CEM Exam Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PortableAStorageATankA-
AAnswerAStorageATankAwithAaAcapacityA>60AgallonsAaboveAgroundAandAmayAbeAmovedAwit
houtAdisassembleAforAtemporaryAstorageAofApetroleum
StorageATankA-AAnswerANACA590.710
UnregulatedAStorageATankA(UST)A-
AAnswerA<1,100AgallonsAorAlessAandAthatAisAusedAforAstoringAmotorAfuelAforAnoncommercia
lApurposes
SmallABusinessA-AAnswerANACA590.714A-
AifAtheAbusinessAhasAbeenAinAoperationAofA5AorAmoreAfiscalAyearsAonAtheAdateAonAwhichA
theAdischargeAisAdiscovered,AorAtheA5AfiscalAyearsAprecedingAtheAdateAonAwhichAtheAdischa
rgeAwasAdiscovered
NAC590.730A-
AAnswerAAnnualAFeeAandAapplicationAforAregistrationAofAUSTsAmustAbeApaidAonAandAorAbef
oreAOctoberA1stAofAeachAyearAinAtheAamountAofA$100AtoAbeAcoveredAbyAtheAUSTAreimbur
sementAfund
DivisionAFormA7530-1A-AAnswerANotificationAforAUSTsAAdoptedAbyAtheAEPA
JanuaryA1,A1992A-
AAnswerAAfterAthatAdate,AifAaAdischargeAfromAaApetroleumAfundAisAdiscoveredAduringAaApe
riodAinAwhichAtheAannualAregistrationAfeeAforAthatAstorageAtankAisAdelinquent,AtheAdivision
AwillANOTAuseAtheAmoneyAinAtheAfundAtoApayAtheAcostsAresultingAfromAaAdischarge.
OwnerAMustAMaintainAUSTAinspectionArecordsAforAhowAmanyAyears?A-AAnswerA3
NAC590.760A-AAnswerAUSTADischarges:DutiesAofAOperators
AsAsoonAasAaAdischargeAhasAbeenAreported,AtheAowner/operatorAmustAsubmitAwhatAtoAthe
ADivision?A-
,AAnswerATheAapplicationAforAconvergeAmustAbeAsubmittedAonAtheAformAprescribedAbyAtheA
Division
ApplicationAforAcoverageAformAforAsubmitalAofAcoverageAmustAincludeAtheAfollowing:A-
AAnswerA1)AWrittenAdescriptionAofAhowA2)AdescriptionAofAdamageA3)AtheAnameAofAtheACE
MApursuantAtoANACA459.972
40ACFRA280.61AandA280.62A-AAnswerAInitialAAbatementAresponseAactionsAprescribed
YouAmustAobtainAthreeAcompetitiveAbidsAforAUSTAcleanupAaboveAwhatAestimatedAcosts?A-
AAnswerA$3,000.00
590.710A-AAnswerACorrectiveAactionAthatAisANOTAanAemergency
UnregulatedAStorageATankA=A-
AAnswerA<1,100AgallonsAandAcontainsAcontentsAusedAtoAstoreAheatingAoilAforAconsumptionA
onAtheAsameApremises
NACA590.780A-AAnswerAReimbursementAClaimARegulations
InitialAReimbursementAclaimAmustAbeAsubmittedAwithin?A-AAnswerA12Amonths
YouAmustAreimburseAsubcontractorsAwithinAhowAmanyAdaysAorAreimburseAtheADivisionAofAc
ostsAincurred?A-AAnswerA30Adays
TheAfundAwasAimplementedAinAwhatAyearAbyAstateAlegislationAtoAassistAownersAandAoperat
orsAofAregulatedApetroleumAUSTAsystemsAtoAmeetA40ACFRA280.90A-A280.99A-AAnswerA1989
TrueAorAFalse?ATheAFundAallowsAforAVoluntaryAenrollmentAofAnon-
