SWM DEQ BOARD EVALUATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater
from construction activities that are
Answer: greater than or equal to an acre
●● The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control
Board to
Answer: permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
●● DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential inter-
jurisdictional impacts upon request
Answer: 90
●● The Stormwater Management Act requires the following individuals
to obtain and maintain a certificate of competency
Answer: staff of a stormwater program, anyone contracted by a VSMP
authority, standard and specification holders
●● The dual certificate will expire three years from
Answer: the latest date of the certificates
,●● SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance
Answer: VSMP program authority
●● The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of ____ of total
phosphorus for new development
Answer: 0.41 lbs/acre/year
●● The phosphorus load limit uses the
Answer: 10% impervious cover
●● Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses
Answer: channel protection and flood protection
●● Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved?
Answer: SWM plan, ESC plan
●● Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after construction?
Answer: post-construction
●● What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result
in stream degradation?
Answer: 10%
, ●● What do land disturbing activities consist of?
Answer: excavating, clearing, grading
●● LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation
Answer: 1 acre or 2500 square feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
●● In situations where an initial exemption was applicable because
LDAs were related to emergency work, VSMP authority shall be advised
of the disturbance within
Answer: 7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit
application within 30 days of starting the land-disturbing activity
●● Localities with MS4
Answer: must adopt and administer a stormwater program
●● Localities without MS4
Answer: may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ administer the
program
●● DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are
responsible for enforcing local ordinances
Answer: Construction GP, VSMP
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater
from construction activities that are
Answer: greater than or equal to an acre
●● The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control
Board to
Answer: permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff
●● DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential inter-
jurisdictional impacts upon request
Answer: 90
●● The Stormwater Management Act requires the following individuals
to obtain and maintain a certificate of competency
Answer: staff of a stormwater program, anyone contracted by a VSMP
authority, standard and specification holders
●● The dual certificate will expire three years from
Answer: the latest date of the certificates
,●● SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance
Answer: VSMP program authority
●● The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of ____ of total
phosphorus for new development
Answer: 0.41 lbs/acre/year
●● The phosphorus load limit uses the
Answer: 10% impervious cover
●● Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses
Answer: channel protection and flood protection
●● Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved?
Answer: SWM plan, ESC plan
●● Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after construction?
Answer: post-construction
●● What is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result
in stream degradation?
Answer: 10%
, ●● What do land disturbing activities consist of?
Answer: excavating, clearing, grading
●● LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation
Answer: 1 acre or 2500 square feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
●● In situations where an initial exemption was applicable because
LDAs were related to emergency work, VSMP authority shall be advised
of the disturbance within
Answer: 7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit
application within 30 days of starting the land-disturbing activity
●● Localities with MS4
Answer: must adopt and administer a stormwater program
●● Localities without MS4
Answer: may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ administer the
program
●● DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are
responsible for enforcing local ordinances
Answer: Construction GP, VSMP
