Septic License Questions with Correct Answers 2025

Septic License Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
SepticBtanksBareBrequiredBtoBhaveBallBseamsBandBdrainBholesBsealedBtoBmakeBwaterBtight.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-true




allBpretreatmentBunitsB+BdistributionBboxesBareBrequiredBtoBhaveBKYBapprovalBnumbersBonBthemB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-true




equal-flowBtypeBdistributionBboxesBmayBbeBinstalledBonBtampedBsandBorBgravelB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-true




highestBholeBinBhillBsideBboxBdoesBnotBhaveBtoBbeBconnectedBtoBinletBpipeB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
false



allBdistributionBboxesBshallBbeBinstalledBlevelB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-true



certifiedBinstallerBmustBlayBoutBaBsepticBsystemBpriorBtoBevacuationBtoBassureBthatBadequateBfallBbe
tweenBcomponentsBisBpossibleB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-true



equipmentBusedBinBconstructingBasepticBsystemBshouldBbe:

a.BasBheavyBasBpossibleBtoBmaximizeBsoilBcompactionB

b.BasBlightBasBpossibleBtoBminimizeBsoilBcompactionB

c.BequipmentBweightBdoesBnotBmatterB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
b.BasBlightBasBpossibleBtoBminimizeBsoilBcompaction



theBminimumBlateralBtrenchBdepthBisB24BinchesB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-false

,soilB+BsiteBconditionsBlimitBwhichBtypeBofBonBsiteBsewageBdisposalBsystemBwillBworkBonBaBsiteB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-true




primaryBpurposeBofBsepticBtankBisBtoBremoveBsolidsBthruBsewageBthruBsettlingB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-true




soilBstructureBindicatesBamountBofBlargeBporeBspacesBinBsoil,BwhichBareBimportantBtoBabsorbBsewa
geBeffluentBfromBtheBlateralBlinesB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-true



grayBwaterBsystemsBcontainBdischargeBfromBtheseBfixturesB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
laundry,BhandBwashBsink,Bshower,Bbathtubs,BlaundryBtubs



whatBisBnotBconsideredBgrayBwater?

laundry,BhandBwashBsink,Bshower,Bbathtubs,BlaundryBtubs,BfoodBprepBsink,BkitchenBsinkB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-foodBprepBsinkB+BkitchenBsink




slopesBgreaterBthanB15%BmayBbeBunstableBwhenBon-
siteBsewageBdisposableBsystemsBinstalledBonBthemBunlessBspecialBdesignsBmodificationsBmadeB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-true




whatBnaturalBprocessBremovesBmostBofBsewageBeffluentBfromBlateralBtrench?

a.BevaporationB

b.BgravityBflowB

c.BbacterialBactionB

d.BuptakeBbyBtreesB+BgrassB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-b.BgravityBflow



seasonalBwaterBtablesBcanBbeBidentifiedBinBdryBmonthsBbyB

a.BorangeB+BredBcolorsBinBsoil

, b.BdirectBpresenceBofBwaterBinBsoilBwhenBsampled

c.Bgray,Bgreen,BblueBorBblackBcolorsBinBsoilB

d.BpresenceBofBlargeBflagBstonesB

e.BallBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-c.Bgray,Bgreen,BblueBorBblackBcolorsBinBsoil



certifiedBinstallerBmustBsubmitBproposedBsystemBdrawingBpriorBtoBobtainingBinstillationBpermitB-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-true




certifiedBinstallerBmustBlayBoutBonBsiteBsewageBsystemBtoBdetermineBifBadequateBfallBisBpossibleBbe
tweenBcomponentsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-true



youBobtainBpermitBtoBinstallBsystemBwithBlateralBtrenchesBnoBdeeperBthanB10Binches.BifBhomeBbuil
derBtellsByouBthatBtheyBdoBnotBwantBsepticBtankBleavingBhumpBinByard.BwhatBdoByouBdo?

a.BburyBtankBdeepBenoughBinBgroundBsoBnoBhump

b.BinstallBlowBprofileBsepticBtankB

c.BinstallBregularBsepticBtankB+BaddBfillBsoilBdirtBaroundBtankBsoBnoBhumpBleftBwhenByardBisBgraded

d.BeitherBbBorBcB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-d.BbothBbB+BcB=BinstallBlowBprofileBsepticBtankBorB

B installBregularBsepticBtankB+BaddBfillBsoilBdirtBaroundBtankBsoBnoBhumpBleftBwhenByardBisBgraded



wireBtestBisB

a.BtestBtoBdetermineBifBelectricalBwiringBproperlyBinstalledB

b.BtestBtoBdetermineBwhetherBlateralBlinesBinstalledBlevelB

c.BfieldBtestBtoBdetermineBifBsoilBmoistureBwillBcauseBdamageBduringBlateralBlineBexcavation

d.BallBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
c.BfieldBtestBtoBdetermineBifBsoilBmoistureBwillBcauseBdamageBduringBlateralBlineBexcavation



maximumBlengthBforBindividualBconventionalBlateralBtrenchBisB