SWM DEQ PLAN REVIEWER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
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
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 business days and no later than
24 hours following a measurable storm event
SWPPP inspection schedule for standard inspections - ANSWER -at least once
every 5 business days, at least once every 10 business days and no later than 24
hours following a measurable storm event
For all sites where areas have been temporarily stabilized or LDA have been
suspended due to frozen conditions, inspections can be done - ANSWER -once a
month
Representative inspections may not be used when - ANSWER -utility line
installation, pipeline construction, or other similar linear construction activities
SWPPP inspection schedule discharge into impaired waters, surface waters with an
applicable TMDL or exceptional waters
The qualified personnel's SWPPP inspection report must included with the
SWPPP no later than - ANSWER -4 days following inspection
Corrective actions made based on inspections must be done - ANSWER -as soon
as practicable but no later than seven days, or a longer period of time as approved
by the VSMP
Changes in the SWPPP must be made in a __ day period - ANSWER -7
For reports of unauthorized discharges, must notify DEQ upon discovery within a
___ window and a written report should be submitted within ___ of discovery of
discharge - ANSWER -24 hours, 5 days
Concrete Wash Water must be directed into a - ANSWER -leak-proof container or
leak-proof settling basin
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
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
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 business days and no later than
24 hours following a measurable storm event
SWPPP inspection schedule for standard inspections - ANSWER -at least once
every 5 business days, at least once every 10 business days and no later than 24
hours following a measurable storm event
For all sites where areas have been temporarily stabilized or LDA have been
suspended due to frozen conditions, inspections can be done - ANSWER -once a
month
Representative inspections may not be used when - ANSWER -utility line
installation, pipeline construction, or other similar linear construction activities
SWPPP inspection schedule discharge into impaired waters, surface waters with an
applicable TMDL or exceptional waters
The qualified personnel's SWPPP inspection report must included with the
SWPPP no later than - ANSWER -4 days following inspection
Corrective actions made based on inspections must be done - ANSWER -as soon
as practicable but no later than seven days, or a longer period of time as approved
by the VSMP
Changes in the SWPPP must be made in a __ day period - ANSWER -7
For reports of unauthorized discharges, must notify DEQ upon discovery within a
___ window and a written report should be submitted within ___ of discovery of
discharge - ANSWER -24 hours, 5 days
Concrete Wash Water must be directed into a - ANSWER -leak-proof container or
leak-proof settling basin
