VA DEQ SWM INSPECTOR CORE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Near the main entrance of the construction activity and in the general information
section of the SWPPP - ✔✔Two locations where notice of coverage letter must be
posted
✔✔Electronic format or hard copy - ✔✔Two options an operator has for making SWPPP
available to the public
✔✔Signed copy of registration statement, copy of the notice of coverage letter, copy of
the construction GP, narrative description of the nature of the construction activity, and
legible site plan - ✔✔What must be included in the SWPPP as general information
✔✔Once per month - ✔✔Qualified personnnel's inspection frequency for areas that
have been temporarily stabilized
✔✔As soon as practicible but no later than seven days after discovery or a longer
period as approved by the VSMP authority - ✔✔How long to fix an erosion and
sediment control practice after discovery
✔✔A record of dates when major grading activities occur, construction activities
temporarily or permanently cease on a portion of the site, and stabilization measures
are initiated - ✔✔Operator must note all modifications or updates in the SWPPP on
these dates
✔✔Immediately upon discovery but no later than 24 hours after discovery - ✔✔How
quickly an operator must report an unathorized discharge into or upon surface waters
✔✔Within 7 days - ✔✔When must temporary stabilization be applied to bare areas that
may not be at final grade but will remain dormant for longer than 14 days
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Near the main entrance of the construction activity and in the general information
section of the SWPPP - ✔✔Two locations where notice of coverage letter must be
posted
✔✔Electronic format or hard copy - ✔✔Two options an operator has for making SWPPP
available to the public
✔✔Signed copy of registration statement, copy of the notice of coverage letter, copy of
the construction GP, narrative description of the nature of the construction activity, and
legible site plan - ✔✔What must be included in the SWPPP as general information
✔✔Once per month - ✔✔Qualified personnnel's inspection frequency for areas that
have been temporarily stabilized
✔✔As soon as practicible but no later than seven days after discovery or a longer
period as approved by the VSMP authority - ✔✔How long to fix an erosion and
sediment control practice after discovery
✔✔A record of dates when major grading activities occur, construction activities
temporarily or permanently cease on a portion of the site, and stabilization measures
are initiated - ✔✔Operator must note all modifications or updates in the SWPPP on
these dates
✔✔Immediately upon discovery but no later than 24 hours after discovery - ✔✔How
quickly an operator must report an unathorized discharge into or upon surface waters
✔✔Within 7 days - ✔✔When must temporary stabilization be applied to bare areas that
may not be at final grade but will remain dormant for longer than 14 days
