SWM DEQ Questions and Answers Rated A+

SWM DEQ Questions and Answers Rated A+ 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 Ac