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howbmanybtimesbthebaveragebratebdoesbabconstructionbsitebhavebsoilblossb-
bCORRECTbANSWERSb1,000btimesbavg.bnaturalbsoilbandb20btimesbagricultural
FederalbWaterbPollutionbControlbActb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1948b
2.PostbWW2bindustrialbgrowthbledbtobthebpollutionbofbrivers,bstreams,blakes.
3.bFirstbU.Sblawbtobaddressbwaterbpollution
4.bonebofbthebearliestbreferencesbtobcleanbwaterbasbabresourcebandbthebimportancebofbprotectingb
waterbqualitybandbmanagedbreductionbofbpollutantsbflowingbintobwaterways
Virginiabstudiesbthebissuebofbsedimentationb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1971
2.bfast-
pacedburbanbdevelopmentbinbNorthernbVirginiabandbthebTidewaterbleadbtobtheberosionbofblandsba
ndbsedimentbdepositionbinbwaters
FederalbCleanbWaterbActb(CWA)b-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1972
2.bCongressbpassedbmajorbamendmentsbtobthebfederalbwaterbpollutionbcontrolbactbthatbbecamebk
nownbasbthebcleanbwaterbactb(CWA)b
3.bEstablishedbbasicbstructorbforbregulatingbpolluntantbdischargesbintobthebwatersbofbthebU.S
4.bNewlybcreatedbEPAbandbestablishedbNationalbpollutantbdischargebeliminationbsystembpermitbpr
ogram
ErosionbandbSedimentbControlbLawb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1973
2.bVAbGeneralbassemblybpassedbthebESCblaw,brequiringbstatewidebestablishmentbofbminimumbstan
dards,bguidelines,bandbcriteriabforbthebeffectivebcontrolbofbsoilberosion,bsedimentbdeposition,bandb
non-agriculturalbrunoff
3.bLawbrequiresballbcountiesbandbcitiesbinbVAbtobadoptbablocalberosionbprogrambbybJulyb1,b1974
VirginiabStormwaterbManagementbActb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1989
2.bSWMbActbpassedbtobaddressbwaterbpollution,bstreambchannelberosion,bdepletionbofbgroundwat
erbresources,bandbmorebfrequentblocalizedbfloodingbthatboccursbduebtobintensiveblandbdevelopme
nt
AdoptionbofbESCbregulationsb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1990
, 2.borderbtobimprovebthebprogrambstructurebandbconsistency
3.bGeneralbAssemblybrequiredbthebsoilbandbwaterbconservationbBoardbtobpromulgatebregulationsbf
orbthebadministration,bimplementation,bandbenforcementbofbthebESCblaw
ThebIntegrationbBillb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b2012b(effectivebJulyb1,b2014)
2.VAbhousebbillb1065bpassed,bmakingbsignificantbchangesbtobthebESCblawbandbthebSWMbactbtobalign
bthebtwobprograms
3.brequiredbthatballbcountries,bcities,bandbtownsbwithbregulatedbmunicipalbseparatebstormbsewerbs
ystemb(MS4)bprogramsbadoptbandbadministerbablocalbstormwaterbprogram
4.creatingbstatewidebstormwaterbmanagementbprogrambthatboperatesbatbtheblocalblevel,bmuchblik
ebwhatbwasbalreadybthebcasebforbtheberosionbprogram.
UmbrellabofbESCbandbSWMb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbincludesbthebfollowing:
erosionbandbsedimentbcontrol,bfloodbinsuranceb(ifbapplicable),bfloodbplainbmanagement,bandbChes
apeakebBaybPreservationbActb(ifbapplicable)
EffectsbofbStormwaterbrunoffb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.bSedimentb-
bremovalbofbvegetationbduringbconstructionbmakesbsoilbsusceptiblebtoberosion.bThisberosionbandbre
sultingbsedimentbtransportboftenbleadbtobwaterbpollution
2.botherbPollutantsb-
bStormwaterbrunoffbcanbalsobpickupbandbtransportbconstruction brelatedbwastebandbotherbpollutant
sbthatbcanbcontaminatebwaterwaysbandbproperty
3.Postbconstructionbrunoffb-
bevenbafterbconstruction,bstormwaterbrunoffbremainsbabconcern.badditionbofbimperviousbsurfaces,b
suchbasbimperiousbsurfaces,bsuchbasbpavementbandbroofs,bdecreasesbabsitesbabilitybtobinfiltratebrai
nwater
Stormwaterbrunoffb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbalwaysbabconcernb
suchbasbvehiclebwashbrack,bconcretebwashout,bandbrainbgarden
RegulatorybRequirementsb-
bCORRECTbANSWERSbESCblawbrequiresbthebstaffbofbabprogrambauthoritybtobobtainbandbmaintainbabc
ertificatebofbcompetencybinbthebareabofberosionbandbsedimentbcontrol.bAnyonebwhobisbcontractedb
bybabprogrambauthoritybtobperformbanyborballbofbthebfunctionsbofbthatbauthoritybmustbalsobobtainb
andbmaintainbabcertificatebofbcompetency
answers rated a+ sure pass
howbmanybtimesbthebaveragebratebdoesbabconstructionbsitebhavebsoilblossb-
bCORRECTbANSWERSb1,000btimesbavg.bnaturalbsoilbandb20btimesbagricultural
FederalbWaterbPollutionbControlbActb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1948b
2.PostbWW2bindustrialbgrowthbledbtobthebpollutionbofbrivers,bstreams,blakes.
