TECHNICIAN FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
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1. What person(s) is required to maintain evidence of financial responsibility?
a. The UST operator
b. The UST owner
c. The owner of the property where the UST is sited
d. The UST owner and the UST operator - ANSWER ✔ d. The UST
owner and the UST operator
H&SC; 25292.2
2. All of the following is correct regarding a confined space, EXCEPT
a. It is large enough that an employee can bodily enter and perform
assigned work
b. It has limited or restricted means of entry or exit.
c. It is not designed for continuous employee occupancy
d. It is required to have a ventilation fan - ANSWER ✔ d. It is required
to have a ventilation fan
Title 8 of CCR; 5157
3. An oxygen deficient atmosphere contains
a. Less than 23.5% oxygen by volume
b. Less than 17.0% oxygen by volume
c. Less than 21.0% oxygen by volume
d. Less than 19.5% oxygen by volume
e. Less than 17.5% oxygen by volume - ANSWER ✔ d. Less than
19.5% oxygen by volume
,Title 8 of CCR; 5157
4. All of the following constitute a hazardous atmosphere, EXCEPT
a. Flammable gas, vapor, or mist in excess of 10 percent of its lower
flammable limit (LFL);
b. Airborne combustible dust at a concentration that meets or exceeds its
LFL;
c. Atmospheric oxygen concentration below 19.5 percent or above 23.5
percent;
d. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration above 1.5 percent
e. Atmospheric oxygen concentration below 17.5 percent - ANSWER ✔
d. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration above 1.5 percent
Title 8 CCR; 5157
5. A secondary containment system which is not an integral part of primary
containment shall be designed and constructed according to an engineering
specification approved by a third party. The secondary containment system
shall contain ______________ of the volume of the largest primary
container within it, in the case of multiple primary containers:
a.) 100 percent
b.) 10 percent
c.) 110 percent
d.) 150 percent - ANSWER ✔ d.) 150 percent
CCR Title 23, Sec 2631(e)(1)(B)
6. All the following are approved overfill prevention systems, except:
a.) Automatic shutoff devices
b.) Spill Containers
c.) Overfill alarms
d.) Flapper valves - ANSWER ✔ b.) Spill Containers
CCR Title 23, Sec 2635(b)(2)
7. New underground storage tank systems installed on or after July 1, 2004
shall meet all of the following requirements; except:
, a.) The primary containment shall be product tight
b.) The secondary containment shall be constructed to prevent
any water intrusion into the system by precipitation,
infiltration or surface runoff
c.) The UST shall be provided with equipment to prevent spills
and overfills from the primary
d.) The interstitial space of the UST shall be maintained under
constant vacuum - ANSWER ✔ d.) The interstitial space of
the UST shall be maintained under constant vacuum
H&SC, Sec 25290.1(c)
8. If the owner/operator fails to correct a significant violation within
_________ business day(s) from receipt of the notice, the local agency may
affix a red tag to the fill pipe of the non-compliant UST system:
a.) Three
b.) Five
c.) Seven
d.) Same day - ANSWER ✔ c.) Seven
CCR Title 23, Sec 2717.1(b)
9. Automatic line leak detectors shall be installed on underground pressurized
piping with secondary containment and shall be capable of detecting a:
a.) 3-gallon per hour leak rate at 5 psi within 1 hour.
b.) .1-gallon per hour leak rate at 5 psi within 1 hour.
c.) 3-gallon per hour leak rate at 10 psi within 1 hour.
d.) .1-gallon per hour leak rate at 10 psi within 1 hour. -
ANSWER ✔ c.) 3-gallon per hour leak rate at 10 psi within 1
hour.
CCR Title 23, Sec 2636(f)(2)(f)(3) & 2643(c)(1)
10.Individuals installing an Underground Storage Tank System shall meet all
of the following, except:
a.) California Licensed Tank Tester
, b.) Possess the appropriate Contractors State License Board
license.
c.) Effective January 1, 2005, the individual shall possess a
current underground storage tank system installer certificate
from the ICC UST Installation/Retrofitting exam.
d.) The individual has been adequately trained as evidenced by a
certificate of training issued by the manufacturer(s) of the
underground storage tank system component(s) being
installed. - ANSWER ✔ a.) California Licensed Tank Tester
CCR Title 23, Sec 2715(g)(h)
11.Which of the following would not require secondary containment testing?
a.) Interstitial space hydrostatically monitored
b.) Under-dispenser containment
c.) Turbine piping sump
d.) Secondary piping - ANSWER ✔ a.) Interstitial space
hydrostatically monitored
CCR Title 23, Sec 2637(g)
12.Local agency inspectors performing UST system inspections must meet the
following requirements: which of the following statements is most accurate.
a.) Effective July 1, 2005 posses a current inspector certificate
issued by ICC
b.) Renew the CA UST Inspector Certification every 24 months
by either passing the ICC Cal. UST Inspector exam of
satisfying equivalent criteria as approved by the Board.
c.) Renew the CA UST Inspector Certification every 24 months
by passing the ICC Cal. UST Inspector exam
d.) Newly hired local agency inspectors are required to pass the
CA UST Inspector exam 120 days from the date of hire. -
ANSWER ✔ b.) Renew the CA UST Inspector Certification
every 24 months by either passing the ICC Cal. UST
Inspector exam of satisfying equivalent criteria as approved
by the Board.