ICC CALIFORNIA UST SERVICE TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
(T/F)wGasolinewvaporswarewlighterwthanwairw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wGaswvaporswarew3-4wtimeswHEAVIERwthanwair
OverfillwProtectionwnotifieswthewoperatorwwhenwtankwiswatwwhatwlevelwcapacity?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSIf wequippedwitwwillwnotifywaudiblywandwvisuallywwhenwthewtankwreac
hesw90%wCapacity.
Cathodicwprotectionwsystemswmustwbewinspectedwbywawcertifiedwcathodicwprotectionwtesterw
within______wmonthswofwinstallationw-wCORRECTwANSWERS6wmonths
AnnualwMonitorwCertificationwrecordswmustwbewmaintainedwonwsitewforwawperiodwof_______
_wyearsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS3wyears
Thewminimumwmonetarywpunishmentwforwanywpersonwwhowfalsifieswmonitorwrecordswis?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERS$5,000
Thewquickestwroutewforwexposurewtowtoxicwsubstancewis?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSInhalation
Forwtemporarywtankwclosurewyouwstillwneedwtowmonitorwthewtankwbutwyouwdon'twneedwanweng
ineeringwreport.wIswthiswawtruewstatement?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSYes
Asphyxiationwiswmostwlikelywtowoccurwinwlowwlyingwareaswwherewheavier-than-air-air-
vaporswaccumulate.wAsphyxiationwcanwbewcausedwby:w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAnwOxygenwdepletedwenvironment
WherewarewATGwprobeswinstalled?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSThroughwanwopeningwinwthewtopwofwthewtank.
Whatwiswthewminimumwfinewforwdisablingwawmonitoringwsystem?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERS$5,000
(T/F)wwhenwperformingwsecondarywcontainmentwtestingwthewspillwbucketswgetwtestedwaswwe
ll.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wSpillwbucketswgetwtestedwduringwthewannualwmonitorwcertific
ation.
Whowmustwthewannualwmonitorwcertificationwtestwresultswbewsentwtowandwwhenwmustwtheywb
ewnotifiedwpriorwtowtestingwandwafterwtesting?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSLocalwagencywmustwbewnotifiedwpriorw48 whourswpriorwandwresultsw
mustwbewsubmittedwwithinw30wdayswofwtesting
(T/F)wStagewIIwvaporwrecoverywiswawsystemwforwexchangingwgasolinewvaporswinwawvehiclewfu
elwtankwandwproductwinwawstoragewtankwsowthatwvaporwomissionswtowthewenvironmentwduring
wrefuelingwarewgreatlywreduced.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue:wbecausewStagewIwvaporwrecoverywiswfromwfuelwdeliverywtruck
wto wstoragewtank
__________mustwreportwanwun-
authorizedwreleasewwithinw_________whourswtowthewlocalwagencyw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSThe wownerworwoperator
24whours
, Ifwautomaticwlinewleakwdetectorswfailwtesting,wwhatwmustwhappen?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSTheywmustwbewreplacedwandwbewablewtowdetectwa wreleasewofw3wgall
onswperwhourwatw10wpoundswperwsquarewinch.
(T/F):wThewareawinsidewthewtankwcoveredwbywfuelwiswconsideredwthew"Ullage"w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wThewareawinsidewthewtankwnotwcoveredwbywfuelwiswconsidere
dwthew"Ullage"
IfwequippedwwithwanwATGwitwshallwbewprogrammedwtowtestwthewtank________w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAtwleastwmonthly
(T/F)wSpillwbucketswmustwprovidewdrainagewforwspilledwproductwintowsecondarywcontainmen
twsump?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wspilledwproductwiswreleasedwbackwintowthewtankwbywthewdrai
nwvalve,wnotwintowthewsecondarywcontainmentw(FillwSump)
Anotherwnamewforwthewlocalwagencyw-wCORRECTwANSWERSCUPAw-
wCertifiedwunifiedwprogramwagencies
Whowimplementswthewnewwbio-fuelwregulations?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERS(CUPA)wThewLocalwAgency
ThewAutomaticwtankwgaugewATGwshallwtestwthewtankwatwleastwoncewperwmonthwatwthewfollow
ingwleakwrate________?w-wCORRECTwANSWERS0.2wgph
(T/F)wRapidwbreathing,wincreasedwheartbeat,wpoorwattention,wpoorwcoordination,wandwrapid
wfatiguewcanwbewaffectswof wandwoxygenwrichwenvironment.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wthesewarewallwsignswofwanwoxygen wdepletedwenvironment.
