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Questions and Answers Already Graded
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rp operatorp whenp thep tankp isp nop morep than full
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RpTitlep 23,pSecp2712(c)
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pthep nextp12p consecutivep months
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chpshowspthep followingp information,pexcept:
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RpTitlep 23,pSecp2631(b)
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b.)pApspacep notp designedp forp continuousp employeep occupancypc.
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dp party.p Thep secondaryp containmentp systemp shallppcontain
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a.)p100p percent
b.)p 10ppercent
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gallonp perphourp leakp ratep atp 5p psip withinp 1p hour.pc.)p3-
gallonp perp hourp leakprateppatp10ppsipwithinp1p hour.
d.)p .1-gallonp perp hourp leakp ratep atp 10p psip withinp 1p hour. c.)p 3-
gallonp perp hourpleakpratepatp10ppsipwithinp 1p hour.
CCRpTitlep 23,p Secp 2636(f)(2)(f)(3)p &p 2643(c)(1)
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Questions and Answers Already Graded
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A….Updated| 2024 p
Whichp agencyp approvespapsite-
specificp variancep whichp allowsp forp anp alternativep methodpofpconstructionporp monitoring:
a.)pThep Regionalp Waterp Qualityp Board
b.)p Thep Statep Waterp Resourcesp Controlp Boardpc
.)p ThepDepartmentpofp ToxicpSubstancepControl
d.)pThep localpagencya.)pThepRegionalpWaterpQualityp BoardpC
CRpTitlep 23,pSecp2681(a)
Thepregulationsptopenforcepcompliancep ofp undergroundp storagep tankp systemsp inp thep statepar
ep foundp in?
a.)p Codep ofp Federalp Regulations,p 40p CFRp Partp 281
b.)pCaliforniapCodep ofp Regulations,pTitlep 23,p Chapterp 16pc.
)pCodep ofp FederalpRegulations,p 40pCFRpPartp 280
d.)p Californiap Codep ofp Regulations,p Titlep 23,p Chapterp 17
b.)p Californiap Codepofp
Regulations;pTitlep23,p Chapterp16
Byp definitionpanp"undergroundpstoragep tankp system"p includespa.)
pThep tank,p allpconnectedp pipingp andp dispensers
b.)p Theptank,pallppconnectedp piping,pancillaryppequipmentp andp containmentp systempc.)p
Onlypthep tank
d.)p Onlyp tanksp totallyp beneathp thep surfacep ofp thep ground
b.)p Theptank,pallp connectedpp
iping,pancillarypequipmentp andp containmentp system
(H&SC,pSecp 25281(z))
Thepwrittenp reportpsubmittedptoptheplocalpagencyp afterp anppunauthorizedp releasep isprequir
edp top includep thepfollowingp except:
a.)pDescriptionpofpactionsptakenp top stopp thep releasepb.
)pCausepofp theprelease
c.)pMethodp ofp disposalp ofp releasedp product
d.)p Datep onp whichp thep releasep wasp discovered
b.)p Causepofp thepreleasepC
CRpTitlep 23,pSecp2652(c)
Anp unauthorizedpreleasepwhichpdoespnotpescapepfrompsecondaryp containmentp onlyprequires
p aprecordponp thep operator'sp monitoringp reportsp provided:
,A. Itpdidp notp increasep thep hazardp ofp fire
B. Itpdidp notp causep anyp deteriorationp ofp thep secondaryp containment
C. Itpwasp cleanedp upp withinp 8p hoursp ofp detection
D. Allpofp thep abovepD.p Allpofp thep abovepH&
SC,pSecp25294
Thepannualp monitoringp certificationp mayp bep performedp by:
A. Ap personp possessingpthep appropriatep contractorsp licenses
B. Anpindividualp trainedp andp certifiedp byp thep manufacturerp ofp thep monitoringp equipment
C. Apdesignatedp USTp operator
D. Ap personp whop meetsp thep requirementsp ofp bothp ap andp b
D.pAp personp whopmeetsptheprequirementspofpbothp apandp b
CCRpTitlep 23,p Secp 2715(i)
Whenpanp automaticptankpgaugepisputilizedp forpsingle-
walledptankpleakpdetection,p itpshallpgeneratepappost-
testphardp copyp datap reportp ofp thepfollowingp information,pexcept:
a.)p Liquidpvolumepb.)
p Fuelpdepth
c.)pOutsidep airp temperature
d.)p Timep andp datep ofp test
c.)p Outsidepairptemperaturep
CCRpTitlep 23,pSecp2643(b)(1)
Ifp apUSTpsystempisputilizingpanp overfillpalarm,p thepalarmpmustp beptriggeredp top alertp theptransfe
rp operatorp whenp thep tankp isp nop morep than full
a.) 85%
b.) 95%
c.) 90%
d.) 80% c.)p90%
Anp automaticp tankp gaugep isp utilizedp forp leakp detectionp ofp the
.p
a.)pTank
b.)p TankpandpPipingp
c.)pPiping
d.)p Interstitialpspacep a.)p TankpCC
Rp Titlep23,p Secpp2643(b)(1)
Afterp completionpofp enhancedp leakpdetectionp(ELD)ptest,pthep ELDptestpresultsp mustpbepsubmitt
edp top the .
a.)p Theplocalpagencypb
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c.)pOwnerp ofp thep USTp system
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y
CCRpTitlep 23,p Secp 2644.1(a)(5)
,Ap permitp topoperateppap USTpsystempmustp havepallpofpthep followingp listedpponp theppermit,pEXCE
PT:
a.)p Thepstatep USTp identificationp number(s)
b.)pNamep ofp theptankp manufacturerp andp tankp capacitypc.)p
Permitp expirationpdate
d.)pMonitoringprequirementsb.)pNamep ofp thep tankp manufacturerpandp tankp capacitypCC
RpTitlep 23,pSecp2712(c)
Ap temporaryp closurep isp appropriatep forp whichp ofp thep following:
a.)p ThepUSTp systemp isp emptyp andp willp bep removedp fromp servicep indefinitely
b.)pThepUSTp systemphaspceasedptop storep hazardousp materialsp butp willp bep usedp withinp thepn
extp 12pconsecutivep months
c.)p ThepUSTpsystempisp unablep top meetp compliancep requirementsp andp willp bep removedpd.
