VA DEQ SWM Combined Administrator Exam -
VA DEQ Questions With Answers
Certificates |of |competency |are |valid |for |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3 |years
The |Stormwater |Management |Act |requires |the |State |Water |Control |Board |to____. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Permit, |regulate |and |control |stormwater |runoff.
Who |should |hold |a |certificate |of |competency |according |to |62.1-44.15:30? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Any |personnel |of |a |VSMP |authority |who |reviews |plans |or |performs |inspections.
The |Construction |General |Permit |(CGP) |authorizes |what |types |of |discharges? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Stormwater |from |construction |activities |that |are |>= |1 |acre
In |accordance |with |Part |2C, |how |many |additional |permit |cycles |can |a |project |remain |subject |
to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2 |Additional |Cycles
What |does |a |complete |SWPPP |consist |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approved:
-ESC |Plan
-SWM |Plan
-P2 |Plan
-Additional |control |measures |for |TMDL |impaired |waters
Issuance |of |a |Land |Disturbance |Permit |is |dependent |on: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |approval
|of |the |SWM |and |ESC |Plans.
What |doe |the |water |quality |criteria |target |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Total |Phosphorus
, What |is |the |Load |Limit? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.41 |/lbs/acre/year
Stormwater |BMPs |use |3 |primary |mechanisms |to |control |pollution: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Infiltration, |settling, |vegetative |uptake |or |filtering
Part |2B |and |2C |water |quantity |criteria |addresses: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Channel |protection |
and |flood |protection
Define |the |Virginia |Runoff |Reduction |Method. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |compliance |approach
|used |in |VA |to |address |pollutant |loads |by |incorporating |ESD, |runoff |treatment, |and |volume |
control |options.
What |happens |when |imperviousness |reaches |10-20%? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ecological |
stress |becomes |apparent.
For |drainage |areas |<= |200 |acres, |the |VSMP |may |allow |for |the |use |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |Rational |Method
What |are |the |design |storms |used |when |performing |stormwater |calculations? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1-yr, |2-yr, |10-yr, |and |20-yr |storms
What |is |the |length |of |time |required |for |a |drop |of |water |to |travel |from |the |most |hydraulically |
distant |point |in |the |watershed |or |sub-watershed |to |the |point |of |analysis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Time |of |Concentration |(Tc)
What |is |the |NRCS |Runoff |Curve |Number |used |to |estimate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |runoff
|from |a |site |based |upon |rainfall |and |site |terrain.
VA DEQ Questions With Answers
Certificates |of |competency |are |valid |for |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3 |years
The |Stormwater |Management |Act |requires |the |State |Water |Control |Board |to____. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Permit, |regulate |and |control |stormwater |runoff.
Who |should |hold |a |certificate |of |competency |according |to |62.1-44.15:30? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Any |personnel |of |a |VSMP |authority |who |reviews |plans |or |performs |inspections.
The |Construction |General |Permit |(CGP) |authorizes |what |types |of |discharges? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Stormwater |from |construction |activities |that |are |>= |1 |acre
In |accordance |with |Part |2C, |how |many |additional |permit |cycles |can |a |project |remain |subject |
to? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2 |Additional |Cycles
What |does |a |complete |SWPPP |consist |of? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approved:
-ESC |Plan
-SWM |Plan
-P2 |Plan
-Additional |control |measures |for |TMDL |impaired |waters
Issuance |of |a |Land |Disturbance |Permit |is |dependent |on: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |approval
|of |the |SWM |and |ESC |Plans.
What |doe |the |water |quality |criteria |target |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Total |Phosphorus
, What |is |the |Load |Limit? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.41 |/lbs/acre/year
Stormwater |BMPs |use |3 |primary |mechanisms |to |control |pollution: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Infiltration, |settling, |vegetative |uptake |or |filtering
Part |2B |and |2C |water |quantity |criteria |addresses: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Channel |protection |
and |flood |protection
Define |the |Virginia |Runoff |Reduction |Method. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |compliance |approach
|used |in |VA |to |address |pollutant |loads |by |incorporating |ESD, |runoff |treatment, |and |volume |
control |options.
What |happens |when |imperviousness |reaches |10-20%? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ecological |
stress |becomes |apparent.
For |drainage |areas |<= |200 |acres, |the |VSMP |may |allow |for |the |use |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |Rational |Method
What |are |the |design |storms |used |when |performing |stormwater |calculations? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1-yr, |2-yr, |10-yr, |and |20-yr |storms
What |is |the |length |of |time |required |for |a |drop |of |water |to |travel |from |the |most |hydraulically |
distant |point |in |the |watershed |or |sub-watershed |to |the |point |of |analysis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Time |of |Concentration |(Tc)
What |is |the |NRCS |Runoff |Curve |Number |used |to |estimate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |runoff
|from |a |site |based |upon |rainfall |and |site |terrain.
