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Stormwater Management Practices and Regulations, Exams of Nursing

Detailed guidelines and requirements for the design, construction, and maintenance of various stormwater management practices, including grass channels, permeable pavement, and infiltration basins. It covers topics such as the recommended dimensions and slopes for grass channels, the construction sequence for soil compost amendment, the layers and design criteria for permeable pavement, and the construction sequence for infiltration basins. The document also outlines the regulatory framework for stormwater management, including the requirements for local stormwater programs, enforcement mechanisms such as stop work orders and consent orders, and the exemptions from the virginia stormwater management program (vsmp). Overall, this document serves as a comprehensive reference for engineers, developers, and local authorities involved in stormwater management projects.

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What iiare iithe iitypes iiof iidisconnection iiallowed iifor iirooftop iidisconnection? ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iisimple iidisconnection ii- iirooftops iiand/or iion-lot iiresidential iiimpervious iisurfaces iiare iidirected iito iipervious iiareas

  1. iidisconnection iileading iito iian iialternative iirunoff iireduction iipractice iiadjacent iito iithe iiroof ii(ex: iisoil iicompost iiamended iifilter iipath) Why iihave iia iirooftop iidisconnection iito iian iialternative iipractice? ii- iiAnswers ii--lot iisize iitoo iismall
  • filter iiwidth iiis iitoo iinarrow
  • need iimore iiwater iiquality iicredit Functions iiprovided iiby iisimple iirooftop iidisconnection ii- iiAnswers ii--annual iirunoff iivolume iireduction
  • total iiphosphorus iimass iiload iiremoval
  • total iinitrogen iimass iiload iiremoval Alternative iirooftop iidisconnection iitypes ii- iiAnswers ii--soil iicompost-amended iifilter iipath
  • dry-well iior iifrench iidrain
  • rain-garden//front iiyard iibioretention
  • rainwater iiharvesting//cistern
  • stormwater iiplanter How iidoes iisheet iiflow iito iia iivegetated iifilter iistrip iior iiconserved iiopen iispace iiwork? ii- iiAnswers ii-Filter iistrips iiare iivegetated iiareas iithat iitreat iisheet iiflow iidelivered iifrom iiadjacent iiimpervious iiand iimanaged iiturd iiareas iiby iislowing iirunoff iivelocities iiand iiallowing iisediment iiand iiattached iipollutants iito iisettle iiand/or iibe iifiltered iiby iithe iivegetation Gravel iidiaphragm ii- iiAnswers ii--pretreatment iidevice
  • maintains iisheet iiflow
  • not iinecessary iiif iicontributing iidrainage iiarea iiis iisolely iiturf
  • trench iiis ii 2 iift. iiwide iiand ii 1 iift. iideep
  • runs iion iisame iicontour iiat iitop iiof iifilter iistrip
  • drop iiat iileast ii 3 iiinches
  • fabric iibetween iigravel iiand iisoil Engineered iilevel iispreader ii- iiAnswers ii--forebay: iimax. ii3ft. iideep, iitransition iito ii 1 iift. iiat iilevel iispreader iilip
  • level iispreader iilip ii- iiconcrete, iiwood, iior iiprefabricated iimetal, iiwith iia iiwell iianchored iifooter, iior iiother iiaccepted iirigid, iinon-erodible iimaterial
  • location: ii 3 - 6 iiinches iiabove iidownstream iinatural iigrade iito iiavoid iiturf iibuildup
  • 3ft. iiof iiVDOT ii#3 iistone, iiunderlain iiby iifilter iifabric iijust iibelow iispreader
  • vegetated iireceiving iiarea iimust iibe iistabilized Construction iisequence iifor iiconserved iiopen iispace ii- iiAnswers ii-- iino iiclearing, iigrading, iiheavy iiequipment
  • protect iiarea iiduring iiconstruction
  • prevent iisediment iidischarge
  • mark iilimits iiof iidisturbance
  • drainage iiarea iistabilized
  • grade iiwith iitracked iivehicles
  • install iigravel iidiaphragm iiand/or iilevel iispreader
  • mark iifilter iiboundaries
  • keep iivehicles iiout
  • stockpile iitopsoil iifor iilater iiuse
  • divert iiconstruction iirunoff
  • install iigravel iidiaphragm iiand/or iilevel iispreader
  • grade iiwith iitracked iivehicles
  • open iito iirunoff iionce iistabilized Maintenance iiof iiVegetated iiFilter iiStrips ii- iiAnswers ii-minimal; iispring iicleanup, iiregular iimowing, iicheck iidam iirepairs, iiand iiother iimethods iiof iimaintaining iihydraulic iiefficiency Grass iichannel iidesign iicriteria ii- iiAnswers ii--the iibottom iiwidth iiof iithe iichannel iishould iibe iibetween ii 4 - 8 iifeet iiwide
  • the iichannel iiside-slopes iishould iibe ii3H:1V iior iiflatter
  • the iimaximum iitotal iicontributing iidrainage iiarea iito iiany iiindividual iigrass iichannel iiis ii 5 iiacres
  • the iilongitudinal iislope iiof iithe iichannel iiis ii<4%
  • max iiflow iivelocity iiof iichannel iimust iibe ii<1ft/sec iiduring iia ii 1 iiinch iistorm iievent
  • the iidimensions iiof iithe iichannel iishould iiensure iithat iiflow iivelocity iiis iinon-erosive iiduring iithe ii 2 - yr iiand ii 10 - yr iidesign iistorm iievents iiand iithe ii 10 - yr iidesign iiflow iiis iicontained iiwithin iithe iichannel Grass iichannel iipretreatment ii- iiAnswers ii--check iidams
  • tree iicheck iidams
  • grass iifilter iistrip
  • gravel iior iistone iidiaphragm
  • gravel iior iistone iiflow iispreaders Check iidams ii- iiAnswers ii--Purpose: iibreak-up iislopes iiand iiincrease iitime iiwater iistays iiin iichannel ii max iidesired iiheight ii 12 - 18 iiin
  • averaging iiponding iidepth: ii 12 iiin
  • armoring iimay iibe iineeded iidownstream
  • anchored iiinto iiside iislopes iiand iibottom
  • center iiweir iito iipass ii 10 - year iistorm
  • weep iihole iior iisimilar iidrainage iifor iidewatering, iicomposed iiof iiwood/concrete/stone/other iinon-erodible iimaterial Grass iiChannel iiconstruction iisequence ii- iiAnswers ii--protect iiarea iiduring iiconstruction
  • stabilize iidrainage iiarea
  • grade iito iifinal iidimensions
  • install iicheck iidams, iipre-treatment
  • soil iicompost iiamendments
  • prepare iiplanting iiholes Soil iiTesting iibefore iiSoil iiCompost iiAmendments ii- iiAnswers ii-1st iitest:
  • conducted iievery ii 5000 iisq. iift. iito iidetermine iisoil iiproperties 2nd iitest:
  • taken iiat iileast ii 1 iiweek iiafter iicompost iihas iibeen iiincorporated iito iidetermine iiif iifurther iiamendments iiare iineeded
  • test iiduring iifinal iiconstruction iiinspection iito iiensure iitilling iior iisubsoiling iihas iiachieved iidesign iidepth Construction iiSequence iifor iiSoil iiCompost iiAmendment ii- iiAnswers ii--Step ii1: iideep iitill ii 2 - 3 iift. iito iicreate iirips iiperpendicular iito iithe iidirection iiof iiflow
  • Step ii2: iideep iitill iiagain iito iia iidepth iiof ii 12 - 18 iiinches iiafter iifinal iibuilding iilots iihave iibeen iigraded
  • Step ii3: iiconditions iimust iibe iidry iibefore iiincorporating iicompost
  • Step ii4: iiIncorporate iicompost iimix iiusing iiroto-tiller
  • Step ii5: iiLevel iisite, iiseed, iior iisod iito iiestablish iivigorous iigrass iicover// iilime iior iiirrigation iias iineeded
  • Step ii6: iiAreas iiexceeding ii 2500 iisq. iift. iishould iiemploy iisimple iierosion iicontrol iimeasures, iisuch iias iisilt iifence, iito iireduce iithe iipotential iifor iierosion iiand iitrap iisediment Vegetated iirooftops ii(aka iiecoroofs, iiliving iiroofs, iior iigreen iiroofs) ii- iiAnswers ii- alternative iiroof iisurfaces iithat iitypically iiconsist iiof iiwaterproofing iiand iidrainage iimaterials iiand iian iiengineered iigrowing iimedia iithat iiis iidesigned iito iisupport iiplant iigrowth. iithey iitemporarily iicapture iiand iitemporarily iistore iistormwater iirunoff iiin iithe iigrowing iimedia iibefore iiit iiis iiconveyed iiinto iithe iistorm iidrain iisystem intensive iivegetated iirooftops ii- iiAnswers ii--deeper iigrowing iimedia iilayer iithat iiranges iifrom ii 6 iiinches iito ii 4 iift iithick ii
  • planted iiwith iia iivariety iiof iiplants, iiincluding iitrees extensive iivegetated iirooftops ii- iiAnswers ii--shallower iigrowing iimedia iilayer iithat iiranges iifrom ii 2 - 6 iiinches iithick
  • planted iiwith iicarefully iiselected iidrought iitolerant iivegetation

