EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Alletanksemustehave:e-eCORRECTeANSWERSe2ecompartments
Alletanksewhetherepre-
manufacturedeoreconstructedeonesiteeshallebeeconstructedesoethatetheelengtheise___________ecom
paredetoetheewidth.e-eCORRECTeANSWERSeateleasteoneeandeone-
ehalfe(1e1/2)etimes...e"toetheewidth."
SepticeTanksemayebeemadeeof:e-
eCORRECTeANSWERSeConcrete,ePlastic,efiberglass,eoreotherematerialseaseapprovedebyetheedepartm
ent.
Tankecompartmentepartitionsewillebeelocated:e-eCORRECTeANSWERSeNotelessethanetwo-
thirdseoremoreethanethree-fourthsetheeLengtheofetheetankefrometheeInleteend.
Compartmentepartitionsewillebeeconstructedesoeaepass-
thrueholeeoresloteequaletoeoregreaterethanetheediametereofetheeinletepipeeisepositionedebelowetheeli
quidesurfaceewitheae_____________________________.e-
eCORRECTeANSWERSeMinimume25%etoeaemaximumeofe50%eofetheetotaleliquidedepth.
Totaleliquidedeptheforelargerepoured-in-
placeetankseshallehaveeaemaximumeofe______________inchese-eCORRECTeANSWERSe66einches
TrueeoreFalse:eWallseandebottomeofepoured-in-placeesepticetanksemustebeereinforced.e-
eCORRECTeANSWERSeTrue
, HowecaneaeSepticetankebeereinforced?e-
eCORRECTeANSWERSesixeinchebye6einche(6"x6")eNo.10egageeweldedesteelereinforcingewireeORefibrou
sereinforcingematerialeconformingetoeASTMespecificationseforesuchematerials.
HowemusteTankeLidsebeeReinforced?e-eCORRECTeANSWERSeusingethree-
eightsesteelereinforcingerodse(rebar)ewhicheshallebeespacedetwelveeinchese(12")eonecentereeachewa
yeextendingeaeminimumeofetwoeandeoneehalfe(2e1/2")eincheseandeaemaximumeofethreee(3")efrometh
eeoutsideeedgeeofetheetankelid.
Inegeneral,etheetankemustebeeableetoewithstandeaeuniformeliveeloadeofe______________________e
poundseperesquareefooteineadditionetoealleloadsetoewhicheaneundergroundetankeisenormallyesubject
ed.e-eCORRECTeANSWERSe150
TrueeoreFalse:eWalls,ebottoms,eandelidseofepoured-in-
placeesepticetankseshouldehaveeaeminimumethicknesseofefoureinchese(4").e-
eCORRECTeANSWERSeTrue
Tankelidseshallebeeconstructedeine______________________epieceseandeshallehaveesecurable,erem
ovableeaccesseopeningselocatedesoethatetheeinleteandeoutleteteesecanebee_____________________
___________.e-eCORRECTeANSWERSeoneeoretwo,e
readilyeaccessed.
Accesseopeningeshallehaveeaeminimumeofe_________________eandemaximumeofe_____________
______efreeespace.e-eCORRECTeANSWERSeMinimum:e15"
Maximum:e24"
Tanksewithemoreethane12eincheseofecoveremusteextendeaccesseopeningsetoewithine______eincheseof
etheegroundesurface.e-eCORRECTeANSWERSe12