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VA DEQ ESC INSPECTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM| COMPLETE 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+| VA DEQ ESC INSPECTOR EXAM REVIEW 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
VESCP .....ANSWER.....Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control
Program
- Administered by counties/cities (must), towns (may)
- MUST BE APPROVED
Minimum Standard 1 .....ANSWER.....Stabilization
permanent or temporary soil stabilization shall be applied to
denuded areas within seven days after final grade is reached on
any portion of the site; temporary soil stabilization shall be
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applied within seven days to denuded areas that may not be at
final grade but will remain dormant for longer than 14 days;
permanent stabilization shall be applied to areas that are to be
left dormant for more than one year
Site NOT at Final Grade .....ANSWER.....- stabilize in 14 days
- temporarily seed
- mulch
- permanently stabilize if dormant > 1 year
Site at Final Grade .....ANSWER.....- stabilize in 7 days
(recommended immediately)
- permanently or temporarily seed and mulch
- mulch/matting/straw
Minimum Standard 2 .....ANSWER.....Stock Piles, Waste and
Borrow Areas
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during construction, soil stock piles and borrow areas shall be
stabilized or protected with sediment trapping measures
mulch prevents erosion by protecting the surface from raindrop
impact and silt fence intercepts and detains from disturbed areas
Minimum Standard 3 .....ANSWER.....Permanent Vegetation
permanent vegetation cover shall be established on denuded
areas not otherwise permanently stabilized (permanent
vegetation shall not be considered established until a ground
cover is achieved that is uniform, mature enough to survive, and
will inhibit erosion *there is no % associated with this*)
reduce erosion and decrease sediment yield from disturbed area
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this is the standard used to verify that a site is ready for release
of bonds or surety
Minimum Standard 4 .....ANSWER.....First-Step Measures
Sediment basins and traps, perimeter dikes, sediment barriers
and other measures intended to trap sediment shall be
constructed as a first step in any land-disturbing activity and
shall be made functional before upslope land disturbance takes
place
a certain amount of initial land disturbance may be required to
provide access for equipment to install the perimeter controls, but
site clearing and grading should be kept to a minimum until the
perimeter controls are in place
VA DEQ ESC INSPECTOR EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM| COMPLETE 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+| VA DEQ ESC INSPECTOR EXAM REVIEW 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
VESCP .....ANSWER.....Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control
Program
- Administered by counties/cities (must), towns (may)
- MUST BE APPROVED
Minimum Standard 1 .....ANSWER.....Stabilization
permanent or temporary soil stabilization shall be applied to
denuded areas within seven days after final grade is reached on
any portion of the site; temporary soil stabilization shall be
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applied within seven days to denuded areas that may not be at
final grade but will remain dormant for longer than 14 days;
permanent stabilization shall be applied to areas that are to be
left dormant for more than one year
Site NOT at Final Grade .....ANSWER.....- stabilize in 14 days
- temporarily seed
- mulch
- permanently stabilize if dormant > 1 year
Site at Final Grade .....ANSWER.....- stabilize in 7 days
(recommended immediately)
- permanently or temporarily seed and mulch
- mulch/matting/straw
Minimum Standard 2 .....ANSWER.....Stock Piles, Waste and
Borrow Areas
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during construction, soil stock piles and borrow areas shall be
stabilized or protected with sediment trapping measures
mulch prevents erosion by protecting the surface from raindrop
impact and silt fence intercepts and detains from disturbed areas
Minimum Standard 3 .....ANSWER.....Permanent Vegetation
permanent vegetation cover shall be established on denuded
areas not otherwise permanently stabilized (permanent
vegetation shall not be considered established until a ground
cover is achieved that is uniform, mature enough to survive, and
will inhibit erosion *there is no % associated with this*)
reduce erosion and decrease sediment yield from disturbed area
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this is the standard used to verify that a site is ready for release
of bonds or surety
Minimum Standard 4 .....ANSWER.....First-Step Measures
Sediment basins and traps, perimeter dikes, sediment barriers
and other measures intended to trap sediment shall be
constructed as a first step in any land-disturbing activity and
shall be made functional before upslope land disturbance takes
place
a certain amount of initial land disturbance may be required to
provide access for equipment to install the perimeter controls, but
site clearing and grading should be kept to a minimum until the
perimeter controls are in place