3.bFirstbU.Sblawbtobaddressbwaterbpollution
4.bonebofbthebearliestbreferencesbtobcleanbwaterbasbabresourcebandbthebimportancebofbprotectingb
waterbqualitybandbmanagedbreductionbofbpollutantsbflowingbintobwaterways
Virginiabstudiesbthebissuebofbsedimentationb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1971
2.bfast-
pacedburbanbdevelopmentbinbNorthernbVirginiabandbthebTidewaterbleadbtobtheberosionbofblandsba
ndbsedimentbdepositionbinbwaters
FederalbCleanbWaterbActb(CWA)b-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1972
2.bCongressbpassedbmajorbamendmentsbtobthebfederalbwaterbpollutionbcontrolbactbthatbbecamebk
nownbasbthebcleanbwaterbactb(CWA)b
3.bEstablishedbbasicbstructorbforbregulatingbpolluntantbdischargesbintobthebwatersbofbthebU.S
4.bNewlybcreatedbEPAbandbestablishedbNationalbpollutantbdischargebeliminationbsystembpermitbpr
ogram
ErosionbandbSedimentbControlbLawb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1973
2.bVAbGeneralbassemblybpassedbthebESCblaw,brequiringbstatewidebestablishmentbofbminimumbstan
dards,bguidelines,bandbcriteriabforbthebeffectivebcontrolbofbsoilberosion,bsedimentbdeposition,bandb
non-agriculturalbrunoff
3.bLawbrequiresballbcountiesbandbcitiesbinbVAbtobadoptbablocalberosionbprogrambbybJulyb1,b1974
VirginiabStormwaterbManagementbActb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1989
2.bSWMbActbpassedbtobaddressbwaterbpollution,bstreambchannelberosion,bdepletionbofbgroundwat
erbresources,bandbmorebfrequentblocalizedbfloodingbthatboccursbduebtobintensiveblandbdevelopme
nt
AdoptionbofbESCbregulationsb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b1990
, 2.borderbtobimprovebthebprogrambstructurebandbconsistency
3.bGeneralbAssemblybrequiredbthebsoilbandbwaterbconservationbBoardbtobpromulgatebregulationsbf
orbthebadministration,bimplementation,bandbenforcementbofbthebESCblaw
ThebIntegrationbBillb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.b2012b(effectivebJulyb1,b2014)
2.VAbhousebbillb1065bpassed,bmakingbsignificantbchangesbtobthebESCblawbandbthebSWMbactbtobalign
bthebtwobprograms
3.brequiredbthatballbcountries,bcities,bandbtownsbwithbregulatedbmunicipalbseparatebstormbsewerbs
ystemb(MS4)bprogramsbadoptbandbadministerbablocalbstormwaterbprogram
4.creatingbstatewidebstormwaterbmanagementbprogrambthatboperatesbatbtheblocalblevel,bmuchblik
ebwhatbwasbalreadybthebcasebforbtheberosionbprogram.
UmbrellabofbESCbandbSWMb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbincludesbthebfollowing:
erosionbandbsedimentbcontrol,bfloodbinsuranceb(ifbapplicable),bfloodbplainbmanagement,bandbChes
apeakebBaybPreservationbActb(ifbapplicable)
EffectsbofbStormwaterbrunoffb-bCORRECTbANSWERSb1.bSedimentb-
bremovalbofbvegetationbduringbconstructionbmakesbsoilbsusceptiblebtoberosion.bThisberosionbandbre
sultingbsedimentbtransportboftenbleadbtobwaterbpollution
2.botherbPollutantsb-
bStormwaterbrunoffbcanbalsobpickupbandbtransportbconstruction brelatedbwastebandbotherbpollutant
sbthatbcanbcontaminatebwaterwaysbandbproperty
3.Postbconstructionbrunoffb-
bevenbafterbconstruction,bstormwaterbrunoffbremainsbabconcern.badditionbofbimperviousbsurfaces,b
suchbasbimperiousbsurfaces,bsuchbasbpavementbandbroofs,bdecreasesbabsitesbabilitybtobinfiltratebrai
nwater
Stormwaterbrunoffb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbalwaysbabconcernb
suchbasbvehiclebwashbrack,bconcretebwashout,bandbrainbgarden
RegulatorybRequirementsb-
bCORRECTbANSWERSbESCblawbrequiresbthebstaffbofbabprogrambauthoritybtobobtainbandbmaintainbabc
ertificatebofbcompetencybinbthebareabofberosionbandbsedimentbcontrol.bAnyonebwhobisbcontractedb
bybabprogrambauthoritybtobperformbanyborballbofbthebfunctionsbofbthatbauthoritybmustbalsobobtainb
andbmaintainbabcertificatebofbcompetency