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VA DEQ SWM INSPECTOR ACTUAL EXAM
PREP 2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED
WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW AND
REVISED
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the
______ and administered through the ______ - ANSWER- Virginia
Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater Management
Program Regulation
A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement authority and a
schedule of civil penalties for enforcement actions in its local ordinance.
The maximum penalty the authority may issue is - ANSWER- $32,500
per violation per day
Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a summons issued by
a locality VSMP authority must be paid - ANSWER- into the locality's
treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed - ANSWER- $32, 500
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance
greater than or equal to ____ and less than ____ - ANSWER- 2,500 ft^2,
1 acre
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CBPA LDAs must have - ANSWER- approved E&SC plan, approved
SWM plan, local approval to start land disturbance, long-term
maintenance agreement, construction record drawings
CBPA LDAs do not require - ANSWER- Construction GP, Pollution
prevention Plan, Additional control measures to address TMDL
State entities and linear projects ___ submit a single set of standards and
specifications to DEQ for approval, federal entities ____ - ANSWER-
must, may
Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process - ANSWER-
submittal of ESC plans and SWM plans, SWM plan review and
approval, registration statement entry into Construction GP,
Construction GP approved by DEQ, Locality VSMP authority approval
to start land disturbance
The locality VSMP authority has ___ days to determine the
completeness of a stormwater management plan and to notify the
applicant of its determination - ANSWER- 15
If the plan is complete and the applicant has been notified within 15 days
of submission, the locality VSMP authority (plan reviewer) has ___ days
from the time of notification to review the plan - ANSWER- 60
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Operators of a single-family detached residential structures that disturb
equal to or greater than one acre of land are - ANSWER- not required to
submit a registration statement
VSMP authority must keep project records, including approved SWM
plans and registration statements, for ___ years after state permit
termination or project completion - ANSWER- 3 years
VSMP authority must keep post construction stormwater management
facility inspection records for __ years from the date of inspection -
ANSWER- 5
DEQ is required to conduct a program review once every - ANSWER- 5
years
A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state permit? -
ANSWER- Construction GP
What plans must a locality's ordinance require to be submitted and
approved? - ANSWER- ESC plan, SWM plan
The Construction GP includes ___ different inspection frequencies -
ANSWER- 2
SWPPP inspection schedule if discharging to impaired waters -
ANSWER- at least once every 4 business days or at least once every 5
VA DEQ SWM INSPECTOR ACTUAL EXAM
PREP 2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED
WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW AND
REVISED
The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the
______ and administered through the ______ - ANSWER- Virginia
Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater Management
Program Regulation
A locality VSMP authority must include enforcement authority and a
schedule of civil penalties for enforcement actions in its local ordinance.
The maximum penalty the authority may issue is - ANSWER- $32,500
per violation per day
Any civil penalty assessed by a court as a result of a summons issued by
a locality VSMP authority must be paid - ANSWER- into the locality's
treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed - ANSWER- $32, 500
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance
greater than or equal to ____ and less than ____ - ANSWER- 2,500 ft^2,
1 acre
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CBPA LDAs must have - ANSWER- approved E&SC plan, approved
SWM plan, local approval to start land disturbance, long-term
maintenance agreement, construction record drawings
CBPA LDAs do not require - ANSWER- Construction GP, Pollution
prevention Plan, Additional control measures to address TMDL
State entities and linear projects ___ submit a single set of standards and
specifications to DEQ for approval, federal entities ____ - ANSWER-
must, may
Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process - ANSWER-
submittal of ESC plans and SWM plans, SWM plan review and
approval, registration statement entry into Construction GP,
Construction GP approved by DEQ, Locality VSMP authority approval
to start land disturbance
The locality VSMP authority has ___ days to determine the
completeness of a stormwater management plan and to notify the
applicant of its determination - ANSWER- 15
If the plan is complete and the applicant has been notified within 15 days
of submission, the locality VSMP authority (plan reviewer) has ___ days
from the time of notification to review the plan - ANSWER- 60
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Operators of a single-family detached residential structures that disturb
equal to or greater than one acre of land are - ANSWER- not required to
submit a registration statement
VSMP authority must keep project records, including approved SWM
plans and registration statements, for ___ years after state permit
termination or project completion - ANSWER- 3 years
VSMP authority must keep post construction stormwater management
facility inspection records for __ years from the date of inspection -
ANSWER- 5
DEQ is required to conduct a program review once every - ANSWER- 5
years
A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state permit? -
ANSWER- Construction GP
What plans must a locality's ordinance require to be submitted and
approved? - ANSWER- ESC plan, SWM plan
The Construction GP includes ___ different inspection frequencies -
ANSWER- 2
SWPPP inspection schedule if discharging to impaired waters -
ANSWER- at least once every 4 business days or at least once every 5
