VA DEQ ESC INSPECTOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND COR
VESCP c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Virginia cErosion cand cSediment cControl cProgram
- cAdministered cby ccounties/cities c(must), ctowns c(may)
- cMUST cBE cAPPROVED
Minimum cStandard c1 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Stabilization
permanent cor ctemporary csoil cstabilization cshall cbe capplied cto cdenuded careas cwithin cseven cda
con cany cportion cof cthe csite; ctemporary csoil cstabilization cshall cbe capplied cwithin cseven cdays cto
cbe cat cfinal cgrade cbut cwill cremain cdormant cfor clonger cthan c14 cdays; cpermanent cstabilization cs
care cto cbe cleft cdormant cfor cmore cthan cone cyear
Site cNOT cat cFinal cGrade c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cstabilize cin c14 cdays
- ctemporarily cseed
- cmulch
- cpermanently cstabilize cif cdormant c> c1 cyear
Site cat cFinal cGrade c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cstabilize cin c7 cdays c(recommended cimmediately)
- cpermanently cor ctemporarily cseed cand cmulch
- cmulch/matting/straw
Minimum cStandard c2 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Stock cPiles, cWaste cand cBorrow cAreas
during cconstruction, csoil cstock cpiles cand cborrow careas cshall cbe cstabilized cor cprotected cwith cse
, a ccertain camount cof cinitial cland cdisturbance cmay cbe crequired cto cprovide caccess cfor cequipmen
ccontrols, cbut csite cclearing cand cgrading cshould cbe ckept cto ca cminimum cuntil cthe cperimeter ccon
intercepts cand cdetains csmall camounts cof csediment cfrom cdisturbed careas cduring cconstruction co
cfrom cleaving cthe csite cand cdecrease cvelocity cof csheet cflows cand clow-to-moderate clevel cchanne
Perimeter cControls c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔assures cthat csediment cdoes cnot cleave cthe cperimeter
conce csite cclearing, cgrading, cand cconstruction ccommences
Examples: csilt cfences, csediment ctraps, csediment cbasins, cconstruction centrance, ctemporary cdive
Minimum cStandard c5 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Earthen cStructure cStabilization
stabilization cmeasures cshall cbe capplied cto cearthen cstructures csuch cas cdams, cdikes, cand cdiver
cinstallation
reduce cerosion cand csedimentation cand creduce cdamage cfrom csediment cand crunoff cto cdownstre
Minimum cStandard c6 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Traps cand cBasins
sediment ctraps cand cbasins cshall cbe cdesigned cand cconstructed cbased cupon cthe ctotal cdrainage
cto cbe cserved cby cthe ctrap cor cbasin
Sediment cTraps c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimum cstorage ccapacity cshall cbe c134 ccubic cyards cpe
cshall conly ccontrol cdrainage careas cless cthan c3 cacres
*stone coutlet c= ctrap*
Sediment cBasins c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔surface crunoff cfrom cdisturbed careas cthat cis ccomprised
cgreater cthan cor cequal cto c3 cacres cshall cbe ccontrolled cby ca cbasin; cminimum cstorage ccapacity c
c134 ccubic cyards cper cacre cof cdrainage carea; cthe coutfall csystem cshall, cat ca cminimum, cmaintain
cbasin cduring ca c25-year cstorm cof c24-hour cduration; crunoff ccoefficients cused cin crunoff ccalculatio
cbare cearth ccondition cor cthose cconditions cexpected cto cexist cwhile cthe csediment cbasin cis cutilize
Sediment cTrapping cDevises c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cplace cnear cthe clowest cdrainage cpoints cof
2. cinstall cas ca cfirst-step cmeasure c[MS-4]
3. cstabilize cimmediately c[MS-5]
4. cmust cinclude coutlet cprotection cfor cbasins c[MS-11]
Minimum cStandard c7 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cut cand cFill cSlopes
roughening cthe csurface cof cthe cslope cdecreases crunoff, clowers cthe cvelocity crunoff, cincreases cw
cbetter cseed cgermination
slopes cthat care cfound cto cbe ceroding cexcessively cwithin con cyear cof cpermanent cstabilization csh
cslop cstabilizing cmeasures cuntil cthe cproblem cis ccorrected
Minimum cStandard c8 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Concentrated cRunoff
shall cnot cflow cdown ccut cor cfill cslopes cunless ccontained cwithin can cadequate ctemporary cor cperm
