SWM DEQ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the ______ and ad
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ministered through the ______ - ans- ws ws ws ws ws
Virginia Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater Management Program Re
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gulation
VPDES Permit/ ws
Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater from construction activities that
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are - ans-greater than or equal to an acre
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The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control Board to - ans-
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permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
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DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential inter-
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jurisdictional impacts upon request - ans-90 ws ws ws ws ws
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following individuals to obtain and ma
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intain a certificate of competency - ans-
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staff of a stormwater program, anyone contracted by a VSMP authority, standard an
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d specification holders
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The dual certificate will expire three years from - ans-
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the latest date of the certificates
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SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance - ans-
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VSMP program authority
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The water quality criteria sets a site-
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based load limit of ____ of total phosphorus for new development - ans-0.41 lbs/
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acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the - ans-10% impervious cover
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Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses - ans-
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channel protection and flood protection
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Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? - ans-SWM plan, ESC plan
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,Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after construction? - ans-post-
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construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result in stream degr
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adation? - ans-10% ws ws
What do land disturbing activities consist of? - ans-excavating, clearing, grading
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LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation - ans-
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1 acre or 2500 square feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
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In situations where an initial exemption was applicable because LDAs were related t
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o emergency work, VSMP authority shall be advised of the disturbance within - ans-
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7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit application within 30 days
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of starting the land-disturbing activity
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Localities with MS4 - ans-must adopt and administer a stormwater program
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Localities without MS4 - ans- ws ws ws ws
may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ administer the program
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DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are responsible for enf
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orcing local ordinances - ans-Construction GP, VSMP
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A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement authority and a schedule of civil
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penalties for enforcement actions in its local ordinance. The maximum penalty the a
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uthority may issue is - ans-$32,500 per violation per day
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Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a summons issued by a locality
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VSMP authority must be paid - ans-into the locality's treasury
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Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed - ans-
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$32, 500 ws
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance greater than or
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equal to ____ and less than ____ - ans-2,500 ft^2, 1 acre
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CBPA LDAs must have - ans-ws ws ws ws ws
approved E&SC plan, approved SWM plan, local approval to start land disturbance, l
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ong-term maintenance agreement, construction record drawings
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CBPA LDAs do not require - ans-
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Construction GP, Pollution prevention Plan, Additional control measures to address T
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MDL
, State entities and linear projects ___ submit a single set of standards and specificati
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ons to DEQ for approval, federal entities ____ - ans-must, may
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Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process - ans-
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submittal of ESC plans and SWM plans, SWM plan review and approval, registration
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statement entry into Construction GP, Construction GP approved by DEQ, Locality
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VSMP authority approval to start land disturbance
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The locality VSMP authority has ___ days to determine the completeness of a storm
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water management plan and to notify the applicant of its determination - ans-15
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If the plan is complete and the applicant has been notified within 15 days of submis
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sion, the locality VSMP authority (plan reviewer) has ___ days from the time of notifi
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cation to review the plan - ans-60
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family detached residential structures that disturb equal to or greater than one acre
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of land are - ans-not required to submit a registration statement
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VSMP authority must keep project records, including approved SWM plans and regis
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tration statements, for ___ years after state permit termination or project completion
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- ans-3 years
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VSMP authority must keep post construction stormwater management facility inspecti
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on records for __ years from the date of inspection - ans-5
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DEQ is required to conduct a program review once every - ans-5 years
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A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state permit? - ans-
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What plans must a locality's ordinance require to be submitted and approved? - ans-
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ESC plan, SWM plan ws ws ws
The Construction GP includes ___ different inspection frequencies - ans-2
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SWPPP inspection schedule if discharging to impaired waters - ans-
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at least once every 4 business days or at least once every 5 business days and no
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later than 24 hours following a measurable storm event
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SWPPP inspection schedule for standard inspections - ans-
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at least once every 5 business days, at least once every 10 business days and no l
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ater than 24 hours following a measurable storm event
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For all sites where areas have been temporarily stabilized or LDA have been suspe
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nded due to frozen conditions, inspections can be done - ans-once a month
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CORRECT ANSWERS
