NC Septic Inspector Exam Questions
and Answers
Inspectors shall submit a renewal application by? - Answer-November 15th of each year.
Initial inspector certification fee? - Answer-$200.00
Inspector renewal fee? - Answer-$75.00
Required inspector annual Professional Development Hours (PDH) units? - Answer-6
Inspector's primary obligation is to? - Answer-Protect the public in the performance of their professional
duties.
Inspector's shall conduct the practice of their in a manner that? - Answer-Protects public health, safety,
and welfare.
Opinions expressed by inspectors in the discharge of their duties shall only be based on their? - Answer-
Education and experience.
No inspector shall disclose any information about the results of the inspection or evaluation without? -
Answer-The approval of the client for whom the inspection was performed, or the client's designated
representative, except required by law.
,No inspector shall accept compensation or any other consideration from more than one interested party
for the same service without? - Answer-The consent of all interested parties.
No inspector shall accept or offer? - Answer-Commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from or to
other parties dealing with the client in connection with work for which the licensee is responsible.
No inspector shall provide? - Answer-An appraisal nor express an opinion of the market value of the
inspected property during an inspection or in the inspection report.
Before the execution of a contract to perform an on-site wastewater system inspection, an inspector
shall disclose to the
client? - Answer-Any interest the inspector has in a business that may affect the client.
No licensee shall allow his or her interest in any business to? - Answer-Affect the quality or results of the
inspection work that the inspector may be called upon to perform.
Inspectors shall not engage in? - Answer-False or misleading advertising, documentation, and reporting
or otherwise misrepresent any matters to the public.
Inspectors shall discharge their duties in accordance with? - Answer-Article 5 of Chapter 90A of the
North Carolina General Statutes and the rules of the Board.
No inspector shall subcontract with another inspector for an on-site wastewater system inspection
without? - Answer-The knowledge and signed consent of the client.
Automatic safety controls: - Answer-Devices designed and installed to protect systems and components
from excessively high or low pressures and temperatures, excessive electrical current, loss of water, high
water, fire, freezing, or other unsafe conditions.
, Component: - Answer-A readily accessible and observable part of an on-site wastewater system.
Cross connection: - Answer-Any physical connection or arrangement between potable water and the on-
site wastewater system or any other source of contamination.
Dangerous or adverse situations: - Answer-Situations that pose a threat of injury to the inspector, or
those situations that require the use of special protective clothing or safety equipment, such as personal
protection equipment.
Describe: - Answer-A written report of a condition found within the system or any observed component
of the inspected system.
Dismantle: - Answer-To take apart or remove any component, device, or piece of equipment that is
bolted, screwed, or fastened by other means that would not be taken apart or removed by a
homeowner or operator in the course of normal household maintenance.
Enter: - Answer-To go into an area to inspect all readily accessible, readily openable, and readily visible
components.
Hydraulic Load Test: - Answer-The introduction of water or waste water into a system for the purposes
of mimicking the system's peak flows.
Inflow: - Answer-Extraneous water directly entering a component, such as via a sump pump, foundation
drain, condensate line, or infiltration.
Normal operating controls: - Answer-Certified operator or homeowner-operated devices.
and Answers
Inspectors shall submit a renewal application by? - Answer-November 15th of each year.
Initial inspector certification fee? - Answer-$200.00
Inspector renewal fee? - Answer-$75.00
Required inspector annual Professional Development Hours (PDH) units? - Answer-6
Inspector's primary obligation is to? - Answer-Protect the public in the performance of their professional
duties.
Inspector's shall conduct the practice of their in a manner that? - Answer-Protects public health, safety,
and welfare.
Opinions expressed by inspectors in the discharge of their duties shall only be based on their? - Answer-
Education and experience.
No inspector shall disclose any information about the results of the inspection or evaluation without? -
Answer-The approval of the client for whom the inspection was performed, or the client's designated
representative, except required by law.
,No inspector shall accept compensation or any other consideration from more than one interested party
for the same service without? - Answer-The consent of all interested parties.
No inspector shall accept or offer? - Answer-Commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from or to
other parties dealing with the client in connection with work for which the licensee is responsible.
No inspector shall provide? - Answer-An appraisal nor express an opinion of the market value of the
inspected property during an inspection or in the inspection report.
Before the execution of a contract to perform an on-site wastewater system inspection, an inspector
shall disclose to the
client? - Answer-Any interest the inspector has in a business that may affect the client.
No licensee shall allow his or her interest in any business to? - Answer-Affect the quality or results of the
inspection work that the inspector may be called upon to perform.
Inspectors shall not engage in? - Answer-False or misleading advertising, documentation, and reporting
or otherwise misrepresent any matters to the public.
Inspectors shall discharge their duties in accordance with? - Answer-Article 5 of Chapter 90A of the
North Carolina General Statutes and the rules of the Board.
No inspector shall subcontract with another inspector for an on-site wastewater system inspection
without? - Answer-The knowledge and signed consent of the client.
Automatic safety controls: - Answer-Devices designed and installed to protect systems and components
from excessively high or low pressures and temperatures, excessive electrical current, loss of water, high
water, fire, freezing, or other unsafe conditions.
, Component: - Answer-A readily accessible and observable part of an on-site wastewater system.
Cross connection: - Answer-Any physical connection or arrangement between potable water and the on-
site wastewater system or any other source of contamination.
Dangerous or adverse situations: - Answer-Situations that pose a threat of injury to the inspector, or
those situations that require the use of special protective clothing or safety equipment, such as personal
protection equipment.
Describe: - Answer-A written report of a condition found within the system or any observed component
of the inspected system.
Dismantle: - Answer-To take apart or remove any component, device, or piece of equipment that is
bolted, screwed, or fastened by other means that would not be taken apart or removed by a
homeowner or operator in the course of normal household maintenance.
Enter: - Answer-To go into an area to inspect all readily accessible, readily openable, and readily visible
components.
Hydraulic Load Test: - Answer-The introduction of water or waste water into a system for the purposes
of mimicking the system's peak flows.
Inflow: - Answer-Extraneous water directly entering a component, such as via a sump pump, foundation
drain, condensate line, or infiltration.
Normal operating controls: - Answer-Certified operator or homeowner-operated devices.