regulatedAUSTsAi.e.AASTsA<30,000-gallonsAandAfarmAtanksA-AAnswerATrue
TheAfundAisAsupportedAbyAhow?A-
AAnswerA$0.0075AperAgallonAimportedAintoAtheAStateAandAannualA$100/tankAenrollmentAfee
,NTEPA-AAnswerANotAtoAexceedAcostAproposalsA(NTEPs)
TAorAF?ACEMAinAhouseAequipmentAcosts,AmileageAandAmarkupAonAvendors,Aper-
DiemAareANOTAincludedAinAtheACostAGuidelineAtablesA-AAnswerATrue
CEMsAmayArequestAupAtoAaA___%AmarkupAonAsubcontractorAcostsAtotalingALESSAthanA3k?A-
AAnswerA15
TAorAF?AThereAareANOAGuidelineATasksATablesAforAemergencyAIAMAactivitiesAsuchAasAremov
alAofAcontaminatedAsoilsAduringAUSTAexcavation,Aetc.A-AAnswerATrue
AreAheatingAoilAtanksAautomaticallyAenrolledAinAtheAFundAatAtheAtimeAofAdiscovery?A-
AAnswerAYes
CostsAforAregulatory-
requiredAactivitiesAmustAtotalAatAleastA$____AforAeachALUST,AorA$_____,AforAeachALUSTAles
sAthan_____Agallons.A-AAnswerA$5,000,A$250,A1,100-gallons
BidAexceptions.A____AcostsAareAexemptAfromAtheAbidArequirements.A-
AAnswerALaboratoryACosts
StaffAGeologistA-AAnswerAMinimumAofA2AyearsAexperienceAorA1AyearAwithAMS
SeniorAGeologistA-AAnswerA3AyearsAofAexpAorA2AyearsAwithAMS
ProjectAManagerA-AAnswerACEMAwithA5AyearsAexperience
PrincipalA-AAnswerACEM,APG/PEAorA10AyearsAofAexperience
LaboratoryAcostsAcanAbeAmarkedAupAbyA%__AonAtheAfirstA$3,000.00A-AAnswerA
TAorAF?APhaseAIAESAsAareAeligibleAforAreimbursement?A-AAnswerAFalse
, TAorAF?ARushALaboratoryAFeesAthatAareAnotAapprovedAareAeligibleAforAreimbursement?A-
AAnswerAFalse
NPDESA-AAnswerANationalAPollutantADischargeAEliminationASystem
WCHDA-AAnswerAWashoeACountyAHealthADistrict
WhatAisAtheAStatuteAAuthorityAforAtheAPetroleumAClaimsABranch?A-AAnswerANRSA590.700A-
A590.920
HowAoftenAmustAaArenewalAforAenrollmentAinAtheAFund?A-
AAnswerAEveryAyearAbeforeAOctoberA1stAatA$100.00
HowAmuchAcoverageAdoesAtheAFundAoffer?A-
AAnswerAUpAtoA$1AmillionAlessAaA10%AapplicableAcopayment
AreAreimbursementsAre-portableAtoAtheAIRS?A-AAnswerAYes,AupAtoA$600AwithA1099
CERCLAA-
AAnswerAComprehensiveAEnvironmentalAResponseACompensationAandALiabilityAActAofA1980Aa
sAamended
AnAownerAofAaAUSTAisAdefinedAas:A-
AAnswerAInAusedAonAorAafterANovemberA8,A1984AorAbroughtAintoAuseAafterAthatAdate,AorA
noAlongerAinAuseAonAthatAdate...
NevadaAdefinesAaAUSTAas:A-
AAnswerAanyAoneAorAaAcombinationAofAtanksAthatAisAusedAtoAcontainAanAaccumulationAofA
regulatedAsubstances,AandAtheAvolumeAofAwhichAisA10ApercentAorAmoreAbelowAtheAground
AsurfaceAandAdoesANOTAapplyAtoAaAFarmAorAResidentialAtankAofA1,100AgallonsAorAlessAcap
acityAusedAforAstoringAmotorAfuelAforAnon-
commercialApurposes,AtanksAusedAonAtheApremises,AsepticAtanks,Aetc.