Construction iisequence iifor iivegetated iiroof ii- iiAnswers ii--Step ii1: iiconstruct iithe iiroof iideck iiwith iithe iiappropriate iislope iiand iimaterial

  • Step ii2: iiinstall iithe iiwaterproofing iimethod/material
  • Step ii3: iiConduct iia iiflood iitest iito iiensure iithe iisystem iiis iiwater iitight iiby iiplacing iiat iileast ii 2 iiinches iiof iiwater iiover iithe iimembrane iifor ii 48 iihours iito iiconfirm
  • Step ii4: iiadd iiadditional iisystem iicomponents//drain iicollars iiand iiprotective iiflashing iishould iibe iiinstalled iito iiensure iifree iiflow iiof iiexcess iistormwater
  • Step ii5: iigrowing iimedia iishould iibe iimixed iibefore iidelivery// iispread iimedia iievenly iiover iifilter iifabric iisurface// iicover iiuntil iiplanted iito iiprevent iiweeds iifrom iigrowing// iilimit iifoot iiand iiequipment iitraffic
  • Step ii6: iimoisten iigrowing iimedia iiprior iito iiplanting// iiplant iiaccording iito iiplan//water iiplants iiimmediately iiand iiroutinely iiduring iiestablishment
  • Step ii7: ii 12 - 18 iimo. iito iifully iiestablish iivegetated iiroof; iitemporary iiwashing iimay iibe iineeded iiduring iifirst iisummer; iihand iiweed iiduring iifirst iitwo iiyears Step ii8: iiCare iiand iireplacement iiwarranty iishould iispecifiy ii75% iiminimum iisurvival iiafter iithe iifirst iigrowing iiseason iiof iispecies iiplanted iiand iia iiminimum iieffective iivegetative iiground iicover iiof ii75% iifor iiflat iiroofs iiand ii90% iifor iipitched iiroofs Rainwater iiharvesting iiis iicommonly iipaired iiwith: ii- iiAnswers ii--rooftop iidisconnection
  • sheet iiflow iito iivegetated iifilter iistrip iior iiconserved iiopen iispace
  • grass iichannel
  • infiltration
  • bioretention
  • dry iiswale Construction iisequence iifor iirainwater iiharvesting ii- iiAnswers ii--choose iitank iilocation
  • route iidownspouts, iiroof iidrains iito iipre-screening iidevices iiand iifirst iiflush iidiverters
  • properly iiinstall iithe iitank
  • install iithe iipump iiand iipiping
  • route iiall iipipes iito iithe iitank
  • stormwater iishould iinot iibe iidiverted iito iirainwater iiharvesting iiuntil iioverflow iipath iistabilized Layers iiof iiPermeable iiPavement ii- iiAnswers ii--concrete iipavers
  • permeable iijoint iimaterial
  • open-graded iibedding iicourse
  • open-graded iibase iireservoir
  • open-graded iisubbase iireservoir
  • underdrain
  • optional iigeotextile iiunder iisubbase
  • uncompacted iisubgrade iisoil Permeable iiPavement iiDesign iiCriteria iifor iiLevel iiOne ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiTv ii= ii(1)(Rv)(A)/
  • soil iiinfiltration iiis iiless iithen ii0.5 iiin/hr
  • underdrain iirequired
  • CDA= iithe iipermeable iipavement iiarea iiplus iiupgradient iiparking, iias iilong iias iithe iiratio iiof iiexternal iicontributing iiarea iito iipermeable iipavement iidoes iinot iiexceed ii2: Permeable iiPavement iiDesign iiCriteria iifor iiLevel iiTwo ii- iiAnswers ii--Tv ii= ii(1.1)(Rv)(A) ii/ ii 12
  • soil iiinfiltration iiexceeds ii0.5 iiin/hr
  • underdrain iinot iirequired ii(but iiif iiused, iia ii 12 - inch iistone iisump iimust iibe iiprovided iibelow iithe iiunderdrain iiinvert; iiOR iithe iiTv iihas iiat iileast iia ii 48 - hour iidrain iitime, iias iiregulated iiby iia iicontrol iistructure)
  • CDA= iithe iipermeable iipavement iiarea Construction iiSequence iifor iiPermeable iiPavement ii- iiAnswers ii--Step ii1: iiconstruction iistarts iiafter iientire iicontributing iidrainage iiarea iihas iibeen iistabilized; iino iiinstallation iiduring iirain iior iisnow
  • Step ii2: iitemporary iierosion iiand iisediment iicontrols iiare iiused iito iidivert iistormwater iiaway iifrom iithe iipermeable iipavement iiarea iiuntil iiit iiis iicompleted; iiproposed iipermeable iipavement iiarea iimust iibe iikept iifree iifrom iisediment iiduring iithe iientire iiconstruction iiprocess
  • Step ii3: iiexcavators iior iibackhoes iishould iiwork iifrom iithe iisides iito iiexcavate iithe iireservoir iilayer; iiexcavated iimaterial iishould iibe iiplaced iiaway iifrom iithe iiopen iiexcavation iiso iias iito iinot iijeopardize iithe iistability iiof iithe iiside iiwalls
  • Step ii4: iiNative iisoils iialong iithe iibottom iiand iisides iiof iipermeable iipavement iisystem iishould iiscarified iior iitilled iito iia iidepth iiof ii 3 - 4 iiinches iibefore iiplacement iiof iifilter iilayer iior iifilter iifabric
  • Step ii5: iiCheck iiplan iifor iiplacement iiof iifabric
  • Step ii6: ii2in. iiof iiaggregate iiabove iiand iibelow iithe iiunderdrains; iiunderdrains iishould iislope iidown iitowards iithe iioutlet iiat iia iigrade iiof ii0.5% iior iisteeper; iino iiperforations iiin iiunderdrain iiwithin ii 1 iift iiof iistructure iior iiin iiclean-outs iiand iiobs. iiwells iiwithin ii 1 iift. iiof iithe iisurface
  • Step ii7: iiMoisten iiand iispread ii6in. iilifts iiof iiclean, iiwashed iistone iiaggregate; iicompact iiusing iivibratory iiroller iiin iistatic iimode iiuntil iino iivisible iimovement iiof iiaggregate
  • Step ii8: iiInstall iithe iidesired iidepth iiof iibedding iilayer iidepending iion iitype iiof iipermeable iipavement Infiltration iiPre-treatment ii- iiAnswers ii-stormwater iirunoff iipasses iithrough iimultiple iipre- treatment iipractices; iithe iinumber iiof iipractices iidepends iion iithe iitype iiof iipractice. iiOptions iiinclude: iigrass iifilter iistrips, iilevel iispreader, iigravel iidiaphragm Infiltration iiStorage ii- iiAnswers ii-Infiltration iitrenches iiare iifilled iiwith iistone iior iiother iimedia iito iistore iistormwater; iiinfiltration iibasins iicapture, iistore iiand iithen iiallow iistormwater iito iiinfiltrate iiinto iithe iinative iisoils Construction iiSequence iifor iiInfiltration iiBasin ii- iiAnswers ii--construction iiequipment iiand iivehicles iikept iioff iiinstallation iiarea
  • stormwater iirunoff iiis iidiverted iiaway iifrom iipractice iiuntil iicompleted
  • infiltration iipractices iiare iinot iicolocated iiwith iiESC iipractices
  • contributing iidrainage iiarea iistabilized iibefore iiinstallation Infiltration iibasin iiinstallation ii- iiAnswers ii--excavation iicompleted iifrom iisies
  • filter iifabric iiinstalled iion iisides iionly
  • bottom iiscarified iiwith ii 6 - inches iisand iion iibottom iias iifilter iilayer
  • underdrain iiinstalled
  • observation iiwell iianchored, iistones iiadded iiin ii1ft iilifts
  • cover iiestablished Bioretention: iiPre-treatment ii- iiAnswers ii-pretreatment iiareas iitrap iisediment iiand iidebris iibefore iiit iireaches iithe iifilter iibed iiand iiclogs iiit. iioptions iiinclude: iigrass iifilter iistrips, iilevel iispreader, iigravel iidiaphragm Bioretention: iiInlet ii- iiAnswers ii-Stormwater iirunoff iienters iithe iibioretention iifacility iithrough iithe iiinlet. iiOptions iiinclude: iigrass iifilter iistrips, iicurb iicut, iigravel iidiaphragm Bioretention: iiPonding iiArea ii- iiAnswers ii-Stormwater iiponds iion iithe iisurface iiof iithe iifacility ii(ponding iiarea). iiWater iithen iislowly iifilters iithrough iithe iifilter iibed ii(media iilayer). Bioretention: iiUnderdrain ii- iiAnswers ii-Not iiall iibioretention iifacilities iiinclude iiunderdrains. iiIT's iiimportant iito iiknow iiwhere iithe iiunderdrain iiconnects iiso iiyou iican iiinspect iithe iioutlet Micro-bioretention/ iiraingardens ii- iiAnswers ii--treat iirunoff iifrom iismall iiareas
  • inflow iiis iisheet iiflow iior iiconcentrated iiflow iiwith iienergy iidissipation Bioretention iiBasins ii- iiAnswers ii--treat iiparking iilots, iicommercial iirooftops
  • inflow iiis iisheet iiflow iior iiconcentrated iiflow Urban iiBioretention ii- iiAnswers ii--expanded iitree iipits, iicurb iiextensions, iifoundation iiplanters Bioretention iiinstallation ii- iiAnswers ii--contributing iidrainage iiarea iistabilized iiprior iito iiinstallation
  • stormwater iiis iidiverted iiawat iifrom iiinstallation iiarea
  • pre-treatment iicells iiexcavated iifirst
  • excavators iior iibackhoes iiwork iifrom iisides
  • bottom iimay iibe iiripped iifor iigreater iiinfiltration
  • geotextiles iiplaced iion iisides iionly iiand iistone iilayer iiadded
  • approved iisoil iimeia iiapplied iiin ii 12 - inch iilifts
  • planting iiarea iiprepared
  • plants iiinstalled
  • final iiinspection

