SWM DEQ Exam Questions & Verified Answers
DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are responsible for enforcing
local ordinances
Construction GP, VSMP
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
$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
into the locality's treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$32, 500
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance greater than or equal to
____ and less than ____
2,500 ft^2, 1 acre
CBPA LDAs must have
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
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 ____
, must, may
Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process
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
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
60
Operators of a single-family detached residential structures that disturb equal to or greater
than one acre of land are
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
3 years
VSMP authority must keep post construction stormwater management facility inspection
records for __ years from the date of inspection
5
DEQ is required to conduct a program review once every
5 years
A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state permit?
DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are responsible for enforcing
local ordinances
Construction GP, VSMP
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
$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
into the locality's treasury
Any person who violates..... shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$32, 500
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas that result in a land disturbance greater than or equal to
____ and less than ____
2,500 ft^2, 1 acre
CBPA LDAs must have
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
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 ____
, must, may
Name the 5 steps in order of the permitting process
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
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
60
Operators of a single-family detached residential structures that disturb equal to or greater
than one acre of land are
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
3 years
VSMP authority must keep post construction stormwater management facility inspection
records for __ years from the date of inspection
5
DEQ is required to conduct a program review once every
5 years
A locality VSMP must be at least as stringent as what state permit?
