RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Commercial Contractor Correct Answers Required for on‐site sewage
system installations with a design flow rate greater than 2,000 gallons
per day
Drip Emitter Correct Answers Required for the installation of aerobic
drip emitter systems
Area Fill Mound Correct Answers Required for the installation of an
area fill system or a Wisconsin mound system
Pumper Correct Answers required for septage removal and disposal.
Septage Removal and Disposal Permit Correct Answers permit required
for septage removal and disposal.
on‐site sewage system construction permit Correct Answers permit
required to begin the physical development of a lot or structure ‐ where
an on‐site sewage management system will be used
approved on‐site sewage management system Correct Answers Any
facility having occupancy for two hours or more
, disposed of in an approved system Correct Answers wastewater
generated from a facility, including washing machine water
Pit Privies Correct Answers an acceptable means of sewage
disposal for a facility not served by water under pressure
a certified septic tank pumper sewage removal contractor Correct
Answers pumping of the septic tank must be performed by
minimum requirements for the septic system. Correct Answers tank size,
trench length, depth and width, and any special conditions for the
installation
Absorption field lengths Correct Answers determined by the number of
bedrooms in the home or estimated gallons per day water usage and the
percolation rate of the soils at the site
Absorption field depths Correct Answers determined by the soil
conditions on the property
responsibility as a contractor Correct Answers obtain a copy of the
permit, site plan, and soil report (if applicable) prior to beginning
construction of the on‐site sewage system, establish all applicable
setback distances including but not limited to: property
lines, wells, bodies of water, etc
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Commercial Contractor Correct Answers Required for on‐site sewage
system installations with a design flow rate greater than 2,000 gallons
per day
Drip Emitter Correct Answers Required for the installation of aerobic
drip emitter systems
Area Fill Mound Correct Answers Required for the installation of an
area fill system or a Wisconsin mound system
Pumper Correct Answers required for septage removal and disposal.
Septage Removal and Disposal Permit Correct Answers permit required
for septage removal and disposal.
on‐site sewage system construction permit Correct Answers permit
required to begin the physical development of a lot or structure ‐ where
an on‐site sewage management system will be used
approved on‐site sewage management system Correct Answers Any
facility having occupancy for two hours or more
, disposed of in an approved system Correct Answers wastewater
generated from a facility, including washing machine water
Pit Privies Correct Answers an acceptable means of sewage
disposal for a facility not served by water under pressure
a certified septic tank pumper sewage removal contractor Correct
Answers pumping of the septic tank must be performed by
minimum requirements for the septic system. Correct Answers tank size,
trench length, depth and width, and any special conditions for the
installation
Absorption field lengths Correct Answers determined by the number of
bedrooms in the home or estimated gallons per day water usage and the
percolation rate of the soils at the site
Absorption field depths Correct Answers determined by the soil
conditions on the property
responsibility as a contractor Correct Answers obtain a copy of the
permit, site plan, and soil report (if applicable) prior to beginning
construction of the on‐site sewage system, establish all applicable
setback distances including but not limited to: property
lines, wells, bodies of water, etc