Dry iiSwale: iiCheck iiDams ii- iiAnswers ii--firmly iianchored iiinto iiside-slopes

  • stable iiduring ii 10 iiyear iistorm iievent
  • height iishould iinot iiexceed ii 12 - inches
  • minimum ii 1 iiweep iihole
  • stone iienergy iidissipater iiat iidownstream iitoe
  • wood iior iistone Dry iiSwale iiConstruction iiSequence ii- iiAnswers ii--Step ii1: iiProtection iiduring iisite iiconstruction; iibarriers iiinstalled iiat iikey iicheck iidam iilocations, iierosion iicontrol iifabric iiused iiin iithe iichannel, iiexcavation iino iideeper iithan ii 2 - ft iiabove iiinvert iiof iibottom iiof iiunderdrain, iiprotect iifrom iicompaction iiby iiheavy iiequipment iiduring iiconstruction
  • Step ii2: iiContributing iidrainage iiarea iimust iibe iistabilized iiprior iito iiinstallation, iistormwater iidiverted iiaway iiuntil iidry iiswale iiis iistabilized, iipre-treatment iicells iiexcavated iifirst
  • Step ii3: iiExcavators iior iibackhoes iiwork iifrom iisides
  • Step ii 4 : iiBottom iiof iidry iiswale iiscarified
  • Step ii5: iiFilterfabric iiplaced iion iisides iiwith iimin. ii 6 - inch iioverlap, iistone iistorage iilayer iiand iiperforated iiunderdrain iiwith iicorrect iislope, ii#57 iistone ii 3 - inch iiabove iitop iiof iiunderdrain, ii 3 - inch iipea iigravel iias iifilter iilayer
  • Step ii6: iiSoil iimedia iiadde iiin ii 12 - inch iilifts iiand iichecked iifor iisettling
  • Step ii7: iiCheck iidams iiand iipretreatment iiinstalled
  • Step ii8: iiPrepare iifor iiplanting, iieorision iicontrol iifabric iiinstalled iias iineeded
  • Step ii9: iiLandscaping iiplanted iiand iiwatered
  • Step ii10: iiFinal iiinspection Wet iiSwale iiDesign iiCriteria: iiLevel iiOne ii- iiAnswers ii--Tv= ii[(1inch)(Rv)(A)]/12 ii= iithe iivolume iireduced iiby iian iiupstream iiRR iiBMP
  • iiSwale iislopes iiless iithan ii2%
  • On-line iidesign
  • No iiplanting
  • Turf iicover iiin iibuffer Wet iiSwale iiDesign iiCriteria: iiLevel iiTwo ii- iiAnswers ii--Tv=[(1.25 iiinch)(Rv)(A)/12] ii= iitje iivolume iireduced iiby iian iiupstream iiRR iiBMP
  • Swale iislopes iiless iithan ii1%
  • Off-line iiswale iicells
  • Wetland iiplanting iiwithin iiswale iicells
  • Trees iiwithin iiswale iicells Filtering iiPractice iiConstruction iiSequence ii- iiAnswers ii--Step ii1: iiElevation iiof iifiltering iipractice iilower iithan iiESC iipractice
  • Step ii2: iiDrainage iiarea iistabilized iiprior iito iiinstallation
  • Step ii3: iiStormwater iidiverted iiaway iiuntil iifinal iicompletion
  • Step ii4: iiProper iiconstruction iimaterials iiused
  • Step ii5: iiArea iicleared iiand iistripped iito iidesired iisubgrade
  • Step ii6: iiExcavation/grading iicomplete
  • Step ii7: iiProper iielevations iiachieved
  • Step ii8: iiGravel, iiunderdrain iiand iichoker iilayer iiinstalled
  • Step ii9: iiSand iispread iiacross iifilter iibed
  • Step ii10: iiPermeable iifilter iifabric iiinstalled
  • Step ii11: iiExposed iisoils iistabilized Earthen iiEmbankment: iiConstruction iiSequence iiand iiInspection ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiMaterials ii- iifill iifrom iiapproved, iidesignated iiborrow iiarea. iiFree iiof iiroots, iistumps, iiwood, iirubbish, iistones ii> ii 5 iiinches
  1. iiPlacement ii- iiArea iiscarified iibefore iiplacement. iiPlaced iiin iilayers, iimax ii8" iithick, iicontinuous iiover iientire iilength iiof iifill. iiPrincipal iispillway iiinstalled iiat iisame iitime iiwith iifill iiplacement iiand iinot iiexcavated iiinto iiembankment
  2. iiCompaction ii- iiCompacted iiwith iiappropriate iicompaction iiequipment
  3. iiCutoff iitrench ii- iiExcavated iiinto iiimpervious iimaterial iialong iior iiparallel iito iicenterline iiof iiembankment. iiMinimum iiwidth ii4', iidepth ii4' iibelow iiexisting iigrade iior iias iishown iion iiplan, iiside iislopes ii1H:1V iior iiflatter. iiBackfill iicompacted
  4. iiTopsoil ii- iisurface iilayer iiof iicompacted iifill iishould iibe iiscarified iibefore iiplacement iiof iiat iileast ii6" iiof iitopsoil. iiStabilize. Earthen iiEmbankment: iiStructure iiand iiConduit iiBackfill ii- iiAnswers ii-Backfill iibeside iipipes iior iistructures iishould iibe iisame iitype iiand iiquality iias iiadjoining iifill iimaterial. iiFill iiplaced iiin iihorizontal iilayers iinot iito iiexceed ii4" iithickness iiand iicompacted Principal iiSpillway: iioutlet iiprotection ii- iiAnswers ii--dissipates iienergy iiand iiprevents iierosion
  • iiriprap iiunderlain iiwith iifilter iifabric
  • downstream iiof iiboth iithe iibarrel iipipe iiand iithe iiemergency iispillway Principal iiSpillway: iiTrash iiRacks iiand iiDebris iiControl ii- iiAnswers ii--Keeps iilarge iidebris iiout iiof iipipes iiand iiprevents iiclogging
  • Ensure iitrash iirack iiis iiin iiplace iiand iisecured Principal iiSpillway: iiDescription ii- iiAnswers ii--Primary iioutlet iidevice iifor iistorm iiflows, iiusually iiup iito iithe ii 10 - iior ii 25 - year iifrequency iistorm iievent
  • Sized iito iiregulate iiallowable iidischarge iifor iiimpoundment iifacility iito iiprovide iichannel iiand iiflood iiprotection Principal iiSpillway: iiRiser ii- iiAnswers ii-Vertical iipipe; iiprimary iioutlet iifor iiwater iifrom iithe iipond. iiMust iibe iisame iimaterial iiand iiwater iitight iiwith iibarrel iipipe Principal iiSpillway: iiBarrel ii- iiAnswers ii-Pipe iithat iiruns iifrom iithe iiriser iistructure iithrough iithe iiembankment iito iithe iioutfall Principal iiSpillway: iiAnti-Vortex iiDevice ii- iiAnswers ii-Prevents iiwater iifrom iiswirling iithrough iithe iiriser iipipe

Principal iiSpillway: iiCore iiTrench ii- iiAnswers ii-excavated iiarea; iiimpervious iiclay iithat iilocks iithe iidam iiin iiplace iito iithe iinative iisoils Principal iiSpillway: iiAnti-seep iicollar ii- iiAnswers ii-Prevents iiwater iitravelling iialong iithe iibarrel iipipe iithrough iithe iidam. iiMust iibe iithe iisame iimaterial iias iithe iibarrel. iiNot iialways iirequired Principal iiSpillway: iiConcrete iiCradle ii- iiAnswers ii-Reduces iithe iirisk iiof iipiping iiunder iithe iibarrel iiand iisubsequent iifailure iiof iithe iiembankment; iiprovide iibetter iicondition iifor iiplacement iiand iicompaction iiof iibackfill Vegetated iiEmergency iiSpillway ii- iiAnswers ii--Lined iiwith iierosion-resistant iivegetation

