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WEST VIRGINIA (WV) SEPTIC INSTALLER|| VERIFIED
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A minimum of _____ test holes for perc test - Answer-4
The test hole shall be completely filled with water to
ground level and maintained to a depth of at least ______
inches for a minimum period of ______ hours before
beginning the percolation rate measurement. - Answer-12
inches and 4 hours
For four (4) or less bedrooms, the minimum tank capacity
shall be______ gallons; and 6.4.a.2. For each additional
bedroom, the minimum tank capacity shall be _______
gallons per bedroom - Answer-1000 and 250
hen using a dual compartment tank or dual tanks, the
volume ratio of the first compartment or tank to the second
compartment or tank shall approximate - Answer-2-1
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The inlet shall equip a cast-in-place or inserted baffle or a
sanitary tee. The inlet baffle or sanitary tee shall extend to
a minimum depth of - Answer-6"
The inlet baffle or sanitary tee shall extend...... - Answer-
no more than twenty percent (20%) of the liquid depth
The effluent baffle shall extend to at least________
percent - Answer-thirty-five percent (35%) of the liquid
depth, but to no more than forty percent (40%) of the liquid
depth.
Minimum liquid depth in tank shall be - Answer-30"
There shall be a minimum of _____ inches clearance
above the liquid level - Answer-9
The trenches shall be ____ to ______ feet wide with a
maximum depth of _____ and a minimum depth of _____ -
Answer-1-3' wide max depth of 36" min depth 18"
There shall be a minimum of ____ inches of aggregate
placed in the bottom of the trench beneath the pipe, and a
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minimum of ____ inches placed above the pipe. - Answer-
6" Bottom 2 Inch Top
The installation of the absorption field shall be so that the
invert of the absorption field piping is a minimum of _____
inches lower than the invert of the sewage tank outlet. -
Answer-eight (8
There shall be a minimum of inches of ground cover over
the gravel fill in each trench; - Answer-six (6)
The invert of the overflow pipe in the first relief or cross-
over line should be at least ______ inches lower than the
invert of the septic tank outlet - Answer-(2)
Absorption fields over _______ square feet in total area
shall include some form of dosing - Answer-(3,000)
No part of an individual sewage system location shall be
within_____feet of a building, foundation or property line. -
Answer-10
No part of an individual sewage system location shall be
within_____feet of a public water supply line - Answer-25
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No part of an individual sewage system location shall be
within_____feet of a private water supply line. - Answer-10
There shall be a minimum of ______ feet between any
portion of a standard soil absorption system and seasonal
groundwater bedrock, and any other impermeable layer -
Answer-3
There shall be no standard septic tank soil absorption
system installed in soils where percolation test results
show an average percolation time of less than_____
minutes per inch. - Answer-5
If the soil absorption field is greater than _______ square
feet in area, a siphon chamber or pump chamber may be
required by the Commissioner to ensure even distribution
of effluent. - Answer-(1500)
Septic tanks are required to have all seams and drain
holes sealed to make water tight. - Answer-true
all pretreatment units + distribution boxes are required to
have KY approval numbers on them - Answer-true
WEST VIRGINIA (WV) SEPTIC INSTALLER|| VERIFIED
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A minimum of _____ test holes for perc test - Answer-4
The test hole shall be completely filled with water to
ground level and maintained to a depth of at least ______
inches for a minimum period of ______ hours before
beginning the percolation rate measurement. - Answer-12
inches and 4 hours
For four (4) or less bedrooms, the minimum tank capacity
shall be______ gallons; and 6.4.a.2. For each additional
bedroom, the minimum tank capacity shall be _______
gallons per bedroom - Answer-1000 and 250
hen using a dual compartment tank or dual tanks, the
volume ratio of the first compartment or tank to the second
compartment or tank shall approximate - Answer-2-1
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The inlet shall equip a cast-in-place or inserted baffle or a
sanitary tee. The inlet baffle or sanitary tee shall extend to
a minimum depth of - Answer-6"
The inlet baffle or sanitary tee shall extend...... - Answer-
no more than twenty percent (20%) of the liquid depth
The effluent baffle shall extend to at least________
percent - Answer-thirty-five percent (35%) of the liquid
depth, but to no more than forty percent (40%) of the liquid
depth.
Minimum liquid depth in tank shall be - Answer-30"
There shall be a minimum of _____ inches clearance
above the liquid level - Answer-9
The trenches shall be ____ to ______ feet wide with a
maximum depth of _____ and a minimum depth of _____ -
Answer-1-3' wide max depth of 36" min depth 18"
There shall be a minimum of ____ inches of aggregate
placed in the bottom of the trench beneath the pipe, and a
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minimum of ____ inches placed above the pipe. - Answer-
6" Bottom 2 Inch Top
The installation of the absorption field shall be so that the
invert of the absorption field piping is a minimum of _____
inches lower than the invert of the sewage tank outlet. -
Answer-eight (8
There shall be a minimum of inches of ground cover over
the gravel fill in each trench; - Answer-six (6)
The invert of the overflow pipe in the first relief or cross-
over line should be at least ______ inches lower than the
invert of the septic tank outlet - Answer-(2)
Absorption fields over _______ square feet in total area
shall include some form of dosing - Answer-(3,000)
No part of an individual sewage system location shall be
within_____feet of a building, foundation or property line. -
Answer-10
No part of an individual sewage system location shall be
within_____feet of a public water supply line - Answer-25
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No part of an individual sewage system location shall be
within_____feet of a private water supply line. - Answer-10
There shall be a minimum of ______ feet between any
portion of a standard soil absorption system and seasonal
groundwater bedrock, and any other impermeable layer -
Answer-3
There shall be no standard septic tank soil absorption
system installed in soils where percolation test results
show an average percolation time of less than_____
minutes per inch. - Answer-5
If the soil absorption field is greater than _______ square
feet in area, a siphon chamber or pump chamber may be
required by the Commissioner to ensure even distribution
of effluent. - Answer-(1500)
Septic tanks are required to have all seams and drain
holes sealed to make water tight. - Answer-true
all pretreatment units + distribution boxes are required to
have KY approval numbers on them - Answer-true
