New York State Class A/B UST Operator Exam with ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
precise detailed solutions ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Does New York State DEC Class A/B UST Operator certification expire? - correct
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answer✔✔NO: A/B certification does not expire unless revoked by DEC due to significant ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
noncompliance with regulatory requirements (2-4) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - correct answer✔✔All petroleum
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dispensing/UST facilities, with a minimum of $500,000 responsibility per occurrence (5-2)
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Secondary Containment is required for what? - correct answer✔✔Category 3 UST Systems, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Category 3 piping in contact with the ground, and Replacement UST/Piping (9-2, 10-1)
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A Class A operator shall maintain the records of UST site inspections for a minimum of: -
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correct answer✔✔3 years (15-4, 15-5) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
New owners of an existing UST system shall register the UST system with NYS DEC within
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what period from date of ownership? - correct answer✔✔30 days (4-5)
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UST systems with cathodic protection should be inspected for proper operation by a
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qualified cathodic protection tester on the following schedule: - correct answer✔✔Yearly
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(11-4)
UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems and rectifiers must be
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inspected at a minimum: - correct answer✔✔every 60 days (11-4) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Within what period after a repair should a cathodically protected UST system be tested to
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ensure it is working properly? - correct answer✔✔6 months (11-6)
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, Pressurized underground piping that routinely contains regulated substances shall be ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
monitored for releases in a manner that meets what requirements? - correct answer✔✔Be ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
equipped with a line leak detector with an annual line tightness test, and practice weekly ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
interstitial monitoring of the tank top sump (electronic or manual) (10-3) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A suspected release must be confirmed to the NYS DEC within: - correct answer✔✔7 days
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(14-7)
You must report a known spill to NYSDEC within 2 hours of discovery UNLESS: - correct
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answer✔✔The spill is less than 5 gallons in volume, is contained and under control, has ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
not and will not reach the State's land or waters, and is cleaned up within 2 hours of
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discovery (14-4) ||\\//||
To permanently close a tank, an owner and operator shall: - correct answer✔✔Empty and
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clean the tank by removing all liquids and accumulated sludge, remove the tank from the
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ground OR fill all voids within with an inert solid material, disconnect and remove all
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piping, vent lines, and ancillary equipment, ensure that all scheduled deliveries to the tank
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are terminated (6-2) ||\\//|| ||\\//||
If you have 100 or fewer tanks, financial responsibility is required in the aggregate the
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amount of: - correct answer✔✔$1,000,000 (5-2) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Petroleum marketers are required to have financial responsibility to cover X dollars per ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
occurrence. X is.... - correct answer✔✔$1,000,000 (5-2) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Can an owner use pollution liability insurance as a means of financial responsibility? -
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correct answer✔✔Yes (5-3) ||\\//|| ||\\//||
precise detailed solutions ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Does New York State DEC Class A/B UST Operator certification expire? - correct
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answer✔✔NO: A/B certification does not expire unless revoked by DEC due to significant ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
noncompliance with regulatory requirements (2-4) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - correct answer✔✔All petroleum
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
dispensing/UST facilities, with a minimum of $500,000 responsibility per occurrence (5-2)
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Secondary Containment is required for what? - correct answer✔✔Category 3 UST Systems, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Category 3 piping in contact with the ground, and Replacement UST/Piping (9-2, 10-1)
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A Class A operator shall maintain the records of UST site inspections for a minimum of: -
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correct answer✔✔3 years (15-4, 15-5) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
New owners of an existing UST system shall register the UST system with NYS DEC within
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what period from date of ownership? - correct answer✔✔30 days (4-5)
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UST systems with cathodic protection should be inspected for proper operation by a
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qualified cathodic protection tester on the following schedule: - correct answer✔✔Yearly
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(11-4)
UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems and rectifiers must be
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inspected at a minimum: - correct answer✔✔every 60 days (11-4) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Within what period after a repair should a cathodically protected UST system be tested to
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ensure it is working properly? - correct answer✔✔6 months (11-6)
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, Pressurized underground piping that routinely contains regulated substances shall be ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
monitored for releases in a manner that meets what requirements? - correct answer✔✔Be ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
equipped with a line leak detector with an annual line tightness test, and practice weekly ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
interstitial monitoring of the tank top sump (electronic or manual) (10-3) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A suspected release must be confirmed to the NYS DEC within: - correct answer✔✔7 days
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(14-7)
You must report a known spill to NYSDEC within 2 hours of discovery UNLESS: - correct
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answer✔✔The spill is less than 5 gallons in volume, is contained and under control, has ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
not and will not reach the State's land or waters, and is cleaned up within 2 hours of
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discovery (14-4) ||\\//||
To permanently close a tank, an owner and operator shall: - correct answer✔✔Empty and
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clean the tank by removing all liquids and accumulated sludge, remove the tank from the
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ground OR fill all voids within with an inert solid material, disconnect and remove all
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piping, vent lines, and ancillary equipment, ensure that all scheduled deliveries to the tank
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
are terminated (6-2) ||\\//|| ||\\//||
If you have 100 or fewer tanks, financial responsibility is required in the aggregate the
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amount of: - correct answer✔✔$1,000,000 (5-2) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Petroleum marketers are required to have financial responsibility to cover X dollars per ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
occurrence. X is.... - correct answer✔✔$1,000,000 (5-2) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Can an owner use pollution liability insurance as a means of financial responsibility? -
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correct answer✔✔Yes (5-3) ||\\//|| ||\\//||