  • Conveys iiflows iithat iiare iigreater iithan iithe iiprincipal iispillway's iidesign iiat iia iinon- erosive iivelocity iito iian iiadequate iireceiving iichannel
  • Must iibe iibuilt iiinto iiexisting iiground iior iicut
  • Not iilocated iion iiany iiportion iiof iithe iiembankment iifill
  • Oversized, iiarmored iiemergency iispillway iimay iibe iiused iiif iiunable iito iibuild iiinto iiexisting iiground iior iicut Sediment iiForebay: iiMaintenance ii- iiAnswers ii--Hardened iibottom iiaids iicleanout
  • Sediment iidepth iimarker iiused iito iiindicate iicleanout iilevel
  • Sediment iishould iibe iiremoved iievery ii 3 iito ii 5 iiyears iior iiwhen ii 6 iito ii 12 iiinches iihave iiaccumulated State iiWater iiControl iiBoard ii- iiAnswers ii-Permits, iiregulates iiand iicontrols iistormwater iirunoff iito iiensure iithe iigeneral iihealth, iisafety, iiwelfare iiof iithe iicitizens iiof iithe iiCommonwealth iias iiwell iias iiprotect iithe iiquality iiand iiquantity iiof iistate iiwaters iifrom iithe iipotential iiharm iiof iiunmanaged iistormwater Construction iiGeneral iiPermit ii- iiAnswers ii--authorizes iidischarges iifrom iiconstruction iiactivities iithat iiare iiless iithan iior iiequal iito ii 1 iiacre.
  • violation iiof iithis iipermit iiis iiviolation iiof iithe iiStormwater iiManagement iiAct Stormwater iiPollution iiPrevention iiPlan ii(SWPPP) iiincludes ii- iiAnswers ii--approved iiESC iiplan
  • approved iiSWM iiplan
  • Pollution iiprevention ii(P2) iiplan
  • Additional iicontrol iimeasures iifor iiimpaired, iiTMDL iiand iiexceptional iiwaterways Each iiSWPPP iimust: ii- iiAnswers ii--be iisite-specific
  • address iipotential iisources iiof iipollution iithat iimay iibe iigenerated iiduring iiand iiafter iiconstruction
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  • clearing
  • grading
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  • oil iiand iigas iioperations iiand iiprojects iiconducted iipursuant iito iiTitle ii45.
  • clearing iiof iilands iifor iiagriculture
  • management, iitilling, iiplanting, iior iiharvesting iiof iiagricultural, iihorticultural, iior iiforest iicrops
  • livestock iifeedlot iioperations
  • engineering iioperations
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  • additions iior iimodifications iito iiexisting iisingle-family iidetached iiresidential iistructures
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  • activities iiregulated iiunder iia iistate iior iifederal iireclamation iiprogram iito iireturn iiabandoned iiproperty iito iian iiagricultural iior iiopen iiland iiuse
  • routine iimaintenance iito iimaintain iithe iioriginal iiline iiand iigrade, iihydraulic iicapacity, iior iioriginal iiconstruction iiof iithe iiproject
  • emergency iiresponse ii(VSMP iiauthority iiadvised iiwithin ii 7 iidays; iipermit iiapplication iiwithin ii 30 iidays) Locality iiProgram: iiRequirements iito iiAdminister ii- iiAnswers ii-a iilocality iimay iienter iiinto iiagreements iior iicontracts iiwith iisoil iiand iiwater iiconservation iidistricts, iiadjacent iilocalities, iior iiother iipublic iior iiprivate iientities iito iicarry iiout iior iiassist iiwith iiplan iireview iiand iiinspections Stormwater iiProgram iimust: ii- iiAnswers ii--be iiconsistent iiwith iithe iistormwater iiact, iiregulation, iiand iiconstruction iiGP
  • Provide iiprovisions iifor iilong-term iiresponsibility iifor iimaintenance iiof iistormwater iicontrol iidevices
  • Integrate iiwith iiESC, iiflood iiplain iimanagement, iiand iiother iiprograms
  • Provide iifor iithe iicollection, iidistribution iito iithe iistate iiif iirequired, iiand iiexpenditure iiof iifees
  • Require iipolicies iiand iiprocedures iito iiobtain iiand iirelease iibonds ii(if iiapplicable)
  • Procedures iifor iicomplying iiwith iireporting iiand iirecord iikeeping iirequirements Locality iiProgram: iiEnforcement ii- iiInformal iiand iiformal iiadmin iiprocedures ii- iiAnswers ii-Ordinance iimust iiinclude iicomponents iiof:
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  • inspection iireports
  • notice iiof iicorrective iiaction
  • consent iiorders iiincluding iicivil iicharges
  • notices iito iicomply Locality iiProgram: iiEnforcement ii- iiCivil iiand iicriminal iijudicial iienforcement ii- iiAnswers ii- Ordinance iimust iiinclude:
  • enforcement iiauthority
  • schedule iiof iicivil iipenalties
