SEPTIC LICENSE EXAM VERSION 2
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What do equalizers do on distribution boxes
Answer:
All liquid to enter all lines with equal flow simultaneously
Question 2: Unused outlets of a distribution box should be
Answer:
Watertight
Question 3: Distribution box should be 5ft minimum from
Answer:
Beginning of drain field infiltration area - property lines - easement lines -
driveway
Question 4: Distribution box should be 50 ft from
Answer:
Private wells and open surface water such as (ditches, wear boxes, ponds,
lakes, etc.)
Question 5: Distribution box should be 100ft from
,Answer:
Public wells
Question 6: The inlet of a distribution box should be equipped with
a
Answer:
Vented baffle
Question 7: A vented baffle can be either a
Answer:
90 degree sweep with a hole drilled or a PVC "T"
Question 8: What does the vented baffle prevent
Answer:
Short circuiting
Question 9: Who must authorize any changes to the approved
design of the septic system
Answer:
Health district and designer
Question 10: Drainfields must run _____ to the slope
Answer:
, Perpendicular, may be contoured or curved to do so
Question 11: The trench bottom of a drain field must be
Answer:
Level and hand raked
Question 12: If the soil is smeared in a drain field, what must
happen
Answer:
Sidewalls should also be hand raked
Question 13: Entire drain field including pipe connections should
be _____ for inspection
Answer:
Bedded in soil and left open
Question 14: All perforated pipes should be
Answer:
Capped exposed for inspection
Question 15: If sidewalls and trench bottom are smeared or
compacted what must happen
Answer:
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What do equalizers do on distribution boxes
Answer:
All liquid to enter all lines with equal flow simultaneously
Question 2: Unused outlets of a distribution box should be
Answer:
Watertight
Question 3: Distribution box should be 5ft minimum from
Answer:
Beginning of drain field infiltration area - property lines - easement lines -
driveway
Question 4: Distribution box should be 50 ft from
Answer:
Private wells and open surface water such as (ditches, wear boxes, ponds,
lakes, etc.)
Question 5: Distribution box should be 100ft from
,Answer:
Public wells
Question 6: The inlet of a distribution box should be equipped with
a
Answer:
Vented baffle
Question 7: A vented baffle can be either a
Answer:
90 degree sweep with a hole drilled or a PVC "T"
Question 8: What does the vented baffle prevent
Answer:
Short circuiting
Question 9: Who must authorize any changes to the approved
design of the septic system
Answer:
Health district and designer
Question 10: Drainfields must run _____ to the slope
Answer:
, Perpendicular, may be contoured or curved to do so
Question 11: The trench bottom of a drain field must be
Answer:
Level and hand raked
Question 12: If the soil is smeared in a drain field, what must
happen
Answer:
Sidewalls should also be hand raked
Question 13: Entire drain field including pipe connections should
be _____ for inspection
Answer:
Bedded in soil and left open
Question 14: All perforated pipes should be
Answer:
Capped exposed for inspection
Question 15: If sidewalls and trench bottom are smeared or
compacted what must happen
Answer: