SWM DEQ Exam Questions and
Answers Latest Versions
VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of
stormwater from construction activities that are
greater than or equal to an acre
The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water
Control Board to
permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential
inter-jurisdictional impacts upon request
90
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized
by the ______ and administered through the ______
Virginia Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater
Management Program Regulation
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following
individuals to obtain and maintain a certificate of
competency
staff of a stormwater program, anyone contracted by a VSMP
authority, standard and specification holders
The dual certificate will expire three years from
the latest date of the certificates
SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance
VSMP program authority
The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of ____
of total phosphorus for new development
0.41 lbs/acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the
10% impervious cover
Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses
channel protection and flood protection
, Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved?
SWM plan, ESC plan
Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after
construction?
post-construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that
can result in stream degradation?
10%
What do land disturbing activities consist of?
excavating, clearing, grading
LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation
1 acre or 2500 square feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
In situations where an initial exemption was applicable
because LDAs were related to emergency work, VSMP
authority shall be advised of the disturbance within
7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit
application within 30 days of starting the land-disturbing activity
Localities with MS4
must adopt and administer a stormwater program
Localities without MS4
may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ administer the
program
DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____
are responsible for enforcing local ordinances
Construction GP, VSMP
A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement
authority and a schedule of civil penalties for enforcement
actions in its local ordinance. The maximum penalty the
authority may issue is
$32,500 per violation per day
Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a
summons issued by a locality VSMP authority must be paid
into the locality's treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed
Answers Latest Versions
VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of
stormwater from construction activities that are
greater than or equal to an acre
The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water
Control Board to
permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential
inter-jurisdictional impacts upon request
90
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized
by the ______ and administered through the ______
Virginia Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater
Management Program Regulation
The Stormwater Management Act requires the following
individuals to obtain and maintain a certificate of
competency
staff of a stormwater program, anyone contracted by a VSMP
authority, standard and specification holders
The dual certificate will expire three years from
the latest date of the certificates
SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance
VSMP program authority
The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of ____
of total phosphorus for new development
0.41 lbs/acre/year
The phosphorus load limit uses the
10% impervious cover
Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses
channel protection and flood protection
, Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved?
SWM plan, ESC plan
Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after
construction?
post-construction
What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that
can result in stream degradation?
10%
What do land disturbing activities consist of?
excavating, clearing, grading
LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation
1 acre or 2500 square feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
In situations where an initial exemption was applicable
because LDAs were related to emergency work, VSMP
authority shall be advised of the disturbance within
7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit
application within 30 days of starting the land-disturbing activity
Localities with MS4
must adopt and administer a stormwater program
Localities without MS4
may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ administer the
program
DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____
are responsible for enforcing local ordinances
Construction GP, VSMP
A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement
authority and a schedule of civil penalties for enforcement
actions in its local ordinance. The maximum penalty the
authority may issue is
$32,500 per violation per day
Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a
summons issued by a locality VSMP authority must be paid
into the locality's treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty
not to exceed
