfanswer--
whenvfvegetationvfisvfuniform,vfmaturevfenoughvftovfsurvive,vfandvfwillvfinhibitvferosion.
HowvflongvfmustvfVSMPvfauthorityvfkeepvfconstructionvfrecordvfdrawings?vf-vfanswer--
UntilvfthevfrelevantvfSWMvffacilityvfisvfremoved.
HowvfsoonvfaftervfmeetingvfpermitvfrequirementsvfmustvfthevfVSMPvfauthorityvfreturnvfanyvf
bondsvforvfsecuritiesvftovfoperator?vf-vfanswer--withinvf60vfdays.
VSMPvfauthoritiesvfmustvfensurevfthatvfSWMvffacilities,vfpost-
construction,vfarevfinspectedvfatvfleastvfoncevfeveryvf___vfyears,vfunless:vf-vfanswer--
atvfleastvfoncevfeveryvf5vfyearsvfunlessvfavfcertifiedvfpersonnelvfprovidesvfinspectionvfreport
svfatvfleastvfoncevfavfyear.
WhatvflegislationvfauthorizesvfthevfVAvfSWMvfProgram?vf-vfanswer--
ThevfVirginiavfStormwatervfManagementvfAct
WhatvfregulationvfadministersvfthevfVAvfSWMvfProgram?vf-vfanswer--
ThevfVirginiavfStormwatervfManagementvfProgramvfRegulation
