Module 3 Exam Question & Answers
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Land Disturbing Activity (LDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Any man-made change to the land surface that may
result in soil erosion from water or wind and the
movement of sediments into state waters or onto lands in
the Commonwealth.
Regulated LDAs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔· LDAs
equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet are subject to
the laws and regulations of the erosion program.
· In all areas of the jurisdictions designated as subject to
the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA)
Designation and Management Regulations (i.e., James
City County), the regulated land disturbance threshold
drops to 2,500 square feet.
Development - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A tract or
parcel of land developed, or to be developed, as a single
unit under single ownership or unified control that is to be
used for any business or industrial purpose or is to
contain three or more residential dwelling units.
Erosion Impact Area - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔· An
area of land NOT associated with current LDA but subject
to persistent soil erosion resulting in the delivery of
sediment onto neighboring properties or into state
waters.
, Module 3 Exam Question & Answers
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· Does not apply to any lot or parcel of land of 10,000
square feet or less used for residential purposes or to
shorelines where the erosion results from wave action or
other coastal processes.
Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC or E&SC) Plan -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔· Describes the potential for
erosion and sedimentation during a LDA
· Describes the structural and non-structural practices for
minimizing erosion and containing sediment during
construction.
· Must review an adequate ESC plan and grant written
approval within 60 days.
· If no action is taken within allotted time, plan is deemed
approved
Agreement in Lieu of a Plan - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔· Contract between the plan-approving authority and
the property owner that specifies conservation measures
that must be implemented during construction of a
single-family residence.
· Used instead of a formal ESC plan
(latest 2025 )
Land Disturbing Activity (LDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Any man-made change to the land surface that may
result in soil erosion from water or wind and the
movement of sediments into state waters or onto lands in
the Commonwealth.
Regulated LDAs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔· LDAs
equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet are subject to
the laws and regulations of the erosion program.
· In all areas of the jurisdictions designated as subject to
the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA)
Designation and Management Regulations (i.e., James
City County), the regulated land disturbance threshold
drops to 2,500 square feet.
Development - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A tract or
parcel of land developed, or to be developed, as a single
unit under single ownership or unified control that is to be
used for any business or industrial purpose or is to
contain three or more residential dwelling units.
Erosion Impact Area - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔· An
area of land NOT associated with current LDA but subject
to persistent soil erosion resulting in the delivery of
sediment onto neighboring properties or into state
waters.
, Module 3 Exam Question & Answers
(latest 2025 )
· Does not apply to any lot or parcel of land of 10,000
square feet or less used for residential purposes or to
shorelines where the erosion results from wave action or
other coastal processes.
Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC or E&SC) Plan -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔· Describes the potential for
erosion and sedimentation during a LDA
· Describes the structural and non-structural practices for
minimizing erosion and containing sediment during
construction.
· Must review an adequate ESC plan and grant written
approval within 60 days.
· If no action is taken within allotted time, plan is deemed
approved
Agreement in Lieu of a Plan - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔· Contract between the plan-approving authority and
the property owner that specifies conservation measures
that must be implemented during construction of a
single-family residence.
· Used instead of a formal ESC plan