Ifwsteelwflexwlineswarewnotwinwawsumpwdowtheywneedwtowbewprotectedwagainstwcontactwwithwba
ckfillwmaterialwandwwater?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTitlew23wsectionw2636w(b)
Allwcorrodiblewundergroundwpiping,wifwinwdirectwcontactwwithwbackfillwmaterial,wshallwbewprot
ectedwagainstwcorrosion.
Fiberglasswreinforcedwplastic,wsteelwwithwcathodicwprotection,worwsteelwisolatedwfromwdirectw
contactwiswOK.
Aw__________wiswusedwwhenwtherewiswnotwenoughwslopewonwthewvaporwreturnwlineswfromwth
ewdispenserswtowthewtanks.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAwliquidwcollectionwpoint,wvaporwpot,worwvaporwbellywpot.
(T/F)wanwautomaticwtankwgaugewcanwfulfillwthewleakwdetectionwrequirementwinwCaliforniawforw
whatwtypewofwtank?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSSinglewwallwtanks
(T/F)wbetweenwgasoline,wjetwfuel,wkerosene,wandwdiesel.wGasolinewiswthewmostwhazardousw
petroleumwproduct.w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue
AswofwDecemberw31,w2003wallwUST'swshallwbewretrofittedwwithw__________w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSUnderwDispenserwContainmentw(UDC)
Forwbio-fuels,wwherewarewthewsiteswcompatibilitywformswsentwto?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSThe wLocalwAgencyw(CUPA)
Inwawsuctionwsystemwwherewshouldwthewcheckwvalvewbewlocated?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAbove wgradewandwaswclosewtowthewpumpingwunitwaswpossible
(T/F)wDuringwanwannualwmonitorwcertification,wawsitewmapwiswrequiredwofwallwUSTwcompone
ntswandwthewlocationwofwthewmonitoringwsystem.w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue
(T/F)wspellwbucketswrequirewawdrainwvalve,wawminimumwcapacitywofw5wgallons,winwthewmetalw
exteriorwwallwshallwbewprotectedwfromwgalvanicwcorrosion.w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue
(T/F)wgroundingwiswawbondwbetweenwtwoworwmorewelectricallywconductivewobjectswinwthewea
rth?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue:wallwobjectswarewatwzerowelectricalwpotential
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
(T/F)wGasolinewvaporswarewlighterwthanwairw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wGaswvaporswarew3-4wtimeswHEAVIERwthanwair
OverfillwProtectionwnotifieswthewoperatorwwhenwtankwiswatwwhatwlevelwcapacity?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSIf wequippedwitwwillwnotifywaudiblywandwvisuallywwhenwthewtankwreac
hesw90%wCapacity.
Cathodicwprotectionwsystemswmustwbewinspectedwbywawcertifiedwcathodicwprotectionwtesterw
within______wmonthswofwinstallationw-wCORRECTwANSWERS6wmonths
AnnualwMonitorwCertificationwrecordswmustwbewmaintainedwonwsitewforwawperiodwof_______
_wyearsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS3wyears
Thewminimumwmonetarywpunishmentwforwanywpersonwwhowfalsifieswmonitorwrecordswis?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERS$5,000
Thewquickestwroutewforwexposurewtowtoxicwsubstancewis?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSInhalation
Forwtemporarywtankwclosurewyouwstillwneedwtowmonitorwthewtankwbutwyouwdon'twneedwanweng
ineeringwreport.wIswthiswawtruewstatement?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSYes
Asphyxiationwiswmostwlikelywtowoccurwinwlowwlyingwareaswwherewheavier-than-air-air-
vaporswaccumulate.wAsphyxiationwcanwbewcausedwby:w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAnwOxygenwdepletedwenvironment
WherewarewATGwprobeswinstalled?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSThroughwanwopeningwinwthewtopwofwthewtank.
Whatwiswthewminimumwfinewforwdisablingwawmonitoringwsystem?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERS$5,000
(T/F)wwhenwperformingwsecondarywcontainmentwtestingwthewspillwbucketswgetwtestedwaswwe
ll.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wSpillwbucketswgetwtestedwduringwthewannualwmonitorwcertific
ation.
