OSSF TEST PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND QUALITY ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED STUDY
GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ 30 TAC Chapter 30.
Answer: The licensing of installers, designated representatives, and site
evaluators and the registration of apprentices is included in this chapter.
⩥ Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code.
Answer: The Texas statute establishing OSSF regulations and regulators.
⩥ September 1989.
Answer: The year in which statewide regulation of OSSFs began
⩥ OSSF minimum requirements.
Answer: 1) produce no more than 5,000 g of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
⩥ 1990.
Answer: The requirement for installers to be licensed went into effect
,⩥ 1998.
Answer: The requirement for Installer II and DR to be licensed went into
effect
⩥ 2002.
Answer: The requirement for SE to be licensed went into effect
⩥ 2009.
Answer: The requirement for MP to be licensed went into effect
⩥ Installer II extra requirements.
Answer: - one year as Installer I and 3 installations w/notarized
statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
⩥ SE extra requirements.
Answer: must have previous license of one:
Installer II
DR
PE
RS
,Professional Geoscientist
⩥ MP extra requirements.
Answer: Installer II, Class C Wastewater License, or documented
experience of 3 years as maintenance technician
⩥ Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note.
Answer: Only license that doesn't require exam, Apprentice does not
require class either
⩥ 3 years, 24 hours.
Answer: OSSF licenses are issued for a term of ____ years and require
____ hours for renewal
⩥ Daily.
Answer: How often must an installer check an apprentice's work?
⩥ Ten Acre Rule.
Answer: An OSSF for a single-family residence on a 10 acre lot or more
with disposal lines at least 100ft from property line are not required to
apply for a permit for a new construction.
⩥ Permit Processing Steps.
, Answer: 1) Site Evaluation w/ written report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
6) Authorization to Construct ATC issued and valid for 1 year
7) Construction
8) Inspection covering all parts of system. If failed, 7 days to send letter
of deficiencies
9) License to Operate LTO issued
⩥ OSSF permit application should include:.
Answer: - Site Evaluation
- Legal description of property
- Affidavits as required
- Maintenance contract
- Design Calculations
- Equipment/Material Specifications
- Scale drawing showing all features effecting operation of disposal
system
⩥ - Criminal Penalties
QUESTIONS AND QUALITY ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED STUDY
GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ 30 TAC Chapter 30.
Answer: The licensing of installers, designated representatives, and site
evaluators and the registration of apprentices is included in this chapter.
⩥ Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code.
Answer: The Texas statute establishing OSSF regulations and regulators.
⩥ September 1989.
Answer: The year in which statewide regulation of OSSFs began
⩥ OSSF minimum requirements.
Answer: 1) produce no more than 5,000 g of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
⩥ 1990.
Answer: The requirement for installers to be licensed went into effect
,⩥ 1998.
Answer: The requirement for Installer II and DR to be licensed went into
effect
⩥ 2002.
Answer: The requirement for SE to be licensed went into effect
⩥ 2009.
Answer: The requirement for MP to be licensed went into effect
⩥ Installer II extra requirements.
Answer: - one year as Installer I and 3 installations w/notarized
statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
⩥ SE extra requirements.
Answer: must have previous license of one:
Installer II
DR
PE
RS
,Professional Geoscientist
⩥ MP extra requirements.
Answer: Installer II, Class C Wastewater License, or documented
experience of 3 years as maintenance technician
⩥ Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note.
Answer: Only license that doesn't require exam, Apprentice does not
require class either
⩥ 3 years, 24 hours.
Answer: OSSF licenses are issued for a term of ____ years and require
____ hours for renewal
⩥ Daily.
Answer: How often must an installer check an apprentice's work?
⩥ Ten Acre Rule.
Answer: An OSSF for a single-family residence on a 10 acre lot or more
with disposal lines at least 100ft from property line are not required to
apply for a permit for a new construction.
⩥ Permit Processing Steps.
, Answer: 1) Site Evaluation w/ written report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
6) Authorization to Construct ATC issued and valid for 1 year
7) Construction
8) Inspection covering all parts of system. If failed, 7 days to send letter
of deficiencies
9) License to Operate LTO issued
⩥ OSSF permit application should include:.
Answer: - Site Evaluation
- Legal description of property
- Affidavits as required
- Maintenance contract
- Design Calculations
- Equipment/Material Specifications
- Scale drawing showing all features effecting operation of disposal
system
⩥ - Criminal Penalties
