FLORIDA SEPTIC TANK CONTRACTOR EXAMINATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
1.
Which statement best describes the primary purpose of Florida's
regulation of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems?
A. To increase the number of private wastewater systems
B. To protect public health, safety, and welfare
C. To eliminate all private septic systems
D. To reduce residential construction costs
Answer: B
Rationale: Florida law identifies proper management of onsite sewage
systems as paramount to protecting public health, safety, and welfare.
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2.
Under Florida law, which professional classification is specifically
authorized to perform septic tank contracting within the defined septic
trade?
A. Registered septic tank contractor
B. Building inspector trainee
C. Landscape architect
D. Certified real estate appraiser
,Answer: A
Rationale: Florida Chapter 489 establishes registration requirements
specifically for septic tank contractors performing work involving onsite
sewage treatment and disposal systems. (
3.
What is the most important reason a contractor should verify the
approved system location before beginning septic system construction?
A. To reduce the contractor's insurance premium
B. To ensure construction follows the permitted design and required
setbacks
C. To avoid purchasing additional construction equipment
D. To eliminate the need for inspections
Answer: B
Rationale: Construction must conform to the approved site and system
requirements, including location, setbacks, and applicable permitting
conditions.
4.
Which component is included within Florida's statutory definition of an
onsite sewage treatment and disposal system?
A. Municipal wastewater treatment plant
B. Standard subsurface drainfield
C. Public drinking-water treatment plant
D. Stormwater retention basin
,Answer: B
Rationale: Florida law specifically includes standard subsurface, filled,
and mound drainfield systems within the OSTDS definition. ()
5.
Which item is specifically identified as an OSTDS component under
Florida's statutory definition?
A. Aerobic treatment unit
B. Swimming-pool filtration system
C. Fire sprinkler reservoir
D. Irrigation pump station
Answer: A
Rationale: Aerobic treatment units are expressly included among the
systems and components regulated as onsite sewage treatment and
disposal systems. ()
6.
Which system would generally fall outside the statutory definition of an
OSTDS because it is regulated as treatment works under another
chapter?
A. Septic tank
B. Mound drainfield
C. Package sewage treatment facility
D. Dosing tank
, Answer: C
Rationale: Florida's definition expressly excludes package sewage
treatment facilities and other treatment works regulated under Chapter
403. ()
7.
Which activity is within the described scope of a Florida septic tank
contractor's professional responsibilities?
A. Installing municipal water mains
B. Installing, maintaining, repairing, or altering OSTDS components
C. Designing public highways
D. Certifying electrical utility transformers
Answer: B
Rationale: Florida defines septic tank contractors according to their
knowledge and skill in installing, maintaining, repairing, altering, and
related OSTDS activities. (
8.
What minimum age must an applicant generally meet to qualify for
registration as a Florida septic tank contractor?
A. 16 years
B. 17 years
C. 18 years
D. 21 years
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
1.
Which statement best describes the primary purpose of Florida's
regulation of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems?
A. To increase the number of private wastewater systems
B. To protect public health, safety, and welfare
C. To eliminate all private septic systems
D. To reduce residential construction costs
Answer: B
Rationale: Florida law identifies proper management of onsite sewage
systems as paramount to protecting public health, safety, and welfare.
()
2.
Under Florida law, which professional classification is specifically
authorized to perform septic tank contracting within the defined septic
trade?
A. Registered septic tank contractor
B. Building inspector trainee
C. Landscape architect
D. Certified real estate appraiser
,Answer: A
Rationale: Florida Chapter 489 establishes registration requirements
specifically for septic tank contractors performing work involving onsite
sewage treatment and disposal systems. (
3.
What is the most important reason a contractor should verify the
approved system location before beginning septic system construction?
A. To reduce the contractor's insurance premium
B. To ensure construction follows the permitted design and required
setbacks
C. To avoid purchasing additional construction equipment
D. To eliminate the need for inspections
Answer: B
Rationale: Construction must conform to the approved site and system
requirements, including location, setbacks, and applicable permitting
conditions.
4.
Which component is included within Florida's statutory definition of an
onsite sewage treatment and disposal system?
A. Municipal wastewater treatment plant
B. Standard subsurface drainfield
C. Public drinking-water treatment plant
D. Stormwater retention basin
,Answer: B
Rationale: Florida law specifically includes standard subsurface, filled,
and mound drainfield systems within the OSTDS definition. ()
5.
Which item is specifically identified as an OSTDS component under
Florida's statutory definition?
A. Aerobic treatment unit
B. Swimming-pool filtration system
C. Fire sprinkler reservoir
D. Irrigation pump station
Answer: A
Rationale: Aerobic treatment units are expressly included among the
systems and components regulated as onsite sewage treatment and
disposal systems. ()
6.
Which system would generally fall outside the statutory definition of an
OSTDS because it is regulated as treatment works under another
chapter?
A. Septic tank
B. Mound drainfield
C. Package sewage treatment facility
D. Dosing tank
, Answer: C
Rationale: Florida's definition expressly excludes package sewage
treatment facilities and other treatment works regulated under Chapter
403. ()
7.
Which activity is within the described scope of a Florida septic tank
contractor's professional responsibilities?
A. Installing municipal water mains
B. Installing, maintaining, repairing, or altering OSTDS components
C. Designing public highways
D. Certifying electrical utility transformers
Answer: B
Rationale: Florida defines septic tank contractors according to their
knowledge and skill in installing, maintaining, repairing, altering, and
related OSTDS activities. (
8.
What minimum age must an applicant generally meet to qualify for
registration as a Florida septic tank contractor?
A. 16 years
B. 17 years
C. 18 years
D. 21 years
