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Type A Fire Extinguisher - ANSWER-Puts out paper, wood, cloth, rubbish fires.



Type B Fire Extinguisher - ANSWER-Puts out flammable and combustible liquids.



Type C Fire Extinguisher - ANSWER-Puts out electrical fires.



According to CCR, Title 23 UST Regulations, what is the frequency that the monitor system
certification must be performed? - ANSWER-12 month



If visual monitoring is utilized as the means of release detection for a single walled tank, it must be
conducted on a _____ basis. - ANSWER-daily



The purpose of spill and overfill protection equipment is to minimize the potential for a release
during _____. - ANSWER-fuel deliveries



Which agency approves a site-specific variance which allows for an alternative method of
construction or monitoring:

a.) The Regional Water Quality Board

b.) The State Water Resources Control Board

c.) The Department of Toxic Substance Control

d.) The local agency -ANSWER- a.) The Regional Water Quality Board

CCR Title 23, Sec 2681(a)



The regulations to enforce compliance of underground storage tank systems in the state are found
in?

a.) Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 281

b.) California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 16

,c.) Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 280

d.) California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 17 -ANSWER- b.) California Code of Regulations;
Title 23, Chapter 16



By definition an "underground storage tank system" includes

a.) The tank, all connected piping and dispensers

b.) The tank, all connected piping, ancillary equipment and containment system

c.) Only the tank

d.) Only tanks totally beneath the surface of the ground -ANSWER- b.) The tank, all connected piping,
ancillary equipment and containment system



(H&SC, Sec 25281(z))



The written report submitted to the local agency after an unauthorized release is required to include
the following except:

a.) Description of actions taken to stop the release

b.) Cause of the release

c.) Method of disposal of released product

d.) Date on which the release was discovered -ANSWER- b.) Cause of the release

CCR Title 23, Sec 2652(c)



An unauthorized release which does not escape from secondary containment only requires a record
on the operator's monitoring reports provided:

A. It did not increase the hazard of fire

B. It did not cause any deterioration of the secondary containment

C. It was cleaned up within 8 hours of detection

D. All of the above -ANSWER- D. All of the above

H&SC, Sec 25294



The annual monitoring certification may be performed by:

A. A person possessing the appropriate contractors licenses

B. An individual trained and certified by the manufacturer of the monitoring equipment

,C. A designated UST operator

D. A person who meets the requirements of both a and b -ANSWER- D. A person who meets the
requirements of both a and b

CCR Title 23, Sec 2715(i)



When an automatic tank gauge is utilized for single-walled tank leak detection, it shall generate a
post-test hard copy data report of the following information, except:

a.) Liquid volume

b.) Fuel depth

c.) Outside air temperature

d.) Time and date of test -ANSWER- c.) Outside air temperature

CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(1)



If a UST system is utilizing an overfill alarm, the alarm must be triggered to alert the transfer operator
when the tank is no more than ___________ full

a.) 85%

b.) 95%

c.) 90%

d.) 80% -ANSWER- c.) 90%



An automatic tank gauge is utilized for leak detection of the ______________.

a.) Tank

b.) Tank and Piping

c.) Piping

d.) Interstitial space -ANSWER- a.) Tank

CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(1)



After completion of enhanced leak detection (ELD) test, the ELD test results must be submitted to
the _________________.

a.) The local agency

b.) The SWRCB

c.) Owner of the UST system

, d.) To both the SWRCB and the local agency -ANSWER- d.) To both the SWRCB and the local agency

CCR Title 23, Sec 2644.1(a)(5)



A permit to operate a UST system must have all of the following listed on the permit, EXCEPT:

a.) The state UST identification number(s)

b.) Name of the tank manufacturer and tank capacity

c.) Permit expiration date

d.) Monitoring requirements -ANSWER- b.) Name of the tank manufacturer and tank capacity

CCR Title 23, Sec 2712(c)



A temporary closure is appropriate for which of the following:

a.) The UST system is empty and will be removed from service indefinitely

b.) The UST system has ceased to store hazardous materials but will be used within the next 12
consecutive months

c.) The UST system is unable to meet compliance requirements and will be removed

d.) The UST system has been red-tagged -ANSWER- b.) The UST system has ceased to store hazardous
materials but will be used within the next 12 consecutive months

CCR Title 23, Sec 2671 & 2670



A local agency determines that a UST facility within the last year had compliance issues. Prior to
issuing a new permit or renewal to operate an UST the local agency shall:

a.) Ask the state to assist in a joint inspection

b.) Request the owner/operator to submit a "Return to Compliance" form.

c.) Refer to a District Attorney Investigator

d.) Inspect the facility and determine compliance -ANSWER- d.) Inspect the facility and determine
compliance

CCR Title 23, Sec 2712(c)



All the following components require third party certification, except:

a.) Automatic tank gauging systems

b.) Statistical inventory reconciliation methods

c.) Spill Containment lids