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taggedb.)pThepUSTp systemp hasp ceasedp top storephazardousp materialsp butpwillp bepusedp within
pthep nextp12p consecutivep months
CCRpTitlep 23,p Secp 2671p &p 2670
Aplocalpagencyp determinespthatpap USTp facilityp withinp thep lastp yearp hadp compliancepissues.
p Priorptop issuingp ap newppermitp orprenewalp top operatep anp USTp thep localp agencypshall:
a.)p Askpthep statep top assistp inp ap jointp inspection
b.)pRequestpthepowner/operatorp top submitp ap "Returnp top Compliance"p form.pc.)p
ReferptopapDistrictp Attorneyp Investigator
d.)p Inspectp thep facilityp andp determinep compliance
d.)p Inspectpthepfacilityp andpd
eterminepcompliance
CCRpTitlep 23,ppSecp 2712(c)
Allp thep followingp componentsp requirepthirdp partyp certification,p except:pa
.)pAutomaticptankp gaugingpsystems
b.)p Statisticalpinventoryp reconciliationp methodspc.)
pSpillpContainmentp lids
d.)p Liquidp phasep out-of-tankp products c.)p Spillp Containmentp lids
Thepexteriorpsurfacepofp anp undergroundpstoragep tankp mustp bearp apmarkingp orp labelpwhi
chpshowspthep followingp information,pexcept:
a.)p Designp pressurep inp psig
b.)p Useablep capacityp inp gallons.p
c.)pWidthp ofp thep interstitialpspace
d.)pIdentityp ofpmanufacturerc.)p Widthpofp thep interstitialpspacepCC
RpTitlep 23,pSecp2631(b)
Whichp ofp thepfollowingp isp notp ap confinedp space:
a.)p Ap reallyp deepp turbinep sump
b.)pApspacep notp designedp forp continuousp employeep occupancypc.
)pAnpareapwithplimitedp access
d.)p Anp areap withp limitedp ventilation d.)ppAnpareap withp limitedp ventilation
, CCRpTitlep 8,p Secp 5157(b)
Apsecondarypcontainmentp systemp whichp isp notp anp integralp partp ofp primaryppcontainmentpshall
p bep designedp andp constructedp accordingp top anp engineeringp specificationp approvedp bypap thir
dp party.p Thep secondaryp containmentp systemp shallppcontain
ofpthepvo
lumepofp theplargestpprimaryppcontainerpwithinpit,p inp thep casep ofp multiplep primarypcontainers:
a.)p100p percent
b.)p 10ppercent
c.)p110p percent
d.)p 150pppercent
d.)p150ppercentp
CCRpTitlep23,pSecp2631(e)(1)(B)
Allp thepfollowingparepapprovedp overfillp preventionp systems,p except:pa.
)pAutomaticp shutoffp devices
b.)pSpillpContainerspc.
)pOverfillpalarms
d.)p Flapperp valves
b.)pSpillpContainersp
CCRpTitlep 23,pSecp2635(b)(2)
Automaticp linepleakpdetectorsp shallpbep installedponp undergroundp pressurizedppipingpwithpseco
ndarypcontainmentpandpshallp bepcapablepofpdetectingpa:
a.)p3-
gallonp perp hourp leakp rateppatp 5p psip withinp 1p hour.pb.)p.1-
gallonp perphourp leakp ratep atp 5p psip withinp 1p hour.pc.)p3-
gallonp perp hourp leakprateppatp10ppsipwithinp1p hour.
d.)p .1-gallonp perp hourp leakp ratep atp 10p psip withinp 1p hour. c.)p 3-
gallonp perp hourpleakpratepatp10ppsipwithinp 1p hour.
CCRpTitlep 23,p Secp 2636(f)(2)(f)(3)p &p 2643(c)(1)
Individualsp installingp anp UndergroundpStoragepTankpSystemp shallpmeetp allpofp thepfollowin
g,p except:
a.)p Californiap Licensedp Tankp Tester
b.)pPossessp thep appropriatep Contractorsp Statep Licensep Boardp license.
c.)pEffectivepJanuaryp 1,p2005,pthepindividualpshallp possessp ap currentp undergroundp storagepta
nkpsystempinstallerpcertificatepfromp thepICCp USTpInstallation/Retrofittingp exam.
d.)p Thep individualphasp beenp adequatelyp trainedp aspevidencedp byp apcertificatep ofptrainingpissue
dp byp thep manufacturer(s)pofp thep undergroundp storagep tankp systemp component(s)pbeingp in
stalled. a.)pCaliforniap Licensedp TankpTester
CCRpTitlep 23,p Secp 2715(g)(h)
Whichp ofp thepfollowingpwouldpnotp requirep secondaryp containmentp testing?pa
.)pInterstitialpspacep hydrostaticallypmonitored
b.)pUnder-
dispenserpcontainmentpc.)p Turbinep
pipingp sump
d.)pSecondaryp pipinga.)p Interstitialpspacep hydrostaticallyp monitoredpCC
RpTitlep 23,pSecp2637(g)
