VIRGINIA EROSION AND SEDIMENT
CONTROL INSPECTOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
ErosionmImpactmAream-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmareamofmlandmNOTmASSOCIATEDmwithmamcurrentmland-
mdisturbingmactivitymbutmcontributingmtomsedimentation
Howmmuchmmoremsoilmlossmoccursmfrommconstructionmsitesmversusmnaturalmsoilmerosionmrates?mAg
riculturalmland?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm1000mtimesmmoremthanmthemaveragemnaturalmsoilmerosionmrate.m
20mtimesmmoremthanmagriculturalmland.
Whatmarem4merosivemforces?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmwind
water
ice
gravity
Namemandmdefinem5mstagesmofmsoilmerosion.m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmRaindrop-
m90%mofmtotalmsoilmerosion
Sheet-
mthemsoilsmabilitymtominfiltratemwatermismexceededmandmitmrunsminmsheetmflowm(aboutm100mftmbefore
mconcentrating),mhowmsedimentmgetsmtransported
Rill-
mwhenmsheetmflowmbeginsmtomconcentrate,mvelocitymandmturbulencemincrease,mbutmeasilymrepaire
d
Gully-whenmrillsmconverge,mlargermthanmrillmandmusuallymrequiresmheavymequipmentmtomrepair
Channel-
mlargemvolumemofmwatermincreasesmthemgully,mverticalmsidesmaremobservedmormformanmexistingmstrea
mbedmwhenmstructuralmintegritymismdestroyed
Whatmaremthemfactorsmofmrainfallmimpact?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmKineticmenergymismdependentmonmrainfallmamount/intensity,mraindropmdiam
eter,mandmraindropmvelocity
, Whatmaremtwomdamagingmeffectsmofmrainfallmimpact?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmCausesmsoilmcompressionmwhichmreducesminfiltration
MainlymoccursminmMay-Septmwhichmismwhenmdisturbancemismmostmactive
4mfactorsminfluencingmerosionm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmclimatem
groundcoverm(influencedmbymhumans)
soilmproperties
topographym(influencedmbymhumans)
Whatmpercentmreductionmoccursmfrommvegetativemcover?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm90-99%
Whatmaremsoilmproperties?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmStructurem(particlesmadhere)
Texturem(size)
Bulkmdensitym(howmtightlympacked)
%morganicmmatter
infiltrationm(intomsoil)
permeabilitym(throughmsoil)
WhatmismKmfactor?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmthemsusceptibilitymofmamparticularmsoilmtomerosion
developedmbympermeability,msoilmtexture,msoilmstructure,mandmorganicmmattermcontent
lowmKmfactormismlowmerodibilitym(0-0.23),mandmhighmism(0.37m+)
Whatmismamvariance?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmgrantedmbymthemVESCPmauthoritymtomwaivemormmodifymamrequirementmifmitmi
smtoomrestrictive
canmrequestmduringmplanmsubmissionmormduringmconstruction.mifmnomreplymafterm10mdays,mthenmde
nied.
Whatmismregulatedmlandmdisturbingmactivity?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmgreatermthanmormequalmtom10,000msquaremft
CONTROL INSPECTOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED
ErosionmImpactmAream-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmareamofmlandmNOTmASSOCIATEDmwithmamcurrentmland-
mdisturbingmactivitymbutmcontributingmtomsedimentation
Howmmuchmmoremsoilmlossmoccursmfrommconstructionmsitesmversusmnaturalmsoilmerosionmrates?mAg
riculturalmland?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm1000mtimesmmoremthanmthemaveragemnaturalmsoilmerosionmrate.m
20mtimesmmoremthanmagriculturalmland.
Whatmarem4merosivemforces?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmwind
water
ice
gravity
Namemandmdefinem5mstagesmofmsoilmerosion.m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmRaindrop-
m90%mofmtotalmsoilmerosion
Sheet-
mthemsoilsmabilitymtominfiltratemwatermismexceededmandmitmrunsminmsheetmflowm(aboutm100mftmbefore
mconcentrating),mhowmsedimentmgetsmtransported
Rill-
mwhenmsheetmflowmbeginsmtomconcentrate,mvelocitymandmturbulencemincrease,mbutmeasilymrepaire
d
Gully-whenmrillsmconverge,mlargermthanmrillmandmusuallymrequiresmheavymequipmentmtomrepair
Channel-
mlargemvolumemofmwatermincreasesmthemgully,mverticalmsidesmaremobservedmormformanmexistingmstrea
mbedmwhenmstructuralmintegritymismdestroyed
Whatmaremthemfactorsmofmrainfallmimpact?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmKineticmenergymismdependentmonmrainfallmamount/intensity,mraindropmdiam
eter,mandmraindropmvelocity
, Whatmaremtwomdamagingmeffectsmofmrainfallmimpact?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmCausesmsoilmcompressionmwhichmreducesminfiltration
MainlymoccursminmMay-Septmwhichmismwhenmdisturbancemismmostmactive
4mfactorsminfluencingmerosionm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmclimatem
groundcoverm(influencedmbymhumans)
soilmproperties
topographym(influencedmbymhumans)
Whatmpercentmreductionmoccursmfrommvegetativemcover?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm90-99%
Whatmaremsoilmproperties?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmStructurem(particlesmadhere)
Texturem(size)
Bulkmdensitym(howmtightlympacked)
%morganicmmatter
infiltrationm(intomsoil)
permeabilitym(throughmsoil)
WhatmismKmfactor?m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmthemsusceptibilitymofmamparticularmsoilmtomerosion
developedmbympermeability,msoilmtexture,msoilmstructure,mandmorganicmmattermcontent
lowmKmfactormismlowmerodibilitym(0-0.23),mandmhighmism(0.37m+)
Whatmismamvariance?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmgrantedmbymthemVESCPmauthoritymtomwaivemormmodifymamrequirementmifmitmi
smtoomrestrictive
canmrequestmduringmplanmsubmissionmormduringmconstruction.mifmnomreplymafterm10mdays,mthenmde
nied.
Whatmismregulatedmlandmdisturbingmactivity?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmgreatermthanmormequalmtom10,000msquaremft