VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam Question
& Answers 2025
VESCP - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Virginia Erosion and
Sediment Control Program
- Administered by counties/cities (must), towns (may)
- MUST BE APPROVED
Minimum Standard 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Stabilization
permanent or temporary soil stabilization shall be applied
to denuded areas within seven days after final grade is
reached on any portion of the site; temporary soil
stabilization shall be applied within seven days to
denuded areas that may not be at final grade but will
remain dormant for longer than 14 days; permanent
stabilization shall be applied to areas that are to be left
dormant for more than one year
Site NOT at Final Grade - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
stabilize in 14 days
- temporarily seed
- mulch
- permanently stabilize if dormant > 1 year
,VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam Question
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Site at Final Grade - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
stabilize in 7 days (recommended immediately)
- permanently or temporarily seed and mulch
- mulch/matting/straw
Minimum Standard 2 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stock
Piles, Waste and Borrow Areas
during construction, soil stock piles and borrow areas
shall be stabilized or protected with sediment trapping
measures
mulch prevents erosion by protecting the surface from
raindrop impact and silt fence intercepts and detains from
disturbed areas
Minimum Standard 3 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Permanent Vegetation
permanent vegetation cover shall be established on
denuded areas not otherwise permanently stabilized
(permanent vegetation shall not be considered
,VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam Question
& Answers 2025
established until a ground cover is achieved that is
uniform, mature enough to survive, and will inhibit
erosion *there is no % associated with this*)
reduce erosion and decrease sediment yield from
disturbed area
this is the standard used to verify that a site is ready for
release of bonds or surety
Minimum Standard 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔First-
Step Measures
Sediment basins and traps, perimeter dikes, sediment
barriers and other measures intended to trap sediment
shall be constructed as a first step in any land-disturbing
activity and shall be made functional before upslope land
disturbance takes place
a certain amount of initial land disturbance may be
required to provide access for equipment to install the
perimeter controls, but site clearing and grading should
be kept to a minimum until the perimeter controls are in
place
, VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam Question
& Answers 2025
intercepts and detains small amounts of sediment from
disturbed areas during construction operation to prevent
sediment from leaving the site and decrease velocity of
sheet flows and low-to-moderate level channel flow
Perimeter Controls - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔assures
that sediment does not leave the perimeter of the land-
disturbing area once site clearing, grading, and
construction commences
Examples: silt fences, sediment traps, sediment basins,
construction entrance, temporary diversions, diversions
Minimum Standard 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Earthen Structure Stabilization
stabilization measures shall be applied to earthen
structures such as dams, dikes, and diversions
immediately after installation
reduce erosion and sedimentation and reduce damage
from sediment and runoff to downstream or off-site areas
& Answers 2025
VESCP - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Virginia Erosion and
Sediment Control Program
- Administered by counties/cities (must), towns (may)
- MUST BE APPROVED
Minimum Standard 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Stabilization
permanent or temporary soil stabilization shall be applied
to denuded areas within seven days after final grade is
reached on any portion of the site; temporary soil
stabilization shall be applied within seven days to
denuded areas that may not be at final grade but will
remain dormant for longer than 14 days; permanent
stabilization shall be applied to areas that are to be left
dormant for more than one year
Site NOT at Final Grade - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
stabilize in 14 days
- temporarily seed
- mulch
- permanently stabilize if dormant > 1 year
,VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam Question
& Answers 2025
Site at Final Grade - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
stabilize in 7 days (recommended immediately)
- permanently or temporarily seed and mulch
- mulch/matting/straw
Minimum Standard 2 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stock
Piles, Waste and Borrow Areas
during construction, soil stock piles and borrow areas
shall be stabilized or protected with sediment trapping
measures
mulch prevents erosion by protecting the surface from
raindrop impact and silt fence intercepts and detains from
disturbed areas
Minimum Standard 3 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Permanent Vegetation
permanent vegetation cover shall be established on
denuded areas not otherwise permanently stabilized
(permanent vegetation shall not be considered
,VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam Question
& Answers 2025
established until a ground cover is achieved that is
uniform, mature enough to survive, and will inhibit
erosion *there is no % associated with this*)
reduce erosion and decrease sediment yield from
disturbed area
this is the standard used to verify that a site is ready for
release of bonds or surety
Minimum Standard 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔First-
Step Measures
Sediment basins and traps, perimeter dikes, sediment
barriers and other measures intended to trap sediment
shall be constructed as a first step in any land-disturbing
activity and shall be made functional before upslope land
disturbance takes place
a certain amount of initial land disturbance may be
required to provide access for equipment to install the
perimeter controls, but site clearing and grading should
be kept to a minimum until the perimeter controls are in
place
, VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam Question
& Answers 2025
intercepts and detains small amounts of sediment from
disturbed areas during construction operation to prevent
sediment from leaving the site and decrease velocity of
sheet flows and low-to-moderate level channel flow
Perimeter Controls - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔assures
that sediment does not leave the perimeter of the land-
disturbing area once site clearing, grading, and
construction commences
Examples: silt fences, sediment traps, sediment basins,
construction entrance, temporary diversions, diversions
Minimum Standard 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Earthen Structure Stabilization
stabilization measures shall be applied to earthen
structures such as dams, dikes, and diversions
immediately after installation
reduce erosion and sedimentation and reduce damage
from sediment and runoff to downstream or off-site areas
