VA SWM INSPECTOR EXAM MOD 1
Infiltrationvf-vfanswer--
thevfprocessvfbyvfwhichvfwatervfonvfthevfgroundvfsurfacevfentersvfthevfsoil
Transpirationvf-vfanswer--rainvfisvfabsorbedvfbyvfplants
Groundwatervfrechargevf-vfanswer--Rainwatervfmigratesvfintovfgroundwater
WhatvfhappensvfwhenvfitvfrainsvfonvfavfConstuctionvfsite?vf-vfanswer--
Thevfrainvfthatvffallsvfonvfbarevfsoilvfwillvferodevfawayvfthevfsoil,vfcarryingvfsedimentvfandvfoth
ervfpollutants,vfsuchvfasvffuelvfandvfconstructionvfdebris,vftovfavfstreamvforvfstormwatervfcon
veyancevfsystemvfthatvfdischargesvfintovfavfstream
ConstructionvfBMP'svf-vfanswer--Structuralvfandvfnon-
structuralvfpracticesvfarevfusedvfduringvfconstructionvftovfkeepvfsedimentvfinvfplacevfandvfca
pturevfanyvfsedimentvfthatvfisvfcarriedvfbyvfstormwatervfbeforevfitvfleavesvfthevfsite
PollutionvfPreventionvfPracticesvf-vfanswer--
Goodvfhousekeepingvfpracticesvfarevfusedvfduringvfconstructionvftovfpreventvfcontaminati
onvfofvfstormwatervffromvfavfwidevfrangevfofvfmaterialsvfandvfwastesvffoundvfonvfconstructio
nvfsites.
Post-constructionvfBMPSvf-vfanswer--
Structuralvfandvfnonstructuralvfpracticesvfarevfusedvfforvfcontrollingvfthevfqualityvfandvfquan
tityvfofvfpost-constructionvfstormwatervfrunoff.
WhatvfisvfthevfVAvfErosionvfandvfStormwatervfmanagementvfprogramvf(VESMP)vfauthoriz
edvfandvfadministeredvfthrough?vf-vfanswer--
AuthorizedvfthroughvfVAvferosionvfandvfstormwatervfmanagementvfactvf(VESMA).vfAdmini
steredvfthroughvfVAvferosionvfandvfstormwatervfmanagementvfregulationvf(VESM)vf(9VAC
25-875)
Asvfanvfinspector,vfyouvfarevfresponsiblevfforvfcheckingvfcompliancevfwithvf__________.vfT
ovfdovfso,vfyouvfmustvfhavevfavfstrongvfunderstandingvfofvfthevf__________.vf-vfanswer--
Locality'svfstormwatervfprogram,vfCGP
DefinevfthevfGeneralvfVPDESvfPermitvfforvfdischargesvffromvfconstructionvfactivityvf(CGP)v
f-vfanswer--
authorizesvfthevfdischargevfofvfstormwatervffromvfconstructionvfactivitiesvfthatvfarevfovervf1v
facre.vfAvfviolationvfofvfthisvfpermitvfalsovfconstitutesvfavfviolationvfofvfVESMA.
Statevfwatervfcontrolvfboardvf-vfanswer--
Thevfboardvfpermits,vfregulates,vfandvfcontrolsvfstormwatervfrunoffvftovfensurevfthevfgenera
lvfhealth,vfsafety,vfandvfwelfarevfofvfthevfcitizensvfofvfthevfcommonwealthvfasvfwellvfasvfprote
Infiltrationvf-vfanswer--
thevfprocessvfbyvfwhichvfwatervfonvfthevfgroundvfsurfacevfentersvfthevfsoil
Transpirationvf-vfanswer--rainvfisvfabsorbedvfbyvfplants
Groundwatervfrechargevf-vfanswer--Rainwatervfmigratesvfintovfgroundwater
WhatvfhappensvfwhenvfitvfrainsvfonvfavfConstuctionvfsite?vf-vfanswer--
Thevfrainvfthatvffallsvfonvfbarevfsoilvfwillvferodevfawayvfthevfsoil,vfcarryingvfsedimentvfandvfoth
ervfpollutants,vfsuchvfasvffuelvfandvfconstructionvfdebris,vftovfavfstreamvforvfstormwatervfcon
veyancevfsystemvfthatvfdischargesvfintovfavfstream
ConstructionvfBMP'svf-vfanswer--Structuralvfandvfnon-
structuralvfpracticesvfarevfusedvfduringvfconstructionvftovfkeepvfsedimentvfinvfplacevfandvfca
pturevfanyvfsedimentvfthatvfisvfcarriedvfbyvfstormwatervfbeforevfitvfleavesvfthevfsite
PollutionvfPreventionvfPracticesvf-vfanswer--
Goodvfhousekeepingvfpracticesvfarevfusedvfduringvfconstructionvftovfpreventvfcontaminati
onvfofvfstormwatervffromvfavfwidevfrangevfofvfmaterialsvfandvfwastesvffoundvfonvfconstructio
nvfsites.
Post-constructionvfBMPSvf-vfanswer--
Structuralvfandvfnonstructuralvfpracticesvfarevfusedvfforvfcontrollingvfthevfqualityvfandvfquan
tityvfofvfpost-constructionvfstormwatervfrunoff.
WhatvfisvfthevfVAvfErosionvfandvfStormwatervfmanagementvfprogramvf(VESMP)vfauthoriz
edvfandvfadministeredvfthrough?vf-vfanswer--
AuthorizedvfthroughvfVAvferosionvfandvfstormwatervfmanagementvfactvf(VESMA).vfAdmini
steredvfthroughvfVAvferosionvfandvfstormwatervfmanagementvfregulationvf(VESM)vf(9VAC
25-875)
Asvfanvfinspector,vfyouvfarevfresponsiblevfforvfcheckingvfcompliancevfwithvf__________.vfT
ovfdovfso,vfyouvfmustvfhavevfavfstrongvfunderstandingvfofvfthevf__________.vf-vfanswer--
Locality'svfstormwatervfprogram,vfCGP
DefinevfthevfGeneralvfVPDESvfPermitvfforvfdischargesvffromvfconstructionvfactivityvf(CGP)v
f-vfanswer--
authorizesvfthevfdischargevfofvfstormwatervffromvfconstructionvfactivitiesvfthatvfarevfovervf1v
facre.vfAvfviolationvfofvfthisvfpermitvfalsovfconstitutesvfavfviolationvfofvfVESMA.
Statevfwatervfcontrolvfboardvf-vfanswer--
Thevfboardvfpermits,vfregulates,vfandvfcontrolsvfstormwatervfrunoffvftovfensurevfthevfgenera
lvfhealth,vfsafety,vfandvfwelfarevfofvfthevfcitizensvfofvfthevfcommonwealthvfasvfwellvfasvfprote
