VA DEQ ESC Inspector Exam 2025-2026 Most
Recent Version Comprehensive 100 Questions
and Verified Answers Accurate Solutions Already
Graded A+ Get it 100% Correct
1st Line of Defense - CORRECT ANSWER: Vegetative Eroision Control
- inexpesive
- easy to install
2nd Line of Defense - CORRECT ANSWER: Structural Sediment Control
- expensive
- Requires Maintenance
800 Hour Work Experience Form - CORRECT ANSWER: individuals with at least 800
hours of on-the-job work experience as a stormwater management program
administrator, inspector, plan reviewer, or combined administrator may complete the
form on the DEQ website instead of completing the DEQ training courses
*still must pass the exam
9VAC25-840-80 - CORRECT ANSWER: Criteria for determining status of land-
disturbing activity
A. program administrator shall determine the validity of a claim of exempt status by a
property owner who disturbs 10,000 sf or more or 2,500 sf or more in all areas of
jurisdictions designated as subject to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area
,Designation and Management Regulations (9VAC25-830); as soon as nonexempt
status is determined, the requirements of the Act shall be immediately enforced.
B. should a land-disturbing activity not begin during the 180-day period following plan
approval or cease for more than 180 days, the VESCP authority may evaluate the
existing approved erosion and sediment control plan to determine whether the plan still
satisfies local and state erosion and sediment control criteria and to verify that all design
factors are still valid; if VESCP authority find the previously filed plan to be inadequate,
a modified plan shall be submitted and approved prior to the resumption of land-
disturbing activity (no grand-fathering in erosion)
Activities Exempt from LDA Regulations - CORRECT ANSWER: - minor land-disturbing
activities such as home gardens/landscaping, home repairs and maintenance
- individual service connections
- installation, maintenance, or repair of any underground public utility lines when such
activity occurrs on existing hard surfaced road, street, or sidewalk, provided the LDA is
confined to the area of the road, street, or sidewalk that is hard surfaced
- Septic tank lines or discharge fields unless included in an overall plan for LDA relating
to construction of the building to be served by the septic tank system
- planting crops, making feedlots
- railroad shit
- emergencies!!! Wee-wooo-wee-woo
Adequate ESC Plan MUST - CORRECT ANSWER: - meet requirements of ESC laws
and regulations
,- statisfy minimum standards of the VA ESC Regs
- comply with more stringent standards required by the locality
- include the applicable specs from the ESC Handbook (titled and numbered)
- contain sufficient information to assure the plan-approving authority that potential
problems of erosion and sedimentation have been adequately addressed
- include a plan review checklist as required by the locality
Annual Standards and Specifications - CORRECT ANSWER: Entities that perform a
signficant amount of LDAs can file with DEQ a general ESC standards and specs to
outline how all LDAs will be conducted.
- Linear Ventures (electric, natural gas, telephone, etc.), interstate and intrastate
pipeline, and railroad companies are MUST submit standards and specs to DEQ.
- Federal entities (water, sewer, etc.) MAY submit standards and specs to DEQ
- Standards and specs must be consistent with the ESC and SWM law and regulations.
- Must be fiked ANNUALLY and DEQ has 60 DAYS to comment
Approved ESC Plan - CORRECT ANSWER: - Before ANY AGENCY can issue building
or other permits for activities involving LDAs, regulated by the ESC laws, the applicant
must include an approved ESC plan and certification that the plan will be followed.
- Approval is given by VESCP authority
- If also subject to SWM Act, this plan must also be approved and included before LDAs
can begin (approval from VSMP authority)
, Can you re-certify in the last 12 months without losing the time of your certification? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, time will be added to your certification
you need 18 contact hours in 3 years
Channel Erosion - CORRECT ANSWER: can occur in two ways; typically you can
observe vertical sides and down-cutting of the receiving channel
1. when gullies are not repaired in time and large volumes of water increase the size of
the gully
2. in existing streams or drainage ways when the volume and velocity of flow destroys
the structural integrity of stream beds and banks
Circumstances for Issuing a Stop Work Order - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Failure to
comply with an ESC plan (documented by inspection reports), followed by issuance of
notice to comply, and then failure to implement corrective measures by deadline
2. LDA started without approved ESC plan or required permits
3. Alledged noncompliance is causing or is about to cause harmful erosion of lands or
sediment deposition in waters within the watersheds of the commonwealth
Climate - CORRECT ANSWER: precipitation type; rainfall intensity and raindrop size;
snow melt; and temperature extremes (freezing, excessive heat)
Combined Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER: anyone who is responsible for
performing the combined duties of program adminstrator, plan reviewer and project
inspector of a VESCP authority
Recent Version Comprehensive 100 Questions
and Verified Answers Accurate Solutions Already
Graded A+ Get it 100% Correct
1st Line of Defense - CORRECT ANSWER: Vegetative Eroision Control
- inexpesive
- easy to install
2nd Line of Defense - CORRECT ANSWER: Structural Sediment Control
- expensive
- Requires Maintenance
800 Hour Work Experience Form - CORRECT ANSWER: individuals with at least 800
hours of on-the-job work experience as a stormwater management program
administrator, inspector, plan reviewer, or combined administrator may complete the
form on the DEQ website instead of completing the DEQ training courses
*still must pass the exam
9VAC25-840-80 - CORRECT ANSWER: Criteria for determining status of land-
disturbing activity
A. program administrator shall determine the validity of a claim of exempt status by a
property owner who disturbs 10,000 sf or more or 2,500 sf or more in all areas of
jurisdictions designated as subject to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area
,Designation and Management Regulations (9VAC25-830); as soon as nonexempt
status is determined, the requirements of the Act shall be immediately enforced.
