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VIRGINIA DEQ SWM PLAN REVIEWER CERTIFICATION
NEWEST EXAM / VIRGINIA DEQ SWM PLAN REVIEWER
CERTIFICATION PREPARATION/VIRGINIA DEQ SWM PLAN
REVIEWER CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
Within ___ days of completing the requirements of the permit
conditions, the locality VSMP authority must return or terminate
any bonds or securities provided by the operator - ANSWER-60
What legal agreement provides a VSMP inspector access to
property for conducting post-construction regulatory inspections?
- ANSWER-long-term maintenance agreement
VSMP authorities or its designee must perform post construction
inspections every - ANSWER-5 years
If a recorded long-term maintenance agreement is not required
then the facility is - ANSWER-not subject to the VSMP authority
post construction inspection requirements
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At a minimum, a stormwater management facility shall be
inspected by the responsible state agency on an - ANSWER-
annual basis and after any storm that causes the capacity of the
facility's principal spillway to be exceeded
Review of any plan previously disapproved shall be reviewed
within _____ by the VSPM authority - ANSWER-45 days
A simple rooftop disconnect is not advisable for residential lots
less than - ANSWER-6,000 ft^2
Max impervious rooftop area treated; 1,000 ft^2 per simple
disconnection and longest flow path is - ANSWER-75 ft
Dimensions of a soil compost amended filter - ANSWER-20 ft
long and 10 feet wide
Typical depth for rain gardens and micro-bioretention - ANSWER-
6 to 12" deep
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Sheet flow to vegetated filter strip/conserved open space. A gravel
diaphragm is not needed if - ANSWER-entire contributing
drainage area is turf
Sheet flow to vegetated filter strip/conserved open space. Gravel
diaphragm dimensions - ANSWER-3" drop, 2' wide and 1' deep
Sheet flow to vegetated filter strip/conserved open space. Level
spreader forebay max - ANSWER-3' deep then transition to 1' @
level spreader lip
What is a level spreader lip made out of? - ANSWER-concrete,
wood, or pre-fabricated metal (non-erodible material)
Grass channel side slopes and longitudinal slope - ANSWER-
3H:1V or flatter, max longitudinal slope 4%
Max contributing drainage area for grass channel - ANSWER-5
acres
VIRGINIA DEQ SWM PLAN REVIEWER CERTIFICATION
NEWEST EXAM / VIRGINIA DEQ SWM PLAN REVIEWER
CERTIFICATION PREPARATION/VIRGINIA DEQ SWM PLAN
REVIEWER CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
Within ___ days of completing the requirements of the permit
conditions, the locality VSMP authority must return or terminate
any bonds or securities provided by the operator - ANSWER-60
What legal agreement provides a VSMP inspector access to
property for conducting post-construction regulatory inspections?
- ANSWER-long-term maintenance agreement
VSMP authorities or its designee must perform post construction
inspections every - ANSWER-5 years
If a recorded long-term maintenance agreement is not required
then the facility is - ANSWER-not subject to the VSMP authority
post construction inspection requirements
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At a minimum, a stormwater management facility shall be
inspected by the responsible state agency on an - ANSWER-
annual basis and after any storm that causes the capacity of the
facility's principal spillway to be exceeded
Review of any plan previously disapproved shall be reviewed
within _____ by the VSPM authority - ANSWER-45 days
A simple rooftop disconnect is not advisable for residential lots
less than - ANSWER-6,000 ft^2
Max impervious rooftop area treated; 1,000 ft^2 per simple
disconnection and longest flow path is - ANSWER-75 ft
Dimensions of a soil compost amended filter - ANSWER-20 ft
long and 10 feet wide
Typical depth for rain gardens and micro-bioretention - ANSWER-
6 to 12" deep
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Sheet flow to vegetated filter strip/conserved open space. A gravel
diaphragm is not needed if - ANSWER-entire contributing
drainage area is turf
Sheet flow to vegetated filter strip/conserved open space. Gravel
diaphragm dimensions - ANSWER-3" drop, 2' wide and 1' deep
Sheet flow to vegetated filter strip/conserved open space. Level
spreader forebay max - ANSWER-3' deep then transition to 1' @
level spreader lip
What is a level spreader lip made out of? - ANSWER-concrete,
wood, or pre-fabricated metal (non-erodible material)
Grass channel side slopes and longitudinal slope - ANSWER-
3H:1V or flatter, max longitudinal slope 4%
Max contributing drainage area for grass channel - ANSWER-5
acres