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the ______ and ad
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ministered through the ______ - ans- ws ws ws ws ws
Virginia Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater Management Program Re
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gulation
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Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater from construction activities that
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are - ans-greater than or equal to an acre
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The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control Board to - ans-
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permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
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DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential inter-
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jurisdictional impacts upon request - ans-90 ws ws ws ws ws
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following individuals to obtain and ma
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intain a certificate of competency - ans-
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staff of a stormwater program, anyone contracted by a VSMP authority, standard an
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d specification holders
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The dual certificate will expire three years from - ans-
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the latest date of the certificates
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SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance - ans-
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VSMP program authority
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The water quality criteria sets a site-
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based load limit of ____ of total phosphorus for new development - ans-0.41 lbs/
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acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the - ans-10% impervious cover
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Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses - ans-
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channel protection and flood protection
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Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? - ans-SWM plan, ESC plan
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,Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after construction? - ans-post-
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construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result in stream degr
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adation? - ans-10% ws ws
What do land disturbing activities consist of? - ans-excavating, clearing, grading
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LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation - ans-
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1 acre or 2500 square feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
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In situations where an initial exemption was applicable because LDAs were related t
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o emergency work, VSMP authority shall be advised of the disturbance within - ans-
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7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit application within 30 days
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of starting the land-disturbing activity
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Localities with MS4 - ans-must adopt and administer a stormwater program
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Localities without MS4 - ans- ws ws ws ws
may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ administer the program
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DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are responsible for enf
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orcing local ordinances - ans-Construction GP, VSMP
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A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement authority and a schedule of civil
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penalties for enforcement actions in its local ordinance. The maximum penalty the a
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uthority may issue is - ans-$32,500 per violation per day
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Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a summons issued by a locality
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VSMP authority must be paid - ans-into the locality's treasury
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Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed - ans-
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Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance greater than or
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equal to ____ and less than ____ - ans-2,500 ft^2, 1 acre
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CBPA LDAs must have - ans-ws ws ws ws ws
approved E&SC plan, approved SWM plan, local approval to start land disturbance, l
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ong-term maintenance agreement, construction record drawings
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CBPA LDAs do not require - ans-
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Construction GP, Pollution prevention Plan, Additional control measures to address T
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MDL
, State entities and linear projects ___ submit a single set of standards and specificati
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ons to DEQ for approval, federal entities ____ - ans-must, may
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Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process - ans-
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submittal of ESC plans and SWM plans, SWM plan review and approval, registration
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statement entry into Construction GP, Construction GP approved by DEQ, Locality
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VSMP authority approval to start land disturbance
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The locality VSMP authority has ___ days to determine the completeness of a storm
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water management plan and to notify the applicant of its determination - ans-15
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If the plan is complete and the applicant has been notified within 15 days of submis
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sion, the locality VSMP authority (plan reviewer) has ___ days from the time of notifi
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cation to review the plan - ans-60
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Operators of a single- ws ws ws
family detached residential structures that disturb equal to or greater than one acre
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of land are - ans-not required to submit a registration statement
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VSMP authority must keep project records, including approved SWM plans and regis
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tration statements, for ___ years after state permit termination or project completion
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- ans-3 years
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VSMP authority must keep post construction stormwater management facility inspecti
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on records for __ years from the date of inspection - ans-5
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DEQ is required to conduct a program review once every - ans-5 years
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A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state permit? - ans-
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What plans must a locality's ordinance require to be submitted and approved? - ans-
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ESC plan, SWM plan ws ws ws
The Construction GP includes ___ different inspection frequencies - ans-2
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SWPPP inspection schedule if discharging to impaired waters - ans-
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at least once every 4 business days or at least once every 5 business days and no
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later than 24 hours following a measurable storm event
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SWPPP inspection schedule for standard inspections - ans-
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at least once every 5 business days, at least once every 10 business days and no l
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ater than 24 hours following a measurable storm event
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For all sites where areas have been temporarily stabilized or LDA have been suspe
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nded due to frozen conditions, inspections can be done - ans-once a month
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