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