  • criminal, iimisdemeanor, iifelony iicharges, iiand iiinjunctions iiare iialso iian iioption
  • max iipenalty: ii$32,500/violation/day Civil iipenalties iimay iibe iiimposed iifor: ii- iiAnswers ii--no iiconstruction iiGP iiregistration
  • no iiSWPPP, iiincomplete iiSWPPP, iiSWPPP iinot iiavailable
  • no iiapproved iiESC iiand iiSWM iiplan
  • Failure iito iiinstall iiBMPs iior iiESCs
  • Operational iideficiencies
  • failure iito iiconduct iirequired iiinspections
  • incomplete, iiimproper, iior iimissing iiinspections Notice iito iicomply ii- iiAnswers ii--served iiupon iipermittee iiif iilocality iiVSMP iiauthority iior iiDEQ iidetermines iifailure iito iicomply iiwith iipermit iiconditions
  • notice iiserved iiby iiregistered iior iicertified iimail iior iiat iithe iisite iiof iithe iidevelopment iiactivities
  • notice iimust iispecify iimeasures iineeded iito iicomply iiwith iipermit iiconditions; iitime iiwithin iiwhich iimeasures iimust iibe iicompleted Stop iiWork iiOrder ii- iiAnswers ii-Land-disturbing iiactivities iimust iistop iiuntil:
  • violation iiof iithe iipermit iihas iiceased
  • approved iiplan iiand iirequired iipermits iiare iiobtained
  • specified iicorrective iimeasures iihave iibeen iicompleted
  • orders iimust iibe iiissued iiin iiaccordance iiwith iilocal iiprocedures iiif iiissued iiby iilocality iiVSMP iiauthority/after iihearing iiif iiissued iiby iiDEQ
  • order iiis iieffective: iiupon iimailing iiwith iiconfirmation iiof iidelivery iior iipersonal iidelivery Emergency iiStop iiWork iiOrder ii- iiAnswers ii-Grossly iiaffects iior iipresents iian iiimminent iiand iisubstantial iidanger iiof:
  • causing iiharmful iierosion iiof iilands, iior
  • sediment iideposition iiin iiwaters iiwithin iithe iiwatersheds iiof iithe iicommonwealth, iior
  • otherwise iisubstantially iiimpacts iiwater iiquality May iibe iiissued
  • without iiadvanced iinotice iior iihearing
  • requiring iithe iiactivity iito iistop iiimmediately Opportunity iifor iia iihearing iimust iibe iiprovided
  • affirms, iimodifies, iiamends, iior iicancels iithe iiemergency iiorder

Injunctive iirelief ii- iiAnswers ii-Board, iiDEQ, iior iilocality iiVSMP iiauthority iimay iirequest iithe iicourt iito iicompel iicompliance Consent iiorder ii- iiAnswers ii--violated iior iifailed, iineglected, iior iirefused iito iiobey iian iiact, iilocal iiordinance, iipermit iicondition, iiregulation, iior iiorder

  • may iiinclude iicivil iicharges iiup iito ii$32,500 iifor iieach iiviolation CBPA iiLDAs iimust iihave: ii- iiAnswers ii--Approved iiESC iiplan
  • Approved iiSWM iiplan
  • Local iiapproval iito iistart iiland iidisturbance
  • Long-term iimaintenance iiagreements
  • Construction iirecord iidrawings CBPA iiLDAs iido iinot iirequire: ii- iiAnswers ii--Construction iiGP iicoverage
  • P2 iiplan
  • Additional iicontrol iimeasures iito iiaddress iia iiTMDL The iiPermitting iiProcess ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiSubmittal iiof iiESC iiand iiSWM iiplans
  1. iiPlan iireview iiand iiapproval
  2. iiRegistration iistatement iientry iiinto iisystem
  3. iiConstruction iiGP iiapproved iiby iiDEQ
  4. iiLocality iiVSMP iiauthority iiapproval iito iistart iiland iidisturbance Components iiof iithe iiSWM iiplan ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiDischarge iiinformation
  5. iiContact iiinformation
  6. iiNarrative
  7. iiGeneral iidescription iiof iiSWM iifacility iiO&M
  8. iiSWM iifacility iiinformation
  9. iiHydrologic iiand iihydraulic iicomputations
  10. iiDocumentation iifor iiwater iiquality iiand iiquantity iicompliance
  11. iiMaps
  12. iiOffsite iioptions ii(if iiused)
  13. iiFee iiand iiform ii(if iirequired) Record iiKeeping ii- iiAnswers ii--Project iirecords iiincluding iiSWM iiplan iiand iiregistration iistatements iiare iikept iifor iithree iiyears
  • Post iiconstruction iiinspection iirecords iiare iikept iifor iifive iiyears
  • construction iirecord iidrawings iiare iimaintained iiperpetually iior iiuntil iithe iiSWM iifacility iiis iiremoved A iilocality iiVSMP iimust iibe iiat iileast iias iistringent iias iiwhat iistate iipermit? ii- iiAnswers ii- Construction iiGeneral iiPermit What iiplans iimust iia iilocality's iiordinance iirequire iito iibe iisubmitted iiand iiapproved? ii- iiAnswers ii--Erosion iiand iiSediment iiControl iiplan
  • Stormwater iiManagement iiplan

