Illinois Private Sewage Contractor Exam #1 study
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1. Private Sewage Disposal Any sewage handling or treatment facility receiving domestic
System sewage from less than 15 people or population equivalent (less than
1,500 gallons} and having a ground
surface discharge or any sewage handling or treatment facility receiving
domestic sewage and having
no ground surface discharge
2. Domestic Sewage Waste water derived principally from dwellings, business, or office
buildings, institutions, food service establishments, and similar facilities
3. Clear Water Prohibited Cooling water
to Drain in Septic System Groundwater
Discharge from roof drains
Discharge from footing tile
Condensate waste from refrigeration system
Condensate from steam heating system
Backwash from Water Softener
4. Prohibited Materials for Automotive Grease
Septic System Oil
Solvents
Chemicals
5. The use of a private Prohibited except when common property under joint ownership is
sewage disposal system provided or where the system is under public jurisdiction
to service more than one
property is:
6. Sewers are to be in- 10 Feet Horizontally
stalled at least ______ feet
horizontally from an ex-
isting or proposed water
line.
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7. If the distance between 18"
the sewer and water
line must be less than
10 feet horizontally then
the sewer line must be
at least __________ inches
below the invert of the
water line.
8. Approved Pipe Materials Ductile Iron, Vitrified Clay, or Plastic at least 4" in diameter
9. Raw or improperly treat- Farm tiles
ed domestic sewage can- Streams
not be discharged into: Rivers
Ponds
Lakes
Other collectors of water.
10. Septic systems cannot be Where surface water will accumulate
located: or near:
Driveways
Accessory building
Swimming pools
Parking areas
Buried lawn sprinklers
Underground utilities
Patios
Slabs
Basically Any Structure
11. Septic/Imhoff/Aerobic Treatment Plant Tanks followed by:
Subsurface Seepage Field
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Approved Private Seepage Bed
Sewage Disposal Sys- Sand Filter
tems Water Stabilization Pond
8 or 10 inch Gravelless Seepage System
Chamber System
Peat Filter System
Privies, Chemical Toilets, Recirc Toilets, Incinerator Toilets, Compost
Toilets
Holding Tanks
Illinois Raised Filter Bed Preceded By Batch Aeration System
12. If site conditions make Variance Permit
it impractical to comply
with the codes and regu-
lations, what type of per-
mit shall be required?
13. When installing a new Experimental Permit
or innovative type of
sewage disposal system,
what type of permit shall
be required?
14. A solids retention tank is A garbage grinder is used
required before a septic
tank if:
15. The minimum liquid 42"
depth of septic tank is:
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1. Private Sewage Disposal Any sewage handling or treatment facility receiving domestic
System sewage from less than 15 people or population equivalent (less than
1,500 gallons} and having a ground
surface discharge or any sewage handling or treatment facility receiving
domestic sewage and having
no ground surface discharge
2. Domestic Sewage Waste water derived principally from dwellings, business, or office
buildings, institutions, food service establishments, and similar facilities
3. Clear Water Prohibited Cooling water
to Drain in Septic System Groundwater
Discharge from roof drains
Discharge from footing tile
Condensate waste from refrigeration system
Condensate from steam heating system
Backwash from Water Softener
4. Prohibited Materials for Automotive Grease
Septic System Oil
Solvents
Chemicals
5. The use of a private Prohibited except when common property under joint ownership is
sewage disposal system provided or where the system is under public jurisdiction
to service more than one
property is:
6. Sewers are to be in- 10 Feet Horizontally
stalled at least ______ feet
horizontally from an ex-
isting or proposed water
line.
, Illinois Private Sewage Contractor Exam #1 study
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_edxeu1
7. If the distance between 18"
the sewer and water
line must be less than
10 feet horizontally then
the sewer line must be
at least __________ inches
below the invert of the
water line.
8. Approved Pipe Materials Ductile Iron, Vitrified Clay, or Plastic at least 4" in diameter
9. Raw or improperly treat- Farm tiles
ed domestic sewage can- Streams
not be discharged into: Rivers
Ponds
Lakes
Other collectors of water.
10. Septic systems cannot be Where surface water will accumulate
located: or near:
Driveways
Accessory building
Swimming pools
Parking areas
Buried lawn sprinklers
Underground utilities
Patios
Slabs
Basically Any Structure
11. Septic/Imhoff/Aerobic Treatment Plant Tanks followed by:
Subsurface Seepage Field
, Illinois Private Sewage Contractor Exam #1 study
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_edxeu1
Approved Private Seepage Bed
Sewage Disposal Sys- Sand Filter
tems Water Stabilization Pond
8 or 10 inch Gravelless Seepage System
Chamber System
Peat Filter System
Privies, Chemical Toilets, Recirc Toilets, Incinerator Toilets, Compost
Toilets
Holding Tanks
Illinois Raised Filter Bed Preceded By Batch Aeration System
12. If site conditions make Variance Permit
it impractical to comply
with the codes and regu-
lations, what type of per-
mit shall be required?
13. When installing a new Experimental Permit
or innovative type of
sewage disposal system,
what type of permit shall
be required?
14. A solids retention tank is A garbage grinder is used
required before a septic
tank if:
15. The minimum liquid 42"
depth of septic tank is:
