DR Test Questions And Correct Answers
(Verified Answers)
TCEQ - CORRECT ANSWER -adopted the current OSSF rules in 1997 and revised them
several times
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -is responsible for reviewing permit
applications, site evaluations, planning materials, and conducting inspections of OSSFs
Installer - CORRECT ANSWER -an individual who holds a valid license from the TCEQ and is
compensated by another individual to construct, install, alter or repair an OSSF
Site evaluator - CORRECT ANSWER -an individual who visits a site and conducts soil
evaluations and a site survey
Installer II and maintenace provider - CORRECT ANSWER -List the OSSF licenses that require
previous experience
Designated Representative; authorized agent - CORRECT ANSWER -Individuals working as a
_______ or in any capacity for an OSSF _______ cannot work as an Installer, designer for a fee
or private site evaluator within the jurisdiction of the permitting authority
Application, class and application fees are paid, completing the appropriate training course -
CORRECT ANSWER -What is needed to prequalify for an exam?
3 years, 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER -New OSSF licenses are issued for a term of _______.
An individual must complete _______ of TCEQ-approved education courses in order to renew
the license
,1. Have site and soil evaluation conducted by site evaluator
2. select OSSF
3. System planned by qualified individual
4. Prepare and submit permit application
5. application and planning materials get reviewed by permitting authority
6. recieve permit to construct
7. construction
8. system inspected at appropriate stages
9. notice of approval and permit to operate issued by permitting agency - CORRECT ANSWER -
List the 9 steps of the permitting process
Criminal Penalties, injunction or civil suit and administrative penalties - CORRECT ANSWER -
Penalties for violating laws, rules, or regulations covering OSSFs can be imposed under what
headings?
Professional Engineer and registered sanitarian - CORRECT ANSWER -Planning materials for
an OSSF utilizing secondary treatment must be prepared by a ________
Installer II - CORRECT ANSWER -Who can legally install a septic tank followed by an LPD
drainfield at a rental house?
Cones, flags, pre-warn, signs, regulating speed, guide properly - CORRECT ANSWER -
Equipment and procedures to protect a work site
5 - CORRECT ANSWER -OSHA requires that all excavations over _____ feet by sloped, shored
or otherwise supported before a person enters
infectious waterborne diseases - CORRECT ANSWER -A particular hazard that OSSF installers
face that most construction workers don't is _______
, 43560 - CORRECT ANSWER -How many square feet in an acre?
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -An official inspector of a new OSSF is a
______
infectious disease - CORRECT ANSWER -Domestic wastewater contains microorganisms that
are capable of causing _____
pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER -Microorganisms that cause disease are called ____
bacteria, viruses, protozoa and helminths - CORRECT ANSWER -Microorganisms in
wastewater include ______
typhoid, cholera, dysentery - CORRECT ANSWER -Waterborne diseases that spread by
pathogenic bacteria include _____
amoebic dysentery and giardia - CORRECT ANSWER -Protozoa are very simple animal
organisms that may cause _______
fecal coliform - CORRECT ANSWER -A type of bacteria that indicates sewage contamination is
________
polio and hapatitis - CORRECT ANSWER -Viruses are responsible for diseases such as ______
hookworm, round worms, tapeworms - CORRECT ANSWER -Parasites (helminths) found in
untreated sewage include:
nitrate - CORRECT ANSWER -An inorganic chemical that affects human health is _______
(Verified Answers)
TCEQ - CORRECT ANSWER -adopted the current OSSF rules in 1997 and revised them
several times
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -is responsible for reviewing permit
applications, site evaluations, planning materials, and conducting inspections of OSSFs
Installer - CORRECT ANSWER -an individual who holds a valid license from the TCEQ and is
compensated by another individual to construct, install, alter or repair an OSSF
Site evaluator - CORRECT ANSWER -an individual who visits a site and conducts soil
evaluations and a site survey
Installer II and maintenace provider - CORRECT ANSWER -List the OSSF licenses that require
previous experience
Designated Representative; authorized agent - CORRECT ANSWER -Individuals working as a
_______ or in any capacity for an OSSF _______ cannot work as an Installer, designer for a fee
or private site evaluator within the jurisdiction of the permitting authority
Application, class and application fees are paid, completing the appropriate training course -
CORRECT ANSWER -What is needed to prequalify for an exam?
3 years, 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER -New OSSF licenses are issued for a term of _______.
An individual must complete _______ of TCEQ-approved education courses in order to renew
the license
,1. Have site and soil evaluation conducted by site evaluator
2. select OSSF
3. System planned by qualified individual
4. Prepare and submit permit application
5. application and planning materials get reviewed by permitting authority
6. recieve permit to construct
7. construction
8. system inspected at appropriate stages
9. notice of approval and permit to operate issued by permitting agency - CORRECT ANSWER -
List the 9 steps of the permitting process
Criminal Penalties, injunction or civil suit and administrative penalties - CORRECT ANSWER -
Penalties for violating laws, rules, or regulations covering OSSFs can be imposed under what
headings?
Professional Engineer and registered sanitarian - CORRECT ANSWER -Planning materials for
an OSSF utilizing secondary treatment must be prepared by a ________
Installer II - CORRECT ANSWER -Who can legally install a septic tank followed by an LPD
drainfield at a rental house?
Cones, flags, pre-warn, signs, regulating speed, guide properly - CORRECT ANSWER -
Equipment and procedures to protect a work site
5 - CORRECT ANSWER -OSHA requires that all excavations over _____ feet by sloped, shored
or otherwise supported before a person enters
infectious waterborne diseases - CORRECT ANSWER -A particular hazard that OSSF installers
face that most construction workers don't is _______
, 43560 - CORRECT ANSWER -How many square feet in an acre?
Designated Representative - CORRECT ANSWER -An official inspector of a new OSSF is a
______
infectious disease - CORRECT ANSWER -Domestic wastewater contains microorganisms that
are capable of causing _____
pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER -Microorganisms that cause disease are called ____
bacteria, viruses, protozoa and helminths - CORRECT ANSWER -Microorganisms in
wastewater include ______
typhoid, cholera, dysentery - CORRECT ANSWER -Waterborne diseases that spread by
pathogenic bacteria include _____
amoebic dysentery and giardia - CORRECT ANSWER -Protozoa are very simple animal
organisms that may cause _______
fecal coliform - CORRECT ANSWER -A type of bacteria that indicates sewage contamination is
________
polio and hapatitis - CORRECT ANSWER -Viruses are responsible for diseases such as ______
hookworm, round worms, tapeworms - CORRECT ANSWER -Parasites (helminths) found in
untreated sewage include:
nitrate - CORRECT ANSWER -An inorganic chemical that affects human health is _______
