SWM DEQ ACTUAL EXAM SOLVED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE PREPARATION
RESOURCE
●● what 3 plans does a SWPPP contain?
Answer: Erosion control plan (ESC), stormwater management plan
(SWM), and Pollution prevention plan (P2).
●● True or False: SWPPPs must be site specific, addresses potential
pollution, and is updated throughout construction.
Answer: True
●● What are he two stormwater runoff harms streams?
Answer: Water quality and quantity
●● What percentage of Impervious cover leads to apparent ecological
stress?
Answer: 10-25%
●● What is the phosphorus load limit for new developments?
Answer: 0.26 lbs/acre/year of total phosphorus
, ●● How much higher is a post-development peak discharge?
Answer: 2-5x higher
●● What are the two destructive forces of water quantity increse?
Answer: channel erosion and flooding
●● What size qualified as a land disturbing actvity(LDA)
Answer: greater or equal to 1 acre, or 2,500 FT^2, unless local ordinance
enforces stricter rules.
●● What is an LDA
Answer: man-made changed to land that can result in erosion or changes
in runoff char.
●● What are exemptions in LDA?
Answer: repair of service connection, septic tank repairs, posts or polls
repairs, mining operations, agricultural purposes only when harvested
crops are reforested. or vice versa.
●● What two things does a notice to comply need to specify?
Answer: 1. Specify the measures needed to comply, 2. specify the
timeframe measures need to be completed by.
QUESTIONS COMPLETE PREPARATION
RESOURCE
●● what 3 plans does a SWPPP contain?
Answer: Erosion control plan (ESC), stormwater management plan
(SWM), and Pollution prevention plan (P2).
●● True or False: SWPPPs must be site specific, addresses potential
pollution, and is updated throughout construction.
Answer: True
●● What are he two stormwater runoff harms streams?
Answer: Water quality and quantity
●● What percentage of Impervious cover leads to apparent ecological
stress?
Answer: 10-25%
●● What is the phosphorus load limit for new developments?
Answer: 0.26 lbs/acre/year of total phosphorus
, ●● How much higher is a post-development peak discharge?
Answer: 2-5x higher
●● What are the two destructive forces of water quantity increse?
Answer: channel erosion and flooding
●● What size qualified as a land disturbing actvity(LDA)
Answer: greater or equal to 1 acre, or 2,500 FT^2, unless local ordinance
enforces stricter rules.
●● What is an LDA
Answer: man-made changed to land that can result in erosion or changes
in runoff char.
●● What are exemptions in LDA?
Answer: repair of service connection, septic tank repairs, posts or polls
repairs, mining operations, agricultural purposes only when harvested
crops are reforested. or vice versa.
●● What two things does a notice to comply need to specify?
Answer: 1. Specify the measures needed to comply, 2. specify the
timeframe measures need to be completed by.