NewAUSTAregulationsAregardingAperformanceAstandardsAwentAintoAeffectAon:A-
AAnswerADecemberA22,A1998
Updated 2026
PortableAStorageATankA-
AAnswerAStorageATankAwithAaAcapacityA>60AgallonsAaboveAgroundAandAmayAbeAmovedAwit
houtAdisassembleAforAtemporaryAstorageAofApetroleum
StorageATankA-AAnswerANACA590.710
UnregulatedAStorageATankA(UST)A-
AAnswerA<1,100AgallonsAorAlessAandAthatAisAusedAforAstoringAmotorAfuelAforAnoncommercia
lApurposes
SmallABusinessA-AAnswerANACA590.714A-
AifAtheAbusinessAhasAbeenAinAoperationAofA5AorAmoreAfiscalAyearsAonAtheAdateAonAwhichA
theAdischargeAisAdiscovered,AorAtheA5AfiscalAyearsAprecedingAtheAdateAonAwhichAtheAdischa
rgeAwasAdiscovered
NAC590.730A-
AAnswerAAnnualAFeeAandAapplicationAforAregistrationAofAUSTsAmustAbeApaidAonAandAorAbef
oreAOctoberA1stAofAeachAyearAinAtheAamountAofA$100AtoAbeAcoveredAbyAtheAUSTAreimbur
sementAfund
DivisionAFormA7530-1A-AAnswerANotificationAforAUSTsAAdoptedAbyAtheAEPA
JanuaryA1,A1992A-
AAnswerAAfterAthatAdate,AifAaAdischargeAfromAaApetroleumAfundAisAdiscoveredAduringAaApe
riodAinAwhichAtheAannualAregistrationAfeeAforAthatAstorageAtankAisAdelinquent,AtheAdivision
AwillANOTAuseAtheAmoneyAinAtheAfundAtoApayAtheAcostsAresultingAfromAaAdischarge.
OwnerAMustAMaintainAUSTAinspectionArecordsAforAhowAmanyAyears?A-AAnswerA3
NAC590.760A-AAnswerAUSTADischarges:DutiesAofAOperators
AsAsoonAasAaAdischargeAhasAbeenAreported,AtheAowner/operatorAmustAsubmitAwhatAtoAthe
ADivision?A-
,AAnswerATheAapplicationAforAconvergeAmustAbeAsubmittedAonAtheAformAprescribedAbyAtheA
Division
ApplicationAforAcoverageAformAforAsubmitalAofAcoverageAmustAincludeAtheAfollowing:A-
AAnswerA1)AWrittenAdescriptionAofAhowA2)AdescriptionAofAdamageA3)AtheAnameAofAtheACE
MApursuantAtoANACA459.972
40ACFRA280.61AandA280.62A-AAnswerAInitialAAbatementAresponseAactionsAprescribed
YouAmustAobtainAthreeAcompetitiveAbidsAforAUSTAcleanupAaboveAwhatAestimatedAcosts?A-
AAnswerA$3,000.00
590.710A-AAnswerACorrectiveAactionAthatAisANOTAanAemergency
UnregulatedAStorageATankA=A-
AAnswerA<1,100AgallonsAandAcontainsAcontentsAusedAtoAstoreAheatingAoilAforAconsumptionA
onAtheAsameApremises
NACA590.780A-AAnswerAReimbursementAClaimARegulations
InitialAReimbursementAclaimAmustAbeAsubmittedAwithin?A-AAnswerA12Amonths
YouAmustAreimburseAsubcontractorsAwithinAhowAmanyAdaysAorAreimburseAtheADivisionAofAc
ostsAincurred?A-AAnswerA30Adays
TheAfundAwasAimplementedAinAwhatAyearAbyAstateAlegislationAtoAassistAownersAandAoperat
orsAofAregulatedApetroleumAUSTAsystemsAtoAmeetA40ACFRA280.90A-A280.99A-AAnswerA1989
TrueAorAFalse?ATheAFundAallowsAforAVoluntaryAenrollmentAofAnon-
regulatedAUSTsAi.e.AASTsA<30,000-gallonsAandAfarmAtanksA-AAnswerATrue
TheAfundAisAsupportedAbyAhow?A-
AAnswerA$0.0075AperAgallonAimportedAintoAtheAStateAandAannualA$100/tankAenrollmentAfee
,NTEPA-AAnswerANotAtoAexceedAcostAproposalsA(NTEPs)
TAorAF?ACEMAinAhouseAequipmentAcosts,AmileageAandAmarkupAonAvendors,Aper-
DiemAareANOTAincludedAinAtheACostAGuidelineAtablesA-AAnswerATrue
CEMsAmayArequestAupAtoAaA___%AmarkupAonAsubcontractorAcostsAtotalingALESSAthanA3k?A-
AAnswerA15
TAorAF?AThereAareANOAGuidelineATasksATablesAforAemergencyAIAMAactivitiesAsuchAasAremov
alAofAcontaminatedAsoilsAduringAUSTAexcavation,Aetc.A-AAnswerATrue
AreAheatingAoilAtanksAautomaticallyAenrolledAinAtheAFundAatAtheAtimeAofAdiscovery?A-
