OSSF Installer 1 Recommended Exam Test
Questions And Correct Answers &Rationales
2026 Q&A | Instant Download Pdf
Two categories of sources of pollutants in surface water - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Point source vs non point pollution - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Point
source comes from specific locations through discharge structures (pipes
or ditches). Can be monitored, controlled, and inspected
Nonpoint source is intermittent, dispersed flow that escapes from pollution
sources with little or no control
Groundwater quality is recognized as a minor problem in Texas. -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
Cesspools and seepage pits are legal systems in Texas and may be
installed. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
Bore holes and injection wells are legal in Texas and may be installed. -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
Artesian aquifers can be contaminated by bore holes and injection wells. -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
,In America, laws can be successfully enforced only when the majority of
citizens voluntarily comply. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
Homeowners should be educated the need for and importance of
maintaining their OSSF system. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
On-site sewage facilities (OSSF) have been regulated statewide since -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Sept I 1989
The state agency responsible for regulating OSSF systems is - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 TCEQ
The first regulation of OSSF systems in Texas was done by - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 local government
The intent of the HB1875 law is that most of the regulation of OSSF
systems be done by government. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Local
government
An official inspector of OSSF systems is a - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 DR
A local government with the authority to regulate septic systems is termed
an - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Authori ced Agent
A person legally constructing OSSF systems as a business is an and must
be licensed by - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Installer, TCEQ
, Penalties for violating OSSF regulations fall under the following headings: -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Criminal
Civil
Administrative
Installers must renew their registration (how often) - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 3 yrs
A professional designer is either a ____ with experience in the design of -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Professional Engineer, Registered sanitarian,
onsite waste water systems
AA = Q / Ra
is the formula used to calculate what?
The formula used to calculate Absorptive Area in a trench/single-pipe
drainfield
Percipitation
Percolation
Runoff
are 3 ways in which what happens?
the 3 ways in which the water supply is replenished
are what?
Groundwater
is defined as?
Questions And Correct Answers &Rationales
2026 Q&A | Instant Download Pdf
Two categories of sources of pollutants in surface water - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Point source vs non point pollution - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Point
source comes from specific locations through discharge structures (pipes
or ditches). Can be monitored, controlled, and inspected
Nonpoint source is intermittent, dispersed flow that escapes from pollution
sources with little or no control
Groundwater quality is recognized as a minor problem in Texas. -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
Cesspools and seepage pits are legal systems in Texas and may be
installed. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
Bore holes and injection wells are legal in Texas and may be installed. -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
Artesian aquifers can be contaminated by bore holes and injection wells. -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
,In America, laws can be successfully enforced only when the majority of
citizens voluntarily comply. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
Homeowners should be educated the need for and importance of
maintaining their OSSF system. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
On-site sewage facilities (OSSF) have been regulated statewide since -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Sept I 1989
The state agency responsible for regulating OSSF systems is - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 TCEQ
The first regulation of OSSF systems in Texas was done by - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 local government
The intent of the HB1875 law is that most of the regulation of OSSF
systems be done by government. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Local
government
An official inspector of OSSF systems is a - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 DR
A local government with the authority to regulate septic systems is termed
an - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Authori ced Agent
A person legally constructing OSSF systems as a business is an and must
be licensed by - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Installer, TCEQ
, Penalties for violating OSSF regulations fall under the following headings: -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Criminal
Civil
Administrative
Installers must renew their registration (how often) - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 3 yrs
A professional designer is either a ____ with experience in the design of -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 Professional Engineer, Registered sanitarian,
onsite waste water systems
AA = Q / Ra
is the formula used to calculate what?
The formula used to calculate Absorptive Area in a trench/single-pipe
drainfield
Percipitation
Percolation
Runoff
are 3 ways in which what happens?
the 3 ways in which the water supply is replenished
are what?
Groundwater
is defined as?
