UST Designated Operator A CORRECT
100%
What must owners and operators do if their UST fails the internal lining inspection and cannot be
repaired according to a code of practice? - ANSWERPermanently close the UST
T/F Cathodic protection tester can design field-installed cathodic protection systems - ANSWERFalse
T/F Owners and operators have 30 days to respond to an active alarm on their automatic tank
gauging console. - ANSWERFalse
T/F An inconclusive result for SIR means an owner and operator has not performed release detection
for that month. - ANSWERTrue
How many years must owners and operators maintain performance claims for their release detection
method? - ANSWER5 Years
Owners and operators with 100 or fewer USTs must have ____ dollars aggregate coverage for tanking
corrective action and compensating third parties - ANSWER1 Million
T/F Owners and operators may use a combination of financial mechanisms to comply with the
financial responsibility requirements. - ANSWERTrue
T/F Tanks less than 10,000 gallons installed after April 11, 2016 do not have to meet the secondary
containment requirement. - ANSWERFalse
Select the equipment used in UST systems installed after October 13, 2015 where the first three-year
test or inspection must take place at installation. - ANSWERAutomatic shutoff devices, high level
alarms, and single-wall spell buckets receiving deliveries of more than 25 gallons installed after
October 13th, 2015 must have a first three-year test or inspection at installation.
Select the spill and overfill prevention equipment installed before October 13, 2015, where the first
three-year test or inspection must take place by October 13, 2018. - ANSWERAll of the equipment
shown requires the first three-year test or inspection
, Owners and operators must notify EPA at least 30 days prior to permanently closing an UST system or
performing a change-in-service by doing what? - ANSWERCall EPA
E-mail EPA
Mail by U.S Postal Service
Containment sumps include which of the following? - ANSWERUnder-Dispenser Containment
Submersible Turbine pump sump
Transition Sump
Owners and operators must demonstrate compatibility for which of the following stored substances?
- ANSWERB50
E15
T/F All components of UST systems are designed for all blends of ethanol in the fuel. - ANSWERFalse
T/F Double-walled spill buckets where the space between the walls of the spill bucket is no longer
monitored at least 30 days must be tested for liquid tightness within 1 year after monitoring ceases. -
ANSWERFalse
What percent of piping can an owner or operator repair and not have to replace the piping with
secondarily contained piping? - ANSWERLess than 50 percent
T/F Owners and operators need to check hand held release detection equipment for operability and
serviceability at least annually - ANSWERTrue
How often must owners and operators conduct containment sump testing for containment sumps
used for piping interstitial monitoring? - ANSWER3 years
T/F Manual tank gauging can be used to meet the release detection monitoring requirement for any
size tank. - ANSWERFalse
T/F Pressurized piping must use an automatic line leak detector. - ANSWERTrue
100%
What must owners and operators do if their UST fails the internal lining inspection and cannot be
repaired according to a code of practice? - ANSWERPermanently close the UST
T/F Cathodic protection tester can design field-installed cathodic protection systems - ANSWERFalse
T/F Owners and operators have 30 days to respond to an active alarm on their automatic tank
gauging console. - ANSWERFalse
T/F An inconclusive result for SIR means an owner and operator has not performed release detection
for that month. - ANSWERTrue
How many years must owners and operators maintain performance claims for their release detection
method? - ANSWER5 Years
Owners and operators with 100 or fewer USTs must have ____ dollars aggregate coverage for tanking
corrective action and compensating third parties - ANSWER1 Million
T/F Owners and operators may use a combination of financial mechanisms to comply with the
financial responsibility requirements. - ANSWERTrue
T/F Tanks less than 10,000 gallons installed after April 11, 2016 do not have to meet the secondary
containment requirement. - ANSWERFalse
Select the equipment used in UST systems installed after October 13, 2015 where the first three-year
test or inspection must take place at installation. - ANSWERAutomatic shutoff devices, high level
alarms, and single-wall spell buckets receiving deliveries of more than 25 gallons installed after
October 13th, 2015 must have a first three-year test or inspection at installation.
Select the spill and overfill prevention equipment installed before October 13, 2015, where the first
three-year test or inspection must take place by October 13, 2018. - ANSWERAll of the equipment
shown requires the first three-year test or inspection
, Owners and operators must notify EPA at least 30 days prior to permanently closing an UST system or
performing a change-in-service by doing what? - ANSWERCall EPA
E-mail EPA
Mail by U.S Postal Service
Containment sumps include which of the following? - ANSWERUnder-Dispenser Containment
Submersible Turbine pump sump
Transition Sump
Owners and operators must demonstrate compatibility for which of the following stored substances?
- ANSWERB50
E15
T/F All components of UST systems are designed for all blends of ethanol in the fuel. - ANSWERFalse
T/F Double-walled spill buckets where the space between the walls of the spill bucket is no longer
monitored at least 30 days must be tested for liquid tightness within 1 year after monitoring ceases. -
ANSWERFalse
What percent of piping can an owner or operator repair and not have to replace the piping with
secondarily contained piping? - ANSWERLess than 50 percent
T/F Owners and operators need to check hand held release detection equipment for operability and
serviceability at least annually - ANSWERTrue
How often must owners and operators conduct containment sump testing for containment sumps
used for piping interstitial monitoring? - ANSWER3 years
T/F Manual tank gauging can be used to meet the release detection monitoring requirement for any
size tank. - ANSWERFalse
T/F Pressurized piping must use an automatic line leak detector. - ANSWERTrue
