ESC INSPECTOR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED.pdf

ESC INSPECTOR EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED +
FOR 2025-2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
howcmanyctimescthecaveragecratecdoescacconstructioncsitechavecsoilclossc-
ccCORRECTcANSWERS1,000ctimescavg.cnaturalcsoilcandc20ctimescagricultural




FederalcWatercPollutioncControlcActc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c1948c

2.PostcWW2cindustrialcgrowthcledctocthecpollutioncofcrivers,cstreams,clakes.

3.cFirstcU.Sclawctocaddresscwatercpollution

4.conecofcthecearliestcreferencesctoccleancwatercascacresourcecandcthecimportancecofcprotectingcwa
tercqualitycandcmanagedcreductioncofcpollutantscflowingcintocwaterways



Virginiacstudiescthecissuecofcsedimentationc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c1971

2.cfast-
pacedcurbancdevelopmentcincNortherncVirginiacandcthecTidewatercleadctocthecerosioncofclandscand
csedimentcdepositioncincwaters




FederalcCleancWatercActc(CWA)c-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c1972

2.cCongresscpassedcmajorcamendmentsctocthecfederalcwatercpollutionccontrolcactcthatcbecameckn
owncasctheccleancwatercactc(CWA)c

3.cEstablishedcbasiccstructorcforcregulatingcpolluntantcdischargescintocthecwaterscofcthecU.S

4.cNewlyccreatedcEPAcandcestablishedcNationalcpollutantcdischargeceliminationcsystemcpermitcpro
gram



ErosioncandcSedimentcControlcLawc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c1973

,2.cVAcGeneralcassemblycpassedcthecESCclaw,crequiringcstatewidecestablishmentcofcminimumcstand
ards,cguidelines,candccriteriacforctheceffectiveccontrolcofcsoilcerosion,csedimentcdeposition,candcno
n-agriculturalcrunoff

3.cLawcrequirescallccountiescandccitiescincVActocadoptcaclocalcerosioncprogramcbycJulyc1,c1974



VirginiacStormwatercManagementcActc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c1989

2.cSWMcActcpassedctocaddresscwatercpollution,cstreamcchannelcerosion,cdepletioncofcgroundwater
cresources,candcmorecfrequentclocalizedcfloodingcthatcoccurscduectocintensiveclandcdevelopment




AdoptioncofcESCcregulationsc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c1990

2.corderctocimprovecthecprogramcstructurecandcconsistency

3.cGeneralcAssemblycrequiredcthecsoilcandcwatercconservationcBoardctocpromulgatecregulationscfo
rcthecadministration,cimplementation,candcenforcementcofcthecESCclaw



ThecIntegrationcBillc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c2012c(effectivecJulyc1,c2014)

2.VAchousecbillc1065cpassed,cmakingcsignificantcchangesctocthecESCclawcandcthecSWMcactctocalignct
hectwocprograms

3.crequiredcthatcallccountries,ccities,candctownscwithcregulatedcmunicipalcseparatecstormcsewercsys
temc(MS4)cprogramscadoptcandcadministercaclocalcstormwatercprogram

4.creatingcstatewidecstormwatercmanagementcprogramcthatcoperatescatctheclocalclevel,cmuchclikec
whatcwascalreadyctheccasecforcthecerosioncprogram.



UmbrellacofcESCcandcSWMc-ccCORRECTcANSWERSincludescthecfollowing:

erosioncandcsedimentccontrol,cfloodcinsurancec(ifcapplicable),cfloodcplaincmanagement,candcChesa
peakecBaycPreservationcActc(ifcapplicable)



EffectscofcStormwatercrunoffc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.cSedimentc-
cremovalcofcvegetationcduringcconstructioncmakescsoilcsusceptiblectocerosion.cThiscerosioncandcres


ultingcsedimentctransportcoftencleadctocwatercpollution

, 2.cothercPollutantsc-
cStormwatercrunoffccancalsocpickupcandctransportcconstructioncrelatedcwastecandcothercpollutants


cthatccanccontaminatecwaterwayscandcproperty



3.Postcconstructioncrunoffc-
cevencaftercconstruction,cstormwatercrunoffcremainscacconcern.cadditioncofcimperviouscsurfaces,cs


uchcascimperiouscsurfaces,csuchcascpavementcandcroofs,cdecreasescacsitescabilityctocinfiltratecrainw
ater



Stormwatercrunoffc-ccCORRECTcANSWERSalwayscacconcernc

suchcascvehiclecwashcrack,cconcretecwashout,candcraincgarden



RegulatorycRequirementsc-
ccCORRECTcANSWERSESCclawcrequirescthecstaffcofcacprogramcauthorityctocobtaincandcmaintaincacce


rtificatecofccompetencycincthecareacofcerosioncandcsedimentccontrol.cAnyonecwhocisccontractedcbyc
acprogramcauthorityctocperformcanycorcallcofcthecfunctionscofcthatcauthoritycmustcalsocobtaincandc
maintaincaccertificatecofccompetency



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wingcitemscarecgenerallycthecday-to-daycdutiescofceachcposition.



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2.cCompletescreportsctocbecsentctocDEQcCoordinatescenforcementcproceedingsc

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administratorcalsocensurescthatcothercpositions,csuchcascinspectorscandcplancreviewers,careccertifie
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