UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
EXAM CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ What is the minimum thickness of a steel of a striker plate?
a. 1/8 inch
b. 2 inches lager than the opening it lies beneath
c. ¼ inch
d. ½ inch. Answer: a. 1/8 inch
◉ All of the following is required to be included in an UST written
monitoring procedure, EXCEPT:
a. The methods and equipment, identified by name and model
b. The names and titles of the persons responsible for monitoring
the equipment.
c. The name of the emergency coordinator
d. A description of the training necessary for the operation of the
tank system.. Answer: c. The name of the emergency coordinator
CCR; 2632
◉ All of the following are exempt from regulation as an UST,
EXCEPT:
,a. A 1000 gallon UST on a farm
b. Drums in basements that contain 55 gallons or less
c. Liquid asphalt tank
d. A bulk field constructed UST. Answer: d. a bulk field constructed
UST
◉ The local agency inspection is conducted to ensure that the UST is
in compliance with?
a. Title 40 CFR, Parts 280 & 281
b. Health & Safety Code, Chapter 6.11 and 23 CCR, Chapter 18
c. Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Articles 3 or 4 as applicable and
with all permit conditions
d. Health & Safety Code, Chapter 6.67 and 23 CCR, Chapter 18.
Answer: c. Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Articles 3 or 4 as
applicable with all permit conditions
◉ Which of the following USTs must have evidence of financial
responsibility?
a. A UST containing sodium hydroxide
b. A UST owned and operated by a State or Federal facility
c. A UST owned by the U.S. Navy
d. A County owned petroleum UST. Answer: d. A County owned
petroleum UST
,CCR; 2711 (a)(11) and H&SC 25292.2 (careful, petroleum containing
USTs requirement is in chapter 6.75 &23 CCR, chapter 18)
◉ A 10,000-gallon, gasoline, single wall UST is routinely filled to
9,000-gallons. All of the following are authorized monitoring
alternative for single wall pressurized tanks, EXCEPT?
a. Monthly ATG 0.2 gph test when the tank contains 7,000 gallons of
fuel.
b. Manual inventory reconciliation and a monthly ATG 0.1 gph test
with 3 feet of product in the tank.
c. Monthly SIR 0.2 gph test with a biennial tank integrity test
d. Vadose zone monitoring with wells located in the backfill
surrounding the tank.. Answer: a. Monthly ATG 0.2 gph test when the
tank contains 7,000 gallons of fuel.
CCR; 2643 (b)
◉ All of the following are required for a facility using statistical
inventory reconciliation as a monitoring alternative for single wall
tanks, EXCEPT
a. Provide minimum data reading to SIR provider so that the reports
can be received within 20 days of end of data collection period.
b. Conduct a tank integrity test every three years.
c. After inconclusive report have dispenser meters calibrated.
d. Submit an annual SIR report to the local agency.. Answer: b.
Conduct a tank integrity test every three years.
, CCR; 2646.1; supposed to be every 2 years, not 3 years
◉ All of following is correct for manual inventory reconciliation
(MIR), EXCEPT?
a. Measuring equipment must be able to determine the level in the
UST to nearest 1/8/ inch
b. If a dipstick is used, water-finding paste must be applied to the
dipstick
c. Daily means no less than seven days per week
d. MIR shall not be used as the sole single wall UST monitoring
alternative after 12/22/1998.. Answer: c. Daily means no less than
seven days per week
CCR; 2646- in old text, not the new 2018 version- NOT valid as of
July 2019
(says, "daily means every day that fuel is added to or withdrawn
from tank, but no less than 5 days per week
◉ Which of the following is true regarding manual tank gauging
(MTG)?
a. The UST must be taken out of service for at least 36 or 60
consecutive hours to conduct MTG.
b. MTG can be used on tanks with secondary containment.
c. If the test period for a 1000-gallon UST is 36 hours an annual tank
integrity test is also required.
