SEPTIC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Setback requirements (Wells and Springs) Correct Answers a min of 50'
from septic tank and min 100' from absorption field
Setback requirements (Property lines) Correct Answers a min of 10'
from septic tanks, min of 5' from absorption fields for property on public
water
Setback requirements (bodies of water or impoundments) Correct
Answers a min of 25' from septic tanks and a min of 50' from absorption
fields
Setback requirements (streams and tributaries) Correct Answers a min of
25' from septic tanks and a min of 50' from absorption fields
Setback requirements (ponded wetlands) Correct Answers a min 50' for
absorption fields
Setback requirements (buildings with a basement) Correct Answers
require septic and absorption fields min of 10'
Setback requirements (buildings without a basement) Correct Answers
require an absorption field placement a min of 5' from the foundation
, Setback requirements (drainage ditch) Correct Answers septic tanks
must be 15' from drainage ditch
absorption fields min of 15' from trash pits and embankments
If the water supply line crosses or comes within 10 feet of the absorption
field, Correct Answers the water supply
line shall be installed at least 12 inches above the top of the aggregate
layer of the absorption
field line and shall be encased in single-length larger diameter water
pipe, such as 2" PVC
All septic tanks, pre-cast or poured in place, Correct Answers contain at
least 2/3 of the
total liquid capacity of the tank
T/F Septic tanks may be constructed from material other than concrete
when approved by the
departments technical review committee. Correct Answers True
A septic tank for one, two,
three, or four bedroom single family homes shall be Correct Answers
not less than one-thousand gallons.
Septic tank capacity shall be increased by Correct Answers two hundred
and fifty gallons for each additional
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Setback requirements (Wells and Springs) Correct Answers a min of 50'
from septic tank and min 100' from absorption field
Setback requirements (Property lines) Correct Answers a min of 10'
from septic tanks, min of 5' from absorption fields for property on public
water
Setback requirements (bodies of water or impoundments) Correct
Answers a min of 25' from septic tanks and a min of 50' from absorption
fields
Setback requirements (streams and tributaries) Correct Answers a min of
25' from septic tanks and a min of 50' from absorption fields
Setback requirements (ponded wetlands) Correct Answers a min 50' for
absorption fields
Setback requirements (buildings with a basement) Correct Answers
require septic and absorption fields min of 10'
Setback requirements (buildings without a basement) Correct Answers
require an absorption field placement a min of 5' from the foundation
, Setback requirements (drainage ditch) Correct Answers septic tanks
must be 15' from drainage ditch
absorption fields min of 15' from trash pits and embankments
If the water supply line crosses or comes within 10 feet of the absorption
field, Correct Answers the water supply
line shall be installed at least 12 inches above the top of the aggregate
layer of the absorption
field line and shall be encased in single-length larger diameter water
pipe, such as 2" PVC
All septic tanks, pre-cast or poured in place, Correct Answers contain at
least 2/3 of the
total liquid capacity of the tank
T/F Septic tanks may be constructed from material other than concrete
when approved by the
departments technical review committee. Correct Answers True
A septic tank for one, two,
three, or four bedroom single family homes shall be Correct Answers
not less than one-thousand gallons.
Septic tank capacity shall be increased by Correct Answers two hundred
and fifty gallons for each additional
