STUDY GUIDE (SEPTIC TANK
SPECIFICATIONS PGS. 5-6)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
renderAtheApermitAvoidA-
AcorrectAanswersgrading,AfillingAorAotherAsiteAmodificationsAthatAwouldAadverselyAaffectAtheAse
wageAsystem
septicAtankA-AcorrectAanswersfirstAcomponentAofAanAon-
siteAsewageAmanagementAsystem,AgenerallyApre-
castAwithAconcreteAandAdeliveredAtoAtheAconstructionAsite
approvalAofAtheAcountyAboardAofAhealthA-
AcorrectAanswerssepticAtanksAcanAbeApouredAinAplaceAwhenAnecessary,AplansAandAspecification
sAforAtheApoured-in-
placeAsepticAtanksAmustAbeAsubmittedAtoAtheAhealthAdepartmentApriorAtoAconstruction
twoAcompartmentsA-AcorrectAanswersAllAsepticAtanks,Apre-
castAorApouredAinAplace,AmustAbeAconstructedAtoAstandardsAsetAbyAtheAstate
firstAcompartmentA-
AcorrectAanswersdesignedAtoAcontainAatAleastA2/3AofAtheAtotalAliquidAcapacityAofAtheAtank
TechnicalAReviewACommitteeA-
AcorrectAanswersSepticAtanksAmayAbeAconstructedAfromAmaterialAotherAthanAconcreteAwhenAa
pproved
minimumAliquidAcapacityAofAaAsepticAtankA-AcorrectAanswersone,Atwo,Athree,AorAfour-
bedroomAsingleAfamilyAhomeAshallAbeAnotAlessAthanAone-thousandAgallons
tankAcapacityA-
AcorrectAanswersshallAbeAincreasedAbyAtwoAhundredAandAfiftyAgallonsAforAeachAadditionalAbedr
oomAoverAfour
garbageAgrindersA-AcorrectAanswerstheAsepticAtankAcapacityAshallAbeAincreasedAbyAfiftyApercent
septicAtankApurposeA-
AcorrectAanswerstoAprovideAaAmeansAofAsettlingAoutAofAsolidAmatterAfromAtheAliquid
outletAofAaAsepticAtankA-AcorrectAanswersshouldAbeAtwoAinchesAlowerAthanAtheAinlet