cslope cdrain cstructure
VESCP c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Virginia cErosion cand cSediment cControl cProgram
- cAdministered cby ccounties/cities c(must), ctowns c(may)
- cMUST cBE cAPPROVED
Minimum cStandard c1 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Stabilization
permanent cor ctemporary csoil cstabilization cshall cbe capplied cto cdenuded careas cwithin cseven cda
con cany cportion cof cthe csite; ctemporary csoil cstabilization cshall cbe capplied cwithin cseven cdays cto
cbe cat cfinal cgrade cbut cwill cremain cdormant cfor clonger cthan c14 cdays; cpermanent cstabilization cs
care cto cbe cleft cdormant cfor cmore cthan cone cyear
Site cNOT cat cFinal cGrade c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cstabilize cin c14 cdays
- ctemporarily cseed
- cmulch
- cpermanently cstabilize cif cdormant c> c1 cyear
Site cat cFinal cGrade c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔- cstabilize cin c7 cdays c(recommended cimmediately)
- cpermanently cor ctemporarily cseed cand cmulch
- cmulch/matting/straw
Minimum cStandard c2 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Stock cPiles, cWaste cand cBorrow cAreas
during cconstruction, csoil cstock cpiles cand cborrow careas cshall cbe cstabilized cor cprotected cwith cse
, a ccertain camount cof cinitial cland cdisturbance cmay cbe crequired cto cprovide caccess cfor cequipmen
ccontrols, cbut csite cclearing cand cgrading cshould cbe ckept cto ca cminimum cuntil cthe cperimeter ccon
intercepts cand cdetains csmall camounts cof csediment cfrom cdisturbed careas cduring cconstruction co
cfrom cleaving cthe csite cand cdecrease cvelocity cof csheet cflows cand clow-to-moderate clevel cchanne
Perimeter cControls c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔assures cthat csediment cdoes cnot cleave cthe cperimeter
conce csite cclearing, cgrading, cand cconstruction ccommences
Examples: csilt cfences, csediment ctraps, csediment cbasins, cconstruction centrance, ctemporary cdive
Minimum cStandard c5 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Earthen cStructure cStabilization
stabilization cmeasures cshall cbe capplied cto cearthen cstructures csuch cas cdams, cdikes, cand cdiver
cinstallation
reduce cerosion cand csedimentation cand creduce cdamage cfrom csediment cand crunoff cto cdownstre
Minimum cStandard c6 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Traps cand cBasins
sediment ctraps cand cbasins cshall cbe cdesigned cand cconstructed cbased cupon cthe ctotal cdrainage
cto cbe cserved cby cthe ctrap cor cbasin
Sediment cTraps c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimum cstorage ccapacity cshall cbe c134 ccubic cyards cpe
cshall conly ccontrol cdrainage careas cless cthan c3 cacres
*stone coutlet c= ctrap*
Sediment cBasins c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔surface crunoff cfrom cdisturbed careas cthat cis ccomprised
cgreater cthan cor cequal cto c3 cacres cshall cbe ccontrolled cby ca cbasin; cminimum cstorage ccapacity c
c134 ccubic cyards cper cacre cof cdrainage carea; cthe coutfall csystem cshall, cat ca cminimum, cmaintain
cbasin cduring ca c25-year cstorm cof c24-hour cduration; crunoff ccoefficients cused cin crunoff ccalculatio
cbare cearth ccondition cor cthose cconditions cexpected cto cexist cwhile cthe csediment cbasin cis cutilize
Sediment cTrapping cDevises c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cplace cnear cthe clowest cdrainage cpoints cof
2. cinstall cas ca cfirst-step cmeasure c[MS-4]
3. cstabilize cimmediately c[MS-5]
4. cmust cinclude coutlet cprotection cfor cbasins c[MS-11]
Minimum cStandard c7 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cut cand cFill cSlopes
roughening cthe csurface cof cthe cslope cdecreases crunoff, clowers cthe cvelocity crunoff, cincreases cw
cbetter cseed cgermination
slopes cthat care cfound cto cbe ceroding cexcessively cwithin con cyear cof cpermanent cstabilization csh
cslop cstabilizing cmeasures cuntil cthe cproblem cis ccorrected
Minimum cStandard c8 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Concentrated cRunoff
shall cnot cflow cdown ccut cor cfill cslopes cunless ccontained cwithin can cadequate ctemporary cor cperm
cslope cdrain cstructure
