VA DEQ SWM INSPECTOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
A+ SURE PASS
Whatrelementrisrtargetedrbyrwaterrqualityrcriteria?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrPhosphorous,ritrindicatesrpollutionrbyrbondingrwithrotherrpollutants.
Atrwhatr%rimperviousrcoverrarerstreamsrsubstantiallyraffected?r-rCORRECTrANSWERSr25%
whatrisrthersite-basedrloadrlimitrforrwaterrquality?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSr0.41rlbs/acre/yrrtotalrphosphorous
VirginiarRunoffrReductionrMethod-rmethodrofrloadrcalculationsr-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrloadrcalculationsrbasedronrlandrcoverrtyperandrsoilrtype.
whatrmustrhappenrtorpotentiallyrharmfulrsheetrflowrrunoff?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrMustrberdivertedrtorstormwaterrconveyancersystem.
SWMrpondsrmustrberablertorconveyrwaterrsafelyruprtorwhatrlevelrstormrevent?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrmustrberablertorsafelyrconveyruprtorar100ryrrstorm.
DefinerLDAr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrLandrdisturbingractivity;ranyrman-
maderchangertortherlandrsurfacerthatrpotentiallyrchangesritsrrunoffrcharacteristics;rincludesrclearin
g,rgrading,randrexcavation.
WhatrsizerLDArmustrcomplyrwithrstormwaterrmanagementrregulation?rinrCPBArareas?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSranythingrofr1racrerorrmore,rorr2500rft^2rinrCPBArareas;rmayrbermorerstringentr
locally.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
A+ SURE PASS
Whatrelementrisrtargetedrbyrwaterrqualityrcriteria?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrPhosphorous,ritrindicatesrpollutionrbyrbondingrwithrotherrpollutants.
Atrwhatr%rimperviousrcoverrarerstreamsrsubstantiallyraffected?r-rCORRECTrANSWERSr25%
whatrisrthersite-basedrloadrlimitrforrwaterrquality?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSr0.41rlbs/acre/yrrtotalrphosphorous
VirginiarRunoffrReductionrMethod-rmethodrofrloadrcalculationsr-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrloadrcalculationsrbasedronrlandrcoverrtyperandrsoilrtype.
whatrmustrhappenrtorpotentiallyrharmfulrsheetrflowrrunoff?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrMustrberdivertedrtorstormwaterrconveyancersystem.
SWMrpondsrmustrberablertorconveyrwaterrsafelyruprtorwhatrlevelrstormrevent?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrmustrberablertorsafelyrconveyruprtorar100ryrrstorm.
DefinerLDAr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrLandrdisturbingractivity;ranyrman-
maderchangertortherlandrsurfacerthatrpotentiallyrchangesritsrrunoffrcharacteristics;rincludesrclearin
g,rgrading,randrexcavation.
WhatrsizerLDArmustrcomplyrwithrstormwaterrmanagementrregulation?rinrCPBArareas?r-
rCORRECTrANSWERSranythingrofr1racrerorrmore,rorr2500rft^2rinrCPBArareas;rmayrbermorerstringentr
locally.