DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OSSF SOLVED
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Alternate System.
Answer: wastewaterA non-standard individual onsite wastewater
treatment or collection system approved by the department in
instances where a standard system is not suitable.
◉ Approved System.
Answer: An onsite wastewater system constructed and installed in
accordance with the standards and requirements of this Regulation
for which a permit for operation has been issued. "Approved System"
does not imply that the system will perform satisfactorily for a
specific period of time, only that the system has met the minimum
requirements of this regulation.
◉ Authorized Agent.
Answer: The Environmental Health Specialist assigned to the
County, or Business Unit by the Department
◉ Bedrock.
Answer: Consolidated rocks such as sandstones, siltstones, and
shale, which essentially retain their depositional or tectonic
orientation. Fine earth materials shall constitute less than 10% of
,the materials and no other conditions exist that would provide
adequate wastewater renovation. Where bedrock and soil horizons
are interlayered, the depth to bedrock shall be the cumulative
thickness of the soil layers greater than or equal to four inches in
thickness within 72 inches of the soil surface.
◉ Bedroom.
Answer: Any room inside a residence intended for the purposes of
sleeping quarters.
◉ Benchmark.
Answer: A mark made on a stationary object of a determined
position and elevation and used as a reference point
◉ Community Wastewater System.
Answer: Any system, whether public or privately owned, serving 2
or more individual lots, for the collection, treatment and disposal of
wastewater or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, including various
devices for the treatment of such wastewater or industrial wastes.
◉ Department.
Answer: The Arkansas Department of Health
◉ Designated Representative (DR).
, Answer: A person certified by the Department to make percolation
tests, system designs and inspections subject to the Authorized
Agent's final approval. Designated Representatives shall be
registered professional engineers, registered land surveyors,
licensed master plumbers, registered sanitarians or other similarly
qualified individuals holding current certificates from the State of
Arkansas, and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Authorized Agent prior to their designation as a "Designated
Representative" their competency to make percolation tests, designs
and final inspections for onsite wastewater systems in accordance
with these Rule and Regulations and when authorized by the
Authorized Agent.
◉ Dwelling Unit.
Answer: A structure intended to be used as a residence. A single
structure may contain more than one dwelling unit such as a duplex
contains two dwelling units.
◉ Distribution Box.
Answer: A watertight box that receives the discharge of effluent
from the septics tank and distributes the flow of wastewater equally
to each absorption trench.
◉ Distribution Device.
Answer: a device, approved by the Department, used to distribute or
alternate the effluent load between two or more locations.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Alternate System.
Answer: wastewaterA non-standard individual onsite wastewater
treatment or collection system approved by the department in
instances where a standard system is not suitable.
◉ Approved System.
Answer: An onsite wastewater system constructed and installed in
accordance with the standards and requirements of this Regulation
for which a permit for operation has been issued. "Approved System"
does not imply that the system will perform satisfactorily for a
specific period of time, only that the system has met the minimum
requirements of this regulation.
◉ Authorized Agent.
Answer: The Environmental Health Specialist assigned to the
County, or Business Unit by the Department
◉ Bedrock.
Answer: Consolidated rocks such as sandstones, siltstones, and
shale, which essentially retain their depositional or tectonic
orientation. Fine earth materials shall constitute less than 10% of
,the materials and no other conditions exist that would provide
adequate wastewater renovation. Where bedrock and soil horizons
are interlayered, the depth to bedrock shall be the cumulative
thickness of the soil layers greater than or equal to four inches in
thickness within 72 inches of the soil surface.
◉ Bedroom.
Answer: Any room inside a residence intended for the purposes of
sleeping quarters.
◉ Benchmark.
Answer: A mark made on a stationary object of a determined
position and elevation and used as a reference point
◉ Community Wastewater System.
Answer: Any system, whether public or privately owned, serving 2
or more individual lots, for the collection, treatment and disposal of
wastewater or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, including various
devices for the treatment of such wastewater or industrial wastes.
◉ Department.
Answer: The Arkansas Department of Health
◉ Designated Representative (DR).
, Answer: A person certified by the Department to make percolation
tests, system designs and inspections subject to the Authorized
Agent's final approval. Designated Representatives shall be
registered professional engineers, registered land surveyors,
licensed master plumbers, registered sanitarians or other similarly
qualified individuals holding current certificates from the State of
Arkansas, and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Authorized Agent prior to their designation as a "Designated
Representative" their competency to make percolation tests, designs
and final inspections for onsite wastewater systems in accordance
with these Rule and Regulations and when authorized by the
Authorized Agent.
◉ Dwelling Unit.
Answer: A structure intended to be used as a residence. A single
structure may contain more than one dwelling unit such as a duplex
contains two dwelling units.
◉ Distribution Box.
Answer: A watertight box that receives the discharge of effluent
from the septics tank and distributes the flow of wastewater equally
to each absorption trench.
◉ Distribution Device.
Answer: a device, approved by the Department, used to distribute or
alternate the effluent load between two or more locations.
