EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS GRADED A+
TCEQ - CORRECT ANSWER -Adopted the current OSSF Rules in 1997 &
revised them several times
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -Is responsible for
reviewing permit applications, site evaluations, planning materials and
conducting inspections of OSSF's.
Installer - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual who holds a valid license from
the TCEQ & who is compensated by another individual to construct install alter
or repair an OSSF
Site Evaluator - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual who visits a site and
conducts soil evaluations and a site survey
Installer II & Maintenance Provider - CORRECT ANSWER -OSSF
licenses that require previous experience
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -These Individuals
working in any capacity for an OSSF authorized agent cannot work as an
installer, Designer for a fee, or private Site Evaluator within jurisdiction of the
permitting authority
Pre-qualifications for an exam - CORRECT ANSWER -Submit application,
pay class and application fees, complete appropriate training course
, 3 year term - CORRECT ANSWER -New OSSF licenses are issued for
24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER -How many hours of the TCEQ approved
continuing education course must an individual complete in order to renew the
license
9 steps of permitting process - CORRECT ANSWER -Site & soil
evaluation conducted by Site Evaluator, select OSSF, system planned by
qualified individual, prepare and submit permit application, application and
planning materials reviewed by permitting authority, receive permit to
construct, construction, system inspected at appropriate stages, notice of
approval & permit to operate issued by permitting authority
Criminal Penalties/Injunction or civil suit/Administrative Penalties -
CORRECT ANSWER -Penalties for violating the laws, rules or regulations
covering OSSF
PE (Professional Engineer) or RS (Registered Sanitarian) - CORRECT
ANSWER -Planning materials for an OSSF utilizing secondary treatment can
be prepared by
Installer II - CORRECT ANSWER -Who can legally install a septic tank
followed by a low pressure dosing drain field at a rental house
Equipment & procedures to protect work site - CORRECT ANSWER -
Cones barricades high level flags, pre-warn, sign properly, regulate speed, guide
properly
5 feet deep - CORRECT ANSWER -OSHA requires that all excavations
over how many feet deep be sloped shored or otherwise supported before a
person enters