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  1. iino iiSWPPP
  2. iiIncomplete iiSWPPP
  3. iiSWPPP iinot iiavailable iifor iireview
  4. iiNo iiapproved iiESC iiplan
  5. iiFailure iito iiinstall iiESC iior iiSW iiBMPs
  6. iiFailure iito iiproperly iiinstall iior iimaintain iierosion iian iisediment iicontrols iior iistormwater iiBMPs
  7. iiOperational iideficiencies
  8. iiFailure iito iiconduct iirequired iiinspections
  9. iiIncomplete, iiimproper, iior iimissed iiinspections What iiis iithe iimaximum iipenalty iia iilocality iican iiimpose iiunder iithe iistormwater iiact? ii- iiAnswers ii--$32,500/violation/day
  • criminal, iimisdemeanor, iifelony iicharges iior iiinjunctions iiare iian iioption iitoo How iilong iimust iia iilocality iiVSMP iiauthority iihold iion iito iia iiregistration iistatement? ii- iiAnswers ii-Three iiyears iiafter iistate iipermit iitermination/ iiproject iicompletion How iioften iimust iiDEQ iiconduct iiprogram iireviews? ii- iiAnswers ii-Once iievery iifive iiyears Which iitwo iiplans iiin iithe iiSWPPP iimust iibe iiapproved? ii- iiAnswers ii-Erosion iiand iisediment iicontrol iiplans iiand iistormwater iimanagement iiplans iimust iibe iiapproved Does iithe iistormwater iimanagement iiplan iiaddress iirunoff iiduring iiconstruction iior iiafter? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iistormwater iimanagement iiplan iiaddresses iipost-construction iistormwater iirunoff What iiimpact iidoes iiimpervious iicover iihave iion iiwater iiquality? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iivolume iiand iivelocity iiof iistormwater iirunoff iiincreases iias iinatural iivegetation iiis iireplaced iiwith iiroads, iibuildings, iiparking iiareas, iiand iiother iiimpervious iisurfaces. iiThe iiincrease iiin iistormwater iirunoff iileads iito iian iiincrease iiin iipollutants, iisuch iias iisediment iiand iiphosphorus iithat iiare iicarried iito iiwaterways iiwhich iihas iia iinegative iieffect iion iiwater iiquality What iiis iithe iitarget iipollutant iiin iithe iiwater iiquality iicriteria? ii- iiAnswers ii-Phosphorus What iiis iithe iilower iilimit iiof iithe iirange iiof iiimperviousness iithat iican iiresult iiin iistream iidegradation? ii- iiAnswers ii-10% The iiSWM iiregulation iiensures iiwater iiquantity iiis iiconsidered iiin iistormwater iimanagement iiplanning iito iiprotect iiagainst iiwhich iitwo iidestructive iiforces? ii- iiAnswers ii--channel iierosion
  • flooding

Discuss iihow iithe iirate iiof iirunoff iichanges iiafter iidevelopment ii- iiAnswers ii-The iirate iiof iirunoff iiincreases iiafter iidevelopment iibecause iiof iithe iireplacement iiof iivegetation iiwith iiimpervious iisurfaces. iiA iilarger iivolume iiof iiwater iiwill iitravel iimore iiquickly iithrough iia iistream iichannel, iipotentially iicausing iierosion iiand iiflooding How iifrequently iimust iia iiVSMP iiauthority iiinspect iia iiconstruction iisite? ii- iiAnswers ii- Periodically iiin iicompliance iiwith iieach:

  1. iiCompliance iiwith iithe iiapproved iiESC iiplan
  2. iiCompliance iiwith iithe iiapproved iiSWM iiplan
  3. iiDevelopment, iiupdating, iiand iiimplementation iiof iia iiPPP
  4. iiDevelopment iiand iiimplementation iiof iiany iiadditional iicontrol iimeasures iinecessary iito iiaddress iia iiTMDL What iiare iithe iitwo iilocations iiwhere iithe iinotice iiof iicoverage iiletter iimust iibe iiposted? ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiNear iithe iimain iientrance
  5. iiIn iithe iigeneral iiinfo iisection iiof iithe iiSWPPP What iitwo iioptions iidoes iithe iioperator iihave iifor iimaking iithe iiSWPPP iiavailable iito iithe iipublic? ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiElectronic
  6. iiHard iicopy ii- iipublic iiaccess iimay iibe iiarranged iiupon iirequest iiat iia iitime iiand iiat iipublicly iiaccessible iilocation iiconvenient iito iithe iioperator What iimust iibe iiincluded iiin iiSWPPP iias iigeneral iiinformation? ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiSigned iicopy iiof iithe iiregistration iistatement ii(if iirequired)
  7. iiCopy iiof iithe iinotice iiof iicoverage iiletter
  8. iiCopy iiof iithe iiConstruction iiGP
  9. iiNarrative iidescription iiof iithe iinature iiof iithe iiconstruction iiactivity, iiincluding iithe iifunction iiof iithe iiproject ii(e.g., iilow iidensity iiresidential, iishopping iimall, iihighway, iietc.)
  10. iiLegible iisite iiplan What iiis iithe iiqualified iipersonnel's iiinspection iifrequency iifor iiareas iithat iihave iibeen iitemporarily iistabilized? ii- iiAnswers ii-Once iiper iimonth If iithe iiqualified iipersonnel iidiscover iian iierosion iiand iisediment iicontrol iipractice iithat iiwas iinot iiproperly iiinstalled, iihow iilong iido iithey iihave iito iifix iiit? ii- iiAnswers ii-As iisoon iias iipracticable iibut iino iilater iithan iiseven iidays iiafter iidiscovery iior iia iilonger iiperiod iias iiapproved iiby iithe iiVSMP iiauthority The iioperator iimust iinote iiall iimodifications iior iiupdates iiin iithe iiSWPPP, iiincluding iia iirecord iiof iiwhich iithree iidates? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iirecord iiof iidates iiwhen:
  1. iimajor iigrading iiactivities iioccur
  2. iiconstruction iiactivities iitemporarily iior iipermanently iicease iion iia iiportion iiof iithe iisite
  3. iiStabilization iimeasures iiare iiinitiated

How iiquickly iimust iian iioperator iireport iian iiunauthorized iidischarge iiinto iior iiupon iisurface iiwaters iior iithat iimay iireasonably iibe iiexpected iito iienter iisurface iiwaters? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iioperator iimust iinotify iiDEQ iiimmediately iiupon iidiscovery iiof iithe iidischarge, iibut iiin iino iicase iilater iithan iiwithin ii 24 iihours iiof iithe iidiscovery. iiA iiwritten iireport iiof iithe iiunauthorized iidischarge iimust iibe iisubmitted iito iiDEQ iiand iiVSMP iiauthority iiwithin iifive iidays iiof iidiscovery VSMP iiinspector iimust iiconsult iiapproved iiESC iiplan iiand iiinspect iiESC iipractices iifor: ii- iiAnswers ii--Proper iiinstallation