Whowmustwthewannualwmonitorwcertificationwtestwresultswbewsentwtowandwwhenwmustwtheywb
ewnotifiedwpriorwtowtestingwandwafterwtesting?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSLocalwagencywmustwbewnotifiedwpriorw48 whourswpriorwandwresultsw
mustwbewsubmittedwwithinw30wdayswofwtesting
(T/F)wStagewIIwvaporwrecoverywiswawsystemwforwexchangingwgasolinewvaporswinwawvehiclewfu
elwtankwandwproductwinwawstoragewtankwsowthatwvaporwomissionswtowthewenvironmentwduring
wrefuelingwarewgreatlywreduced.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue:wbecausewStagewIwvaporwrecoverywiswfromwfuelwdeliverywtruck
wto wstoragewtank
__________mustwreportwanwun-
authorizedwreleasewwithinw_________whourswtowthewlocalwagencyw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSThe wownerworwoperator
24whours
, Ifwautomaticwlinewleakwdetectorswfailwtesting,wwhatwmustwhappen?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSTheywmustwbewreplacedwandwbewablewtowdetectwa wreleasewofw3wgall
onswperwhourwatw10wpoundswperwsquarewinch.
(T/F):wThewareawinsidewthewtankwcoveredwbywfuelwiswconsideredwthew"Ullage"w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wThewareawinsidewthewtankwnotwcoveredwbywfuelwiswconsidere
dwthew"Ullage"
IfwequippedwwithwanwATGwitwshallwbewprogrammedwtowtestwthewtank________w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAtwleastwmonthly
(T/F)wSpillwbucketswmustwprovidewdrainagewforwspilledwproductwintowsecondarywcontainmen
twsump?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wspilledwproductwiswreleasedwbackwintowthewtankwbywthewdrai
nwvalve,wnotwintowthewsecondarywcontainmentw(FillwSump)
Anotherwnamewforwthewlocalwagencyw-wCORRECTwANSWERSCUPAw-
wCertifiedwunifiedwprogramwagencies
Whowimplementswthewnewwbio-fuelwregulations?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERS(CUPA)wThewLocalwAgency
ThewAutomaticwtankwgaugewATGwshallwtestwthewtankwatwleastwoncewperwmonthwatwthewfollow
ingwleakwrate________?w-wCORRECTwANSWERS0.2wgph
(T/F)wRapidwbreathing,wincreasedwheartbeat,wpoorwattention,wpoorwcoordination,wandwrapid
wfatiguewcanwbewaffectswof wandwoxygenwrichwenvironment.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSFalse:wthesewarewallwsignswofwanwoxygen wdepletedwenvironment.
Ifwsteelwflexwlineswarewnotwinwawsumpwdowtheywneedwtowbewprotectedwagainstwcontactwwithwba
ckfillwmaterialwandwwater?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTitlew23wsectionw2636w(b)
Allwcorrodiblewundergroundwpiping,wifwinwdirectwcontactwwithwbackfillwmaterial,wshallwbewprot
ectedwagainstwcorrosion.
Fiberglasswreinforcedwplastic,wsteelwwithwcathodicwprotection,worwsteelwisolatedwfromwdirectw
contactwiswOK.
Aw__________wiswusedwwhenwtherewiswnotwenoughwslopewonwthewvaporwreturnwlineswfromwth
ewdispenserswtowthewtanks.w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAwliquidwcollectionwpoint,wvaporwpot,worwvaporwbellywpot.
(T/F)wanwautomaticwtankwgaugewcanwfulfillwthewleakwdetectionwrequirementwinwCaliforniawforw
whatwtypewofwtank?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSSinglewwallwtanks
(T/F)wbetweenwgasoline,wjetwfuel,wkerosene,wandwdiesel.wGasolinewiswthewmostwhazardousw
petroleumwproduct.w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue
AswofwDecemberw31,w2003wallwUST'swshallwbewretrofittedwwithw__________w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSUnderwDispenserwContainmentw(UDC)
Forwbio-fuels,wwherewarewthewsiteswcompatibilitywformswsentwto?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSThe wLocalwAgencyw(CUPA)
Inwawsuctionwsystemwwherewshouldwthewcheckwvalvewbewlocated?w-
wCORRECTwANSWERSAbove wgradewandwaswclosewtowthewpumpingwunitwaswpossible
(T/F)wDuringwanwannualwmonitorwcertification,wawsitewmapwiswrequiredwofwallwUSTwcompone
ntswandwthewlocationwofwthewmonitoringwsystem.w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue
(T/F)wspellwbucketswrequirewawdrainwvalve,wawminimumwcapacitywofw5wgallons,winwthewmetalw
exteriorwwallwshallwbewprotectedwfromwgalvanicwcorrosion.w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue
(T/F)wgroundingwiswawbondwbetweenwtwoworwmorewelectricallywconductivewobjectswinwthewea
rth?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSTrue:wallwobjectswarewatwzerowelectricalwpotential