Septic Tanks Exam with verified detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What are the two major parts of a basic individual onsite wastewater treatment system?
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a. Septic tank and Effluent filter
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b. Septic tank and soil adsorption system (usually a leach field)
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c. Collection system and Septic tank
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d. Collection system and Activated Sludge System
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b. Septic tank and soil adsorption system (usually a leach field)
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Which of the following is not an approved Conventional SSDS Substitute Product?
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a. Large Diameter Gravelless Pipe (LDGP)
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b. Chambers
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c. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
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d. Peat moss
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d. Peat moss
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Tennessee Regs allow both single-compartment and two-compartment septic tanks.
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a. True
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b. False
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b. False
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, 1. Which of the following statements about alternative methods of subsurface sewage
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disposal systems is false? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. An LPP system is a shallow, pressure-dosed system with a network of small diameter
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perforated pipes ||\\//||
b. A mound system is a soil absorption system that is located below the natural soil surface
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c. Lagoon systems require a minimum of 5 acre tract and a minimum of 5 ft. heavy clay
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d. Subsurface drip disposal systems rely on gravity for the uniform application of treated
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effluent throughout the disposal field ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
d. Subsurface drip disposal systems rely on gravity for the uniform application of treated
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effluent throughout the disposal field ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following septic tank construction material is not allowed in Tennessee?
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a. Concrete
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b. Fiberglass
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c. Polyethylene
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d. Steel
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d. Steel
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Water-tightness is important in septic tanks because: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. Leakage into the septic tank may hydraulically overload it
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What are the two major parts of a basic individual onsite wastewater treatment system?
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a. Septic tank and Effluent filter
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b. Septic tank and soil adsorption system (usually a leach field)
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c. Collection system and Septic tank
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d. Collection system and Activated Sludge System
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b. Septic tank and soil adsorption system (usually a leach field)
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Which of the following is not an approved Conventional SSDS Substitute Product?
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a. Large Diameter Gravelless Pipe (LDGP)
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b. Chambers
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c. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
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d. Peat moss
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d. Peat moss
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Tennessee Regs allow both single-compartment and two-compartment septic tanks.
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a. True
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b. False
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b. False
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, 1. Which of the following statements about alternative methods of subsurface sewage
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disposal systems is false? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. An LPP system is a shallow, pressure-dosed system with a network of small diameter
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perforated pipes ||\\//||
b. A mound system is a soil absorption system that is located below the natural soil surface
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c. Lagoon systems require a minimum of 5 acre tract and a minimum of 5 ft. heavy clay
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d. Subsurface drip disposal systems rely on gravity for the uniform application of treated
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effluent throughout the disposal field ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
d. Subsurface drip disposal systems rely on gravity for the uniform application of treated
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effluent throughout the disposal field ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following septic tank construction material is not allowed in Tennessee?
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a. Concrete
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b. Fiberglass
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c. Polyethylene
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d. Steel
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d. Steel
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Water-tightness is important in septic tanks because: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. Leakage into the septic tank may hydraulically overload it
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