  • Maintenance iineeds
  • Effectiveness iiin iiminimizing iisediment iidischarge
  • Improper iior iiincorrect iiuse Perimeter iiControls ii- iiAnswers ii--Keep iisediment iion iithe iisite
  • Protect iineighboring iiproperties
  • Must iibe iiinstalled iibefore iiupslope iiland iidisturbance iioccurs Silt iifence ii- iiAnswers ii-placed iiacross iior iiat iithe iibottom iiof iia iislope iito iikeep iisediment iifrom iileaving iithe iisite Construction iiEntrance ii- iiAnswers ii--stabilized iistone iipad iiwith iia iifabric iifilter iiunderliner
  • located iiwhere iivehicles iileave iia iiconstruction iisite
  • reduces iiamount iiof iisediment iitracked iionto iipaved iiroads Sediment iiTrap ii- iiAnswers ii-Collects iisediment-laden iirunoff iifrom iiareas iithat iiare iiless iithan ii 3 iiacres Sediment iibasin ii- iiAnswers ii-Collects iisediment-laden iirunoff iifrom iiareas iithat iiare ii 3 iiacres iior iilarger Soil iistabilization ii- iiAnswers ii-the iimost iieffective iiform iiof iierosion iicontrol Stabilization iiof iiearthen iistructures ii- iiAnswers ii-Completed iiearthen iistructures, iisuch iias iidams, iidikes, iiditches, iiand iidiversions, iimust iibe iiimmediately iistabilized Stockpiles iiand iiborrow iiareas ii- iiAnswers ii--Soil iistockpiles iiand iiborrow iiareas iimust iibe iistabilized iior iiprotected iiwith iia iisediment iitrapping iimeasure
  • also iiapplies iito iioffsite iiareas Stabilization iifor iidormant iiareas ii- iiAnswers ii-Temporary iistabilization iimust iibe iiapplied iiwithin ii 7 iidays iito iibare iiareas iithat iimay iinot iibe iiat iifinal iigrade iibut iiwill iiremain iidormant iifor iilonger iithan ii 14 iidays

Stabilization iifor iiareas iiat iifinal iigrade ii- iiAnswers ii-Permanent iior iitemporary iisoil iistabilization iimust iibe iiapplied iito iibare iiareas iiwithin ii 7 iidays iiafter iifinal iigrade iiis iireached iion iiany iiportion iiof iithe iisite Slope iiProtection ii- iiAnswers ii-slopes iierode iieasily iiand iimust iibe iiprotected iiduring iiconstruction Cut iiand iifill iislopes ii- iiAnswers ii-must iibe iirestabilized iiif iifound iieroding iiwithin iione iiyear iiof iipermanent iistabilization iibeing iiadded Conveyance iiof iistormwater iidown iislopes ii- iiAnswers ii-to iiprotect iislopes iifrom iieroding, iiuse iia iichannel, iiflume, iior iislope iidrain iito iiconvey iirunoff iidown iicut iiand iifill iislopes Inlets ii- iiAnswers ii-inlets iimade iioperable iiduring iiconstruction iimust iibe iiprotected iiso iisediment iiwill iibe iifiltered iiout iibefore iiwater iienters Outlets iiand iichannels ii- iiAnswers ii-outlets iimust iibe iiprotected iiand iichannel iilining iimust iibe iiinstalled iibefore iia iistormwater iiconveyance iichannel iican iibe iiused Minimize iiencroachments iito iilive iiwatercourses ii- iiAnswers ii-non-erodible iimaterials iishall iibe iiused iifor iiconstruction iicauseways iiand iicoffer iidams; iiearthen iimaterial iimay iibe iiused iiif iiarmored iiby iinon-erodible iimaterial Construction iivehicle iicrossing iiof iiwatercourse ii- iiAnswers ii-When iiconstruction iivehicles iimust iicross iia iilive iiwater iicourse iimore iithan iitwice iiin iia iisix iimonth iiperiod, iia iitemporary iistream iicrossing iiof iinon-erodible iimaterial iimust iibe iiprovided Obtain iirequired iipermits ii- iiAnswers ii-all iiapplicable iifederal, iistate, iiand iilocal iiregulations iipertaining iito iithe iiactivity iimust iibe iimet bed iiand iibanks iiof iiwatercourse ii- iiAnswers ii-shall iibe iistabilized iiimmediately iiafter iiwork iiin iithe iiwatercourse iihas iibeen iicompleted Prohibition iiof iiNonstormwater iiDicharges ii- iiAnswers ii--Lookout iifor iiprohibited iidischarges

  • If iiyou iisee iiany, iitake iipictures iiand iinote iithem iion iiyour iiinspection iireport Prohibited iiDischarges ii- iiAnswers ii--wastewater iifrom iiconcrete iiwashout
  • wastewater iifrom iiwashout iiand iicleanout iiof iistucco iipaint, iiform iirelease iioils. iicuring iicompounds, iiwaste iiconcrete, iiand iiother iiconstruction iimaterial
  • fuels, iioils, iior iiother iipollutants iiused iiin iivehicle iiand iiequipment iioperation iiand iimaintenance
  • oils, iitoxic iisubstances, iior iihazardous iisubstances iifrom iispills iior iiother iireleases
  • soaps iisolvents, iior iidetergents iiused iiin iiequipment iiand iivehicle iiwashing

Concrete iiwashout ii- iiAnswers ii--concrete iiwash iiwater iimust iibe iidirected iiinto iia iileakproof iicontainer iior iileakproof iisettling iibasin