B. should a land-disturbing activity not begin during the 180-day period following plan
approval or cease for more than 180 days, the VESCP authority may evaluate the
existing approved erosion and sediment control plan to determine whether the plan still
satisfies local and state erosion and sediment control criteria and to verify that all design
factors are still valid; if VESCP authority find the previously filed plan to be inadequate,
a modified plan shall be submitted and approved prior to the resumption of land-
disturbing activity (no grand-fathering in erosion)
Activities Exempt from LDA Regulations - CORRECT ANSWER: - minor land-disturbing
activities such as home gardens/landscaping, home repairs and maintenance
- individual service connections
- installation, maintenance, or repair of any underground public utility lines when such
activity occurrs on existing hard surfaced road, street, or sidewalk, provided the LDA is
confined to the area of the road, street, or sidewalk that is hard surfaced
- Septic tank lines or discharge fields unless included in an overall plan for LDA relating
to construction of the building to be served by the septic tank system
- planting crops, making feedlots
- railroad shit
- emergencies!!! Wee-wooo-wee-woo
Adequate ESC Plan MUST - CORRECT ANSWER: - meet requirements of ESC laws
and regulations
,- statisfy minimum standards of the VA ESC Regs
- comply with more stringent standards required by the locality
- include the applicable specs from the ESC Handbook (titled and numbered)
- contain sufficient information to assure the plan-approving authority that potential
problems of erosion and sedimentation have been adequately addressed
- include a plan review checklist as required by the locality
Annual Standards and Specifications - CORRECT ANSWER: Entities that perform a
signficant amount of LDAs can file with DEQ a general ESC standards and specs to
outline how all LDAs will be conducted.
- Linear Ventures (electric, natural gas, telephone, etc.), interstate and intrastate
pipeline, and railroad companies are MUST submit standards and specs to DEQ.
- Federal entities (water, sewer, etc.) MAY submit standards and specs to DEQ
- Standards and specs must be consistent with the ESC and SWM law and regulations.
- Must be fiked ANNUALLY and DEQ has 60 DAYS to comment
Approved ESC Plan - CORRECT ANSWER: - Before ANY AGENCY can issue building
or other permits for activities involving LDAs, regulated by the ESC laws, the applicant
must include an approved ESC plan and certification that the plan will be followed.
- Approval is given by VESCP authority
- If also subject to SWM Act, this plan must also be approved and included before LDAs
can begin (approval from VSMP authority)
, Can you re-certify in the last 12 months without losing the time of your certification? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, time will be added to your certification
you need 18 contact hours in 3 years
Channel Erosion - CORRECT ANSWER: can occur in two ways; typically you can
observe vertical sides and down-cutting of the receiving channel
1. when gullies are not repaired in time and large volumes of water increase the size of
the gully
2. in existing streams or drainage ways when the volume and velocity of flow destroys
the structural integrity of stream beds and banks
Circumstances for Issuing a Stop Work Order - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Failure to
comply with an ESC plan (documented by inspection reports), followed by issuance of
notice to comply, and then failure to implement corrective measures by deadline
2. LDA started without approved ESC plan or required permits
3. Alledged noncompliance is causing or is about to cause harmful erosion of lands or
sediment deposition in waters within the watersheds of the commonwealth
Climate - CORRECT ANSWER: precipitation type; rainfall intensity and raindrop size;
snow melt; and temperature extremes (freezing, excessive heat)
Combined Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER: anyone who is responsible for
performing the combined duties of program adminstrator, plan reviewer and project
inspector of a VESCP authority
