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UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 110
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which agency approves a site-specific variance which allows for an alternative method of construction or
monitoring:
a.) The Regional Water Quality Board
b.) The State Water Resources Control Board
c.) The Department of Toxic Substance Control
d.) The local agency - ANSWER-a.) The Regional Water Quality Board
CCR Title 23, Sec 2681(a)
The regulations to enforce compliance of underground storage tank systems in the state are found in?
a.) Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 281
b.) California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 16
c.) Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 280
d.) California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 17 - ANSWER-b.) California Code of Regulations; Title
23, Chapter 16
By definition an "underground storage tank system" includes
a.) The tank, all connected piping and dispensers
b.) The tank, all connected piping, ancillary equipment and containment system
c.) Only the tank
d.) Only tanks totally beneath the surface of the ground - ANSWER-b.) The tank, all connected piping,
ancillary equipment and containment system
(H&SC, Sec 25281(z))
The written report submitted to the local agency after an unauthorized release is required to include the
following except:
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a.) Description of actions taken to stop the release
b.) Cause of the release
c.) Method of disposal of released product
d.) Date on which the release was discovered - ANSWER-b.) Cause of the release
CCR Title 23, Sec 2652(c)
An unauthorized release which does not escape from secondary containment only requires a record on the
operator's monitoring reports provided:
A. It did not increase the hazard of fire
B. It did not cause any deterioration of the secondary containment
C. It was cleaned up within 8 hours of detection
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
H&SC, Sec 25294
The annual monitoring certification may be performed by:
A. A person possessing the appropriate contractors licenses
B. An individual trained and certified by the manufacturer of the monitoring equipment
C. A designated UST operator
D. A person who meets the requirements of both a and b - ANSWER-D. A person who meets the
requirements of both a and b
CCR Title 23, Sec 2715(i)
When an automatic tank gauge is utilized for single-walled tank leak detection, it shall generate a post- test
hard copy data report of the following information, except:
a.) Liquid volume
b.) Fuel depth
c.) Outside air temperature
d.) Time and date of test - ANSWER-c.) Outside air temperature
CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(1)
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If a UST system is utilizing an overfill alarm, the alarm must be triggered to alert the transfer operator
when the tank is no more than full
a.) 85%
b.) 95%
c.) 90%
d.) 80% - ANSWER-c.) 90%
An automatic tank gauge is utilized for leak detection of the .
a.) Tank
b.) Tank and Piping
c.) Piping
d.) Interstitial space - ANSWER-a.) Tank
CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(1)
After completion of enhanced leak detection (ELD) test, the ELD test results must be submitted to the
.
a.) The local agency
b.) The SWRCB
c.) Owner of the UST system
d.) To both the SWRCB and the local agency - ANSWER-d.) To both the SWRCB and the local agency
CCR Title 23, Sec 2644.1(a)(5)
A permit to operate a UST system must have all of the following listed on the permit, EXCEPT:
a.) The state UST identification number(s)
b.) Name of the tank manufacturer and tank capacity
c.) Permit expiration date
d.) Monitoring requirements - ANSWER-b.) Name of the tank manufacturer and tank capacity
CCR Title 23, Sec 2712(c)
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UST EXAM LATEST FINAL 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 110
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which agency approves a site-specific variance which allows for an alternative method of construction or
monitoring:
a.) The Regional Water Quality Board
b.) The State Water Resources Control Board
c.) The Department of Toxic Substance Control
d.) The local agency - ANSWER-a.) The Regional Water Quality Board
CCR Title 23, Sec 2681(a)
The regulations to enforce compliance of underground storage tank systems in the state are found in?
a.) Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 281
b.) California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 16
c.) Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 280
d.) California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 17 - ANSWER-b.) California Code of Regulations; Title
23, Chapter 16
By definition an "underground storage tank system" includes
a.) The tank, all connected piping and dispensers
b.) The tank, all connected piping, ancillary equipment and containment system
c.) Only the tank
d.) Only tanks totally beneath the surface of the ground - ANSWER-b.) The tank, all connected piping,
ancillary equipment and containment system
(H&SC, Sec 25281(z))
The written report submitted to the local agency after an unauthorized release is required to include the
following except:
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a.) Description of actions taken to stop the release
b.) Cause of the release
c.) Method of disposal of released product
d.) Date on which the release was discovered - ANSWER-b.) Cause of the release
CCR Title 23, Sec 2652(c)
An unauthorized release which does not escape from secondary containment only requires a record on the
operator's monitoring reports provided:
A. It did not increase the hazard of fire
B. It did not cause any deterioration of the secondary containment
C. It was cleaned up within 8 hours of detection
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
H&SC, Sec 25294
The annual monitoring certification may be performed by:
A. A person possessing the appropriate contractors licenses
B. An individual trained and certified by the manufacturer of the monitoring equipment
C. A designated UST operator
D. A person who meets the requirements of both a and b - ANSWER-D. A person who meets the
requirements of both a and b
CCR Title 23, Sec 2715(i)
When an automatic tank gauge is utilized for single-walled tank leak detection, it shall generate a post- test
hard copy data report of the following information, except:
a.) Liquid volume
b.) Fuel depth
c.) Outside air temperature
d.) Time and date of test - ANSWER-c.) Outside air temperature
CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(1)
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If a UST system is utilizing an overfill alarm, the alarm must be triggered to alert the transfer operator
when the tank is no more than full
a.) 85%
b.) 95%
c.) 90%
d.) 80% - ANSWER-c.) 90%
An automatic tank gauge is utilized for leak detection of the .
a.) Tank
b.) Tank and Piping
c.) Piping
d.) Interstitial space - ANSWER-a.) Tank
CCR Title 23, Sec 2643(b)(1)
After completion of enhanced leak detection (ELD) test, the ELD test results must be submitted to the
.
a.) The local agency
b.) The SWRCB
c.) Owner of the UST system
d.) To both the SWRCB and the local agency - ANSWER-d.) To both the SWRCB and the local agency
CCR Title 23, Sec 2644.1(a)(5)
A permit to operate a UST system must have all of the following listed on the permit, EXCEPT:
a.) The state UST identification number(s)
b.) Name of the tank manufacturer and tank capacity
c.) Permit expiration date
d.) Monitoring requirements - ANSWER-b.) Name of the tank manufacturer and tank capacity
CCR Title 23, Sec 2712(c)
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