  • container iior iibasin iicannot iioverflow
  • hardened iiand iiliquid iiconcrete iiwaste iimust iibe iiremoved iiand iiproperly iidisposed Washout iiand iiCleanout iiof iiConstruction iiMaterials iiExamples ii- iiAnswers ii--Area iiis iicovered ii(plastic iisheeting iior iitemporary iiroofs) iito iiprevent iicontact iiwith iistormwater
  • Adequate iicontainment iiis iiprovided iifor iithe iiamount iiof iiwash iiwater iiused
  • Disposal iiof iiwaste iisolids iiand iiliquids iiis iicontract iiwith iia iihazardous iiwaste iidisposal iifilm Vehicle iiFueling iiand iiMaintenance iiExamples ii- iiAnswers ii--Secondary iicontainment ii(spill iiberms, iidecks, iispill iicontainment iipallets) iiis iiprovided
  • cover iiis iiprovided iiwhere iiappropriate
  • spill iikits iiare iireadily iiavailable Leak iiand iiSpill iiPrevention iiand iiResponse iiplan ii- iiAnswers ii--procedures iimust iibe iiin iiplace iifor iiquickly iistopping, iicontaining, iiand iicleaning iiup iispills, iileaks, iiand iiother iireleases
  • procedures iimust iibe iiin iiplace iifor iireporting iileaks, iispills, iiand iiother iireleases Vehicle iiand iiEquipment iiWashing iiExamples ii- iiAnswers ii--washing iiactivities iilocated iiaway iifrom iisurface iiwaters iiand iistormwater iiinlets iior iiconveyance iiand iidirecting iiwash iiwaters iito iisediment iibasins iior iitraps
  • use iiof iifiltration iidevices iisuch iias iifilter iibags iior iisand iifilters iior iianother iisimilarly iieffective iicontrol Construction iiproducts, iimaterials, iiand iiwaste iiexamples ii- iiAnswers ii--Waste iibins iiare iirequired iito iibe iicovered, iior iisimilar, iiat iiend iiof iiday iiand iiduring iiprecipitation iievents
  • litter iiand iidebris iicleaned iiup iidaily
  • waste iicollection iiis iilocated iiaway iifrom iistreets, iigutters, iiwaterways, iiand iistorm iidrains
  • secondary iicontainment iiis iiprovided
  • waste iicollection iiarea iihas iisignage Sanitary iiFacilities iiExample ii- iiAnswers ii--Located iiaway iifrom iiwaterways iiand iistorm iidrains
  • inspected iifor iileaks
  • maintained iiand iicleaned Onsite iiand/or iioffsite iisupport iiactivities iican iibe iicovered iiunder iithe iiCGP, iias iilong iias: ii- iiAnswers ii--related iito iipermitted iiconstruction iiactivity
  • not iicommercial, iidoesn't iiserve iimultiple iiunrelated iiactivities iiby iidifferent iioperators
  • does iinot iioperate iibeyond iicompletion iiof iilast iiactivity iiit iisupports
  • identified iion iiregistration iistatement
  • appropriate iicontrol iimeasures iiidentified iiin iiSWPPP iito iiaddress iisupport iiactivity
  • applicable iistate, iifederal, iiand iilocal iiapprovals iiobtained Inspection iireport ii- iiAnswers ii-reports iimust iibe iiretained iiby iiVSMP iiauthority iifor ii 3 iiyears iiafter iipermit iitermination Critical iiAspects iiof iiInspection iiReport ii- iiAnswers ii--Accurate, iirelevant, iicomprehensive, iiand iiobjective
  • cite iipermit/ordinance iifor iiall iidescriptions iiof iipotential iiviolations
  • Photo iidocumentation
  • Include iicorrective iiactions iiand iideadlines When iimust iitemporary iistabilization iibe iiapplied iito iibare iiareas iithat iimay iinot iibe iiat iifinal iigrade iibut iiwill iiremain iidormant iifor iilonger iithan ii 14 iidays? ii- iiAnswers ii-must iibe iiapplied iiwithin ii 7 iidays When iimust iipermanent iior iitemporary iisoil iistabilization iibe iiapplied iito iibare iiareas iithat iiare iiat iifinal iigrade? ii- iiAnswers ii-must iibe iiapplied iito iibare iiareas iiwithin ii 7 iidays iiafter iifinal iigrade iiis iireached iion iiany iiportion iiof iithe iisite What iiare iithe iithree iirequirements iifor iiconcrete iiwash iiwater? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiconcrete iiwash iiwater iimust iibe iidirected iiinto iia iileak-proof iicontainer
  1. iicontainer iior iibasin iicannot iioverflow
  2. iihardened iiand iiliquid iiconcrete iiwaste iimust iibe iiremoved iiand iiproperly iidisposed Does iiSWPPP iihave iito iicontain iicontrol iimeasures iifor iisupport iiactivity iiareas? ii- iiAnswers ii-Yes, iiif iithe iisupport iiactivity iiis iicovered iiunder iithe iiConstruction iiGP, iithe iiSWPPP iimust iiinclude iicontrol iimeasures iifor iithe iisupport iiactivity iiareas How iilong iimust iia iiVSMP iiauthority iikeep iiinspection iireports? ii- iiAnswers ii-reports iimust iibe iiretained iiby iithe iiVSMP iiauthority iifor iithree iiyears iiafter iipermit iitermination Permit iitermination iirequirements ii- iiAnswers ii-N.O.T. iisubmitted iiwithin ii 30 iidays iiof iimeeting iione iiof iithe iifollowing:
  3. iiFinal iistabilization
  4. iiPermanent iicontrol iimeasures iiin iiplace iiand iifunctioning iieffectively
  5. iiPermanent iicontrol iimeasures iiaccurately iidocumented iion iiN.O.T.
  6. iiConstruction iirecord iidrawing(s) iifor iipermanent iistormwater iimanagement iifacilities iisubmitted iito iiVSMP iiauthority ii(when iiapplicable)
  7. iiLong-term iimaintenance iiagreement iirecorded Final iistabilization iirequires: ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iisoil iidisturbing iiactivities iiare iicomplete iiand iipermanent iivegetative iicover iihas iibeen iiestablished iion iidenuded iiareas
  8. iiFor iiindividual iilots iiin iiresidential iiconstruction: iieither iipermanent iivegetation iior iinew iihomeowner iiis iiinformed iiof iineed iifor iiand iibenefits iiof iifinal iistabilization
  9. iiLand iiused iifor iiagricultural iipurposes: iifinal iistabilization iimay iibe iiaccomplished iiby iireturning iithe iidisturbed iiland iito iiits iipre-construction iiagricultural iiuse

Common iiBMP iiinspection iipoints ii- iiAnswers ii--is iiwater iigetting iiinto iithe iipractice?

  • any iisigns iiof iierosion iiin iior iiaround iithe iipractice?
  • is iisediment iigetting iiinto iithe iipractice?
  • is iivegetation iigrowing?
  • does iithe iipractice iidrain iicorrectly? Construction iiRecord iiDrawings iiTypically iicontain: ii- iiAnswers ii--dimensions, iielevations iiof iistructural iicomponents
  • BMP iimaterials
  • geotechnical iitesting Geotechnical iitesting iimay iiinclude: ii- iiAnswers ii--compaction iitests
  • inspection iiof iiremoval iiof iiunsuitable iimaterials iiunder iiand iiadjacent iito iithe iiembankment iifoundation
  • construction iiof iicut-off iitrench, iiother iiseepage iicontrol iimeasures
  • compaction iiaround iibarrel
  • riser iistructure iifooting The iilong-term iimaintenance iiagreement iiis iiable iito: ii- iiAnswers ii--run iiwith iithe iiland
  • provide iifor iiaccess iifor iimaintenance iiand iiregulatory iiinspections
  • provide iifor iiinspections iiand iimaintenance iiby iiowner iiand iisubmission iiof iireports
  • be iienforceable When iiis iipermanent iivegetation iiconsidered iiestablished? ii- iiAnswers ii-when iia iiground iicover iiis iiachieved iithat iiis iiuniform, iimature iienough iito iisurvive, iiand iiwill iiinhibit iierosion What iilegal iiagreement iiprovides iia iiVSMP iiinspector iiaccess iito iiproperty iifor iiconducting iipost-construction iiregulatory iiinspections? ii- iiAnswers ii-long-term iimaintenance iiagreement Who iimust iiseal iiand iisign iia iiconstruction iirecord iidrawing, iiand iiwhen iimust iiit iibe iisubmitted iito iithe iiVSMP iiauthority? ii- iiAnswers ii-must iibe iisealed iiand iisigned iiby iia iiprofessional iiregistered iiin iiVA iicertifying iiproper iiinstallation, iiand iisubmitted iito iithe iiVSMP iiauthority iibefore iipermit iitermination When iimust iia iilocality iiVSMP iiauthority iireturn iior iiterminate iiany iibonds iior iisecurities iiprovided iiby iithe iioperator? ii- iiAnswers ii-Within ii 60 iidays iiof iicompleting iithe iirequirements iiof iithe iipermit iiconditions