Designated Representative OSSF
Practice Exam Questions And 100%
Accurate Answers.
30 TAC Chapter 285 - Answer This chapter establishes minimum standards for planning materials,
construction, installation, alteration, repair, extension, operation, maintenance, permitting, and
inspection of OSSFs. This chapter also provides the procedures for the designation of local governmental
entities as authorized agents.
30 TAC Chapter 30 - Answer The licensing of installers, designated representatives, and site evaluators
and the registration of apprentices is included in this chapter.
Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code - Answer The Texas statute establishing OSSF
regulations and regulators.
September 1989 - Answer The year in which statewide regulation of OSSFs began
OSSF minimum requirements - Answer 1) produce no more than 5,000 g of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
1990 - Answer The requirement for installers to be licensed went into effect
1998 - Answer The requirement for Installer II and DR to be licensed went into effect
2002 - Answer The requirement for SE to be licensed went into effect
2009 - Answer The requirement for MP to be licensed went into effect
,Installer II extra requirements - Answer - one year as Installer I and 3 installations w/notarized
statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
SE extra requirements - Answer must have previous license of one:
Installer II
DR
PE
RS
Professional Geoscientist
MP extra requirements - Answer Installer II, Class C Wastewater License, or documented experience of
3 years as maintenance technician
Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note - Answer Only license that doesn't require exam,
Apprentice does not require class either
3 years, 24 hours - Answer OSSF licenses are issued for a term of ____ years and require ____ hours for
renewal
Daily - Answer How often must an installer check an apprentice's work?
Ten Acre Rule - Answer An OSSF for a single-family residence on a 10 acre lot or more with disposal
lines at least 100ft from property line are not required to apply for a permit for a new construction.
Permit Processing Steps - Answer 1) Site Evaluation w/ written report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
, 6) Authorization to Construct ATC issued and valid for 1 year
7) Construction
8) Inspection covering all parts of system. If failed, 7 days to send letter of deficiencies
9) License to Operate LTO issued
OSSF permit application should include: - Answer - Site Evaluation
- Legal description of property
- Affidavits as required
- Maintenance contract
- Design Calculations
- Equipment/Material Specifications
- Scale drawing showing all features effecting operation of disposal system
- Criminal Penalties
- Injunction or civil suit
- Administrative Penalties - Answer Legal Penalties for violating OSSF rules
Criminal Penalties - Answer Initiated in court through district or county attorney by either authorized
agent or TCEQ. Often misdemeanors.
Injunction or Civil Suit - Answer Can only be initiated by TCEQ through Attorney General. Local
government may request TCEQ to initiate enforcement or pursue civil action. TCEQ may choose not to.
Administrative Penalites - Answer May be assessed by TCEQ against a person in violation of the rules,
regulations, or OSSF permit. May request enforcement from Attorney General.
Installers can plan - Answer Standard, conventional, gravel-filled standard drainfields, lined and unlined
ET beds, gravelless pipe, leaching chambers
Practice Exam Questions And 100%
Accurate Answers.
30 TAC Chapter 285 - Answer This chapter establishes minimum standards for planning materials,
construction, installation, alteration, repair, extension, operation, maintenance, permitting, and
inspection of OSSFs. This chapter also provides the procedures for the designation of local governmental
entities as authorized agents.
30 TAC Chapter 30 - Answer The licensing of installers, designated representatives, and site evaluators
and the registration of apprentices is included in this chapter.
Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code - Answer The Texas statute establishing OSSF
regulations and regulators.
September 1989 - Answer The year in which statewide regulation of OSSFs began
OSSF minimum requirements - Answer 1) produce no more than 5,000 g of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
1990 - Answer The requirement for installers to be licensed went into effect
1998 - Answer The requirement for Installer II and DR to be licensed went into effect
2002 - Answer The requirement for SE to be licensed went into effect
2009 - Answer The requirement for MP to be licensed went into effect
,Installer II extra requirements - Answer - one year as Installer I and 3 installations w/notarized
statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
SE extra requirements - Answer must have previous license of one:
Installer II
DR
PE
RS
Professional Geoscientist
MP extra requirements - Answer Installer II, Class C Wastewater License, or documented experience of
3 years as maintenance technician
Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note - Answer Only license that doesn't require exam,
Apprentice does not require class either
3 years, 24 hours - Answer OSSF licenses are issued for a term of ____ years and require ____ hours for
renewal
Daily - Answer How often must an installer check an apprentice's work?
Ten Acre Rule - Answer An OSSF for a single-family residence on a 10 acre lot or more with disposal
lines at least 100ft from property line are not required to apply for a permit for a new construction.
Permit Processing Steps - Answer 1) Site Evaluation w/ written report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
, 6) Authorization to Construct ATC issued and valid for 1 year
7) Construction
8) Inspection covering all parts of system. If failed, 7 days to send letter of deficiencies
9) License to Operate LTO issued
OSSF permit application should include: - Answer - Site Evaluation
- Legal description of property
- Affidavits as required
- Maintenance contract
- Design Calculations
- Equipment/Material Specifications
- Scale drawing showing all features effecting operation of disposal system
- Criminal Penalties
- Injunction or civil suit
- Administrative Penalties - Answer Legal Penalties for violating OSSF rules
Criminal Penalties - Answer Initiated in court through district or county attorney by either authorized
agent or TCEQ. Often misdemeanors.
Injunction or Civil Suit - Answer Can only be initiated by TCEQ through Attorney General. Local
government may request TCEQ to initiate enforcement or pursue civil action. TCEQ may choose not to.
Administrative Penalites - Answer May be assessed by TCEQ against a person in violation of the rules,
regulations, or OSSF permit. May request enforcement from Attorney General.
Installers can plan - Answer Standard, conventional, gravel-filled standard drainfields, lined and unlined
ET beds, gravelless pipe, leaching chambers
