KENTUCKY UST CERTIFICATION TEST PREP 160
TEST PAPER 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
◉ when using a hold down concrete pad to Anchor a cathodically
protected steel tank...... Answer: hold down straps should be
separated from the tank with an inert insulating dielectric material
◉ anchoring of underground storage tanks is required when.......
Answer: a high water table exist or if site flooding can be expected
◉ secondary containment devices used in underground storage
systems are designed to serve a variety of purposes from among the
purposes listed below which is NOT accomplished through the use
of secondary containment?
to contain any discharge from the tanks or piping
to make it easier to detect a discharge from the tanks or piping
to simplify the installation of the tank storage system
to provide a convenient means of recovering released product
Answer: to simplify the installation of the tank storage system
,◉ in a double wall tank the area between the inner tank and the
outer tank is generally referred to as what? Answer: the interstice or
interstitial space.
◉ which of the following devices is not considered to be a method
for achieving secondary containment?
double wall tank
double wall piping
an electric tank gauge
impervious geotextile liner Answer: an electric tank gauge is not
considered a method of secondary containment
◉ when an impervious geotextile liner is used to line the walls and
bottom of a tank excavation and an observation well is specified for
the installation the observation will should be located where?
Answer: inside the tank hole liner
◉ when used as a tank hole excavation liner an impervious
geotextile liner should be pitched to a sump in the excavation in
, order to what? Answer: to provide a collection point for detection
and removal of any product releases that may occur
◉ piping trench liners should be what? Answer: sloped toward a
collection Point within the lined area to facilitate detection of leaked
product
◉ one of the following methods is not suitable for preventing release
do to overfilling underground storage tanks. which method is NOT
an effective release prevention
fill pipe enclosures or catchment Basin located around the tank fill
opening.
vent float valves that slow delivery rates when the maximum
desirable tank capacity is reached.
drop tubes located inside the tank.
high level sensors that sound an alarm or interrupt delivery when a
predetermined liquid level has been achieved Answer: drop tubes
located inside the tank are not an effective release prevention
technique
TEST PAPER 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
◉ when using a hold down concrete pad to Anchor a cathodically
protected steel tank...... Answer: hold down straps should be
separated from the tank with an inert insulating dielectric material
◉ anchoring of underground storage tanks is required when.......
Answer: a high water table exist or if site flooding can be expected
◉ secondary containment devices used in underground storage
systems are designed to serve a variety of purposes from among the
purposes listed below which is NOT accomplished through the use
of secondary containment?
to contain any discharge from the tanks or piping
to make it easier to detect a discharge from the tanks or piping
to simplify the installation of the tank storage system
to provide a convenient means of recovering released product
Answer: to simplify the installation of the tank storage system
,◉ in a double wall tank the area between the inner tank and the
outer tank is generally referred to as what? Answer: the interstice or
interstitial space.
◉ which of the following devices is not considered to be a method
for achieving secondary containment?
double wall tank
double wall piping
an electric tank gauge
impervious geotextile liner Answer: an electric tank gauge is not
considered a method of secondary containment
◉ when an impervious geotextile liner is used to line the walls and
bottom of a tank excavation and an observation well is specified for
the installation the observation will should be located where?
Answer: inside the tank hole liner
◉ when used as a tank hole excavation liner an impervious
geotextile liner should be pitched to a sump in the excavation in
, order to what? Answer: to provide a collection point for detection
and removal of any product releases that may occur
◉ piping trench liners should be what? Answer: sloped toward a
collection Point within the lined area to facilitate detection of leaked
product
◉ one of the following methods is not suitable for preventing release
do to overfilling underground storage tanks. which method is NOT
an effective release prevention
fill pipe enclosures or catchment Basin located around the tank fill
opening.
vent float valves that slow delivery rates when the maximum
desirable tank capacity is reached.
drop tubes located inside the tank.
high level sensors that sound an alarm or interrupt delivery when a
predetermined liquid level has been achieved Answer: drop tubes
located inside the tank are not an effective release prevention
technique
