SWM DEQ Questions and Answers with complete

The Virginia Stormwater Management Program is authorized by the ______ and administered through the ______ - Answer-Virginia Stormwater Management Act, Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation VPDES Permit/Construction GP authorizes discharge of stormwater from construction activities that are - Answer-greater than or equal to an acre The Stormwater Management Act requires the State Water Control Board to - Answer-permit, regulate, and control stormwater runoff DEQ has ___ days to complete review of real or potential inter-jurisdictional impacts upon request - Answer-90 The Stormwater Management Act requires the following individuals to obtain and maintain a certificate of competency - Answer-staff of a stormwater program, anyone contracted by a VSMP authority, standard and specification holders The dual certificate will expire three years from - Answer-the latest date of the certificates SWM plan must be approved by ___ before land disturbance - Answer-VSMP program authority The water quality criteria sets a site-based load limit of ____ of total phosphorus for new development - Answer-0.41 lbs/acre/year The phosphorus load limit uses the - Answer-10% impervious cover Part II B and II C water quantity criteria addresses - Answer-channel protection and flood protection Which two plans in the SWPPP must be approved? - Answer-SWM plan, ESC plan Does the SWM plan address runoff during or after construction? - Answer-post-constructionWhat is the lower limit of the range of imperviousness that can result in stream degradation? - Answer-10% What do land disturbing activities consist of? - Answer-excavating, clearing, grading LDA threshold for the SWM Act and Regulation - Answer-1 acre or 2500 square feet for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act In situations where an initial exemption was applicable because LDAs were related to emergency work, VSMP authority shall be advised of the disturbance within - Answer-7 days of commencing the LDA and shall submit a permit application within 30 days of starting the land-disturbing activity Localities with MS4 - Answer-must adopt and administer a stormwater program Localities without MS4 - Answer-may choose to administer a VSMP or have DEQ administer the program DEQ is responsible for enforcing the ____ while locality ____ are responsible for enforcing local ordinances - Answer-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 - 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 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