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VA DEQ SWM Inspector EXAM Questions
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Erosion and sediment control plans and stormwater management plans -
(ANSWER)SWPPP plans that must be approved
Post-construction - (ANSWER)When the stormwater management plan address
runoff
Volume and velocity of stormwater runoff increases as natural vegetation is
replaced with these surfaces. The increase in stormwater runoff leads to an
increase in pollutants, such as sediment and phosphorus that are carried to
waterways. - (ANSWER)Impervious cover
Target pollutant in the water quality criteria - (ANSWER)Phosphorus
The lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result in stream
degradation% - (ANSWER)10%
SWM regulation ensures water quantity is considered to protect against which
two destructive forces? - (ANSWER)Channel erosion and flooding
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This increases after development because of the replacement of vegetation with
impervious surfaces. A larger volume of water will travel more quickly through a
stream channel, potentially causing erosion and flooding. - (ANSWER)The rate of
runoff
A what must be at least as stringent as the Construction GP (9VAC25-870-106)? -
(ANSWER)Locality VSMP
ESC Plan and SWM Plan (9VAC25-870-148) - (ANSWER)Plans a locality's ordinance
must require to be submitted and approved.
No state registration statement; no SWPPP; incomplete SWPPP; SWPPP not
available for review; no approved ESC plan; failure to install stormwater
management BMPs or ESCs; stormwater BMPs or erosion and sediment controls
improperly installed or maintained; operation deficiencies; failure to conduct
required inspections; incomplete, improper, or missed inspections -
(ANSWER)Violations for which a penalty may be imposed
$32500 - (ANSWER)Maximum penalty a locality can impose under the
stormwater act
Three years from date of project completion or state permit termination -
(ANSWER)How long a locality VSMP authority must hold on to a registration
statement
VA DEQ SWM Inspector EXAM Questions
& Answers | 100% Verified solutions
|Questions with Correct Answers 2025
latest update!!
Erosion and sediment control plans and stormwater management plans -
(ANSWER)SWPPP plans that must be approved
Post-construction - (ANSWER)When the stormwater management plan address
runoff
Volume and velocity of stormwater runoff increases as natural vegetation is
replaced with these surfaces. The increase in stormwater runoff leads to an
increase in pollutants, such as sediment and phosphorus that are carried to
waterways. - (ANSWER)Impervious cover
Target pollutant in the water quality criteria - (ANSWER)Phosphorus
The lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result in stream
degradation% - (ANSWER)10%
SWM regulation ensures water quantity is considered to protect against which
two destructive forces? - (ANSWER)Channel erosion and flooding
, 2
This increases after development because of the replacement of vegetation with
impervious surfaces. A larger volume of water will travel more quickly through a
stream channel, potentially causing erosion and flooding. - (ANSWER)The rate of
runoff
A what must be at least as stringent as the Construction GP (9VAC25-870-106)? -
(ANSWER)Locality VSMP
ESC Plan and SWM Plan (9VAC25-870-148) - (ANSWER)Plans a locality's ordinance
must require to be submitted and approved.
No state registration statement; no SWPPP; incomplete SWPPP; SWPPP not
available for review; no approved ESC plan; failure to install stormwater
management BMPs or ESCs; stormwater BMPs or erosion and sediment controls
improperly installed or maintained; operation deficiencies; failure to conduct
required inspections; incomplete, improper, or missed inspections -
(ANSWER)Violations for which a penalty may be imposed
$32500 - (ANSWER)Maximum penalty a locality can impose under the
stormwater act
Three years from date of project completion or state permit termination -
(ANSWER)How long a locality VSMP authority must hold on to a registration
statement
