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CLASS A/B OPERATOR FOR UNDERGROUND
STORAGE TANK 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
FOR GUARANTEED PASS
The Class A and Class B certification must be renewed every: - correct-answer-5
years
UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - correct-answer-600
gallon used oil tank
Secondary Containment is required for what? - correct-answer-New UST Systems,
Piping in contact with the ground, and Replacement UST
What does overfill protection do? - correct-answer-It can stop and/or reduce
product delivery flow before the UST becomes completely full and begins
releasing fuel into the environment
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What is cathodic protection? - correct-answer-A system that is installed to prevent
corrosion of steel tanks and piping
An overfill alarm will alert operators and delivery personnel when a UST is
_______ full or within one minuts of being overfilled. - correct-answer-90%
As of 1998, spill buckets have been required for all UST/AST systems that recieve
deliveries of more than _________ gallons at a time. - correct-answer-25
What are sensitive receptors? - correct-answer-Storm drains, nearby bodies of
water, drinking water wells, or curb breaks where regulated substances could
enter the environment.
You must investigate and confirm all suspected releases within ________ days of
discovery. - correct-answer-7
All spills and overfills must be cleaned up.... - correct-answer-Immediately
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Confirmed releases must be reported to LARA...... - correct-answer-Within 24
hours of discovery
How should you dispose of used clean up materias? - correct-answer-Place them
in a sealable bucket, then call your emergency response contractor to dispose of
them
If an owner/operator identifies a reportable release from a storage tank, he or she
must do what? - correct-answer-Submit proof of financial responsibility to t he
state UST program office within 30 days
If you have 110 USTs you are required to maintain annual aggregate financial
responsibiity in the amount of ___________. - correct-answer-$2 Million
What is not an acceptable financial responsibility mechanism? - correct-answer-
Report on anticipated sales
When is an owner/operator no longer required to maintain financial responsibility
for a UST? - correct-answer-When the UST has been properly closed
CLASS A/B OPERATOR FOR UNDERGROUND
STORAGE TANK 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
FOR GUARANTEED PASS
The Class A and Class B certification must be renewed every: - correct-answer-5
years
UST financial responsibility requirements apply to what? - correct-answer-600
gallon used oil tank
Secondary Containment is required for what? - correct-answer-New UST Systems,
Piping in contact with the ground, and Replacement UST
What does overfill protection do? - correct-answer-It can stop and/or reduce
product delivery flow before the UST becomes completely full and begins
releasing fuel into the environment
,2|Page
What is cathodic protection? - correct-answer-A system that is installed to prevent
corrosion of steel tanks and piping
An overfill alarm will alert operators and delivery personnel when a UST is
_______ full or within one minuts of being overfilled. - correct-answer-90%
As of 1998, spill buckets have been required for all UST/AST systems that recieve
deliveries of more than _________ gallons at a time. - correct-answer-25
What are sensitive receptors? - correct-answer-Storm drains, nearby bodies of
water, drinking water wells, or curb breaks where regulated substances could
enter the environment.
You must investigate and confirm all suspected releases within ________ days of
discovery. - correct-answer-7
All spills and overfills must be cleaned up.... - correct-answer-Immediately
, 3|Page
Confirmed releases must be reported to LARA...... - correct-answer-Within 24
hours of discovery
How should you dispose of used clean up materias? - correct-answer-Place them
in a sealable bucket, then call your emergency response contractor to dispose of
them
If an owner/operator identifies a reportable release from a storage tank, he or she
must do what? - correct-answer-Submit proof of financial responsibility to t he
state UST program office within 30 days
If you have 110 USTs you are required to maintain annual aggregate financial
responsibiity in the amount of ___________. - correct-answer-$2 Million
What is not an acceptable financial responsibility mechanism? - correct-answer-
Report on anticipated sales
When is an owner/operator no longer required to maintain financial responsibility
for a UST? - correct-answer-When the UST has been properly closed