EXAM CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ What is the minimum thickness of a steel of a striker plate?
a. 1/8 inch
b. 2 inches lager than the opening it lies beneath
c. ¼ inch
d. ½ inch. Answer: a. 1/8 inch
◉ All of the following is required to be included in an UST written
monitoring procedure, EXCEPT:
a. The methods and equipment, identified by name and model
b. The names and titles of the persons responsible for monitoring
the equipment.
c. The name of the emergency coordinator
d. A description of the training necessary for the operation of the
tank system.. Answer: c. The name of the emergency coordinator
CCR; 2632
◉ All of the following are exempt from regulation as an UST,
EXCEPT:
,a. A 1000 gallon UST on a farm
b. Drums in basements that contain 55 gallons or less
c. Liquid asphalt tank
d. A bulk field constructed UST. Answer: d. a bulk field constructed
UST
◉ The local agency inspection is conducted to ensure that the UST is
in compliance with?
a. Title 40 CFR, Parts 280 & 281
b. Health & Safety Code, Chapter 6.11 and 23 CCR, Chapter 18
c. Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Articles 3 or 4 as applicable and
with all permit conditions
d. Health & Safety Code, Chapter 6.67 and 23 CCR, Chapter 18.
Answer: c. Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Articles 3 or 4 as
applicable with all permit conditions
◉ Which of the following USTs must have evidence of financial
responsibility?
a. A UST containing sodium hydroxide
b. A UST owned and operated by a State or Federal facility
c. A UST owned by the U.S. Navy
d. A County owned petroleum UST. Answer: d. A County owned
petroleum UST
,CCR; 2711 (a)(11) and H&SC 25292.2 (careful, petroleum containing
USTs requirement is in chapter 6.75 &23 CCR, chapter 18)
◉ A 10,000-gallon, gasoline, single wall UST is routinely filled to
9,000-gallons. All of the following are authorized monitoring
alternative for single wall pressurized tanks, EXCEPT?
a. Monthly ATG 0.2 gph test when the tank contains 7,000 gallons of
fuel.
b. Manual inventory reconciliation and a monthly ATG 0.1 gph test
with 3 feet of product in the tank.
c. Monthly SIR 0.2 gph test with a biennial tank integrity test
d. Vadose zone monitoring with wells located in the backfill
surrounding the tank.. Answer: a. Monthly ATG 0.2 gph test when the
tank contains 7,000 gallons of fuel.
CCR; 2643 (b)
◉ All of the following are required for a facility using statistical
inventory reconciliation as a monitoring alternative for single wall
tanks, EXCEPT
a. Provide minimum data reading to SIR provider so that the reports
can be received within 20 days of end of data collection period.
b. Conduct a tank integrity test every three years.
c. After inconclusive report have dispenser meters calibrated.
d. Submit an annual SIR report to the local agency.. Answer: b.
Conduct a tank integrity test every three years.
, CCR; 2646.1; supposed to be every 2 years, not 3 years
◉ All of following is correct for manual inventory reconciliation
(MIR), EXCEPT?
a. Measuring equipment must be able to determine the level in the
UST to nearest 1/8/ inch
b. If a dipstick is used, water-finding paste must be applied to the
dipstick
c. Daily means no less than seven days per week
d. MIR shall not be used as the sole single wall UST monitoring
alternative after 12/22/1998.. Answer: c. Daily means no less than
seven days per week
CCR; 2646- in old text, not the new 2018 version- NOT valid as of
July 2019
(says, "daily means every day that fuel is added to or withdrawn
from tank, but no less than 5 days per week
◉ Which of the following is true regarding manual tank gauging
(MTG)?
a. The UST must be taken out of service for at least 36 or 60
consecutive hours to conduct MTG.
b. MTG can be used on tanks with secondary containment.
c. If the test period for a 1000-gallon UST is 36 hours an annual tank
integrity test is also required.
