UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+
Local agency inspectors performing UST system inspections must meet the
following requirements: which of the following statements is most accurate.
a.) Effective July 1, 2005 posses a current inspector certificate issued by ICC
b.) Renew the CA UST Inspector Certification every 24 months by either passing
the ICC Cal. UST Inspector exam of satisfying equivalent criteria as approved by
the Board.
c.) Renew the CA UST Inspector Certification every 24 months by passing the ICC
Cal. UST Inspector exam
d.) Newly hired local agency inspectors are required to pass the CA UST Inspector
exam 120 days from the date of hire. - ANSWER--b.) Renew the CA UST
Inspector Certification every 24 months by either passing the ICC Cal. UST
Inspector exam of satisfying equivalent criteria as approved by the Board.
CCR Title 23, Sec 2715(j)
Fiberglass tanks shall be repaired by the following, except:
a.) Small fractures and fissures may be repaired with epoxy
b.) Fiberglass cloth with a minimum dimension 12 x 12 inches centered over the
area to be repaired.
c.) A second layer of fiberglass cloth shall be installed directly over the primary
cloth layer and shall be cut to overlap the primary patch by 5 inches on all sides.
d.) The repaired tank shall be tested for tightness within 30 calendar days
following the date of the completion of the repair. - ANSWER--c.) A second layer
, UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160
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of fiberglass cloth shall be installed directly over the primary cloth layer and
shall be cut to overlap the primary patch by 5 inches on all sides.
CCR Title 23, Sec 2661(d)(4)
Tanks installed after July 1, 1987 with suction piping are exempt from the
requirement for secondary containment of the piping provided all the following are
met, except:
a.) No valves or pumps are installed below-grade in the suction line.
b.) The below-grade piping operates at less than atmospheric pressure.
c.) The below-grade piping is sloped so that the product will drain back into the
storage tank
d.) An angle check valve or check valve is located as near to the tank top and as
close to the dispenser pump as possible. - ANSWER--d.) An angle check valve or
check valve is located as near to the tank top and as close to the dispenser
pump as possible.
CCR Title 23, Sec 2636(a)(3)
Automatic line leak detectors shall be installed on underground pressurized piping
and shall be capable of detecting a 3-gallon per hour leak rate at 10 psi within 1
hour with a probability of detection of at least ______% and a probability of false
alarm no greater than _______%.
a.) 95, 5
b.) 98, 2
, UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160
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c.) 5, 95
d.) 2, 98 - ANSWER--a.) 95, 5
CCR Title 23, Sec 2636(f)(2) & 2643(c)(1)
An emergency impact valve (shear valve) is found in the following location on an
UST System.
a.) At the turbine piping termination
b.) Base of the dispenser
c.) Under the extractor tee
d.) Spill container - ANSWER--b.) Base of the dispenser
Underground storage tank owners and operators shall submit a copy of the
secondary containment test report to the local agency within _____ of the
completion of the test,
a.) 60 days
b.) 30 days
c.) 45 days
d.) 15 days - ANSWER--b.) 30 days
CCR Title 23, Sec 2637(e)
, UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160
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Notification to perform a secondary containment test must be given to the local
agency by:
a.) A service technician or a licensed tank tester.
b.) Cathodic protection tester.
c.) Owner/operator of UST.
d.) State Water Resources Control Board. - ANSWER--c.) Owner/operator of
UST
CCR Title 23, Sec 2637(f)
A tank integrity test is required every _____ when statistical inventory
reconciliation is used.
a.) 2 years
b.) Year
c.) 3 years
d.) Never - ANSWER--a.) 2 years
CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(3)
Once a UST is placed into temporary closure, it shall be inspected by the owner or
operator at least once every _____, to verify that the temporary closure
requirements are still in place.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+
Local agency inspectors performing UST system inspections must meet the
following requirements: which of the following statements is most accurate.
a.) Effective July 1, 2005 posses a current inspector certificate issued by ICC
b.) Renew the CA UST Inspector Certification every 24 months by either passing
the ICC Cal. UST Inspector exam of satisfying equivalent criteria as approved by
the Board.
c.) Renew the CA UST Inspector Certification every 24 months by passing the ICC
Cal. UST Inspector exam
d.) Newly hired local agency inspectors are required to pass the CA UST Inspector
exam 120 days from the date of hire. - ANSWER--b.) Renew the CA UST
Inspector Certification every 24 months by either passing the ICC Cal. UST
Inspector exam of satisfying equivalent criteria as approved by the Board.
CCR Title 23, Sec 2715(j)
Fiberglass tanks shall be repaired by the following, except:
a.) Small fractures and fissures may be repaired with epoxy
b.) Fiberglass cloth with a minimum dimension 12 x 12 inches centered over the
area to be repaired.
c.) A second layer of fiberglass cloth shall be installed directly over the primary
cloth layer and shall be cut to overlap the primary patch by 5 inches on all sides.
d.) The repaired tank shall be tested for tightness within 30 calendar days
following the date of the completion of the repair. - ANSWER--c.) A second layer
, UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160
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of fiberglass cloth shall be installed directly over the primary cloth layer and
shall be cut to overlap the primary patch by 5 inches on all sides.
CCR Title 23, Sec 2661(d)(4)
Tanks installed after July 1, 1987 with suction piping are exempt from the
requirement for secondary containment of the piping provided all the following are
met, except:
a.) No valves or pumps are installed below-grade in the suction line.
b.) The below-grade piping operates at less than atmospheric pressure.
c.) The below-grade piping is sloped so that the product will drain back into the
storage tank
d.) An angle check valve or check valve is located as near to the tank top and as
close to the dispenser pump as possible. - ANSWER--d.) An angle check valve or
check valve is located as near to the tank top and as close to the dispenser
pump as possible.
CCR Title 23, Sec 2636(a)(3)
Automatic line leak detectors shall be installed on underground pressurized piping
and shall be capable of detecting a 3-gallon per hour leak rate at 10 psi within 1
hour with a probability of detection of at least ______% and a probability of false
alarm no greater than _______%.
a.) 95, 5
b.) 98, 2
, UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160
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c.) 5, 95
d.) 2, 98 - ANSWER--a.) 95, 5
CCR Title 23, Sec 2636(f)(2) & 2643(c)(1)
An emergency impact valve (shear valve) is found in the following location on an
UST System.
a.) At the turbine piping termination
b.) Base of the dispenser
c.) Under the extractor tee
d.) Spill container - ANSWER--b.) Base of the dispenser
Underground storage tank owners and operators shall submit a copy of the
secondary containment test report to the local agency within _____ of the
completion of the test,
a.) 60 days
b.) 30 days
c.) 45 days
d.) 15 days - ANSWER--b.) 30 days
CCR Title 23, Sec 2637(e)
, UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 160
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+
Notification to perform a secondary containment test must be given to the local
agency by:
a.) A service technician or a licensed tank tester.
b.) Cathodic protection tester.
c.) Owner/operator of UST.
d.) State Water Resources Control Board. - ANSWER--c.) Owner/operator of
UST
CCR Title 23, Sec 2637(f)
A tank integrity test is required every _____ when statistical inventory
reconciliation is used.
a.) 2 years
b.) Year
c.) 3 years
d.) Never - ANSWER--a.) 2 years
CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(3)
Once a UST is placed into temporary closure, it shall be inspected by the owner or
operator at least once every _____, to verify that the temporary closure
requirements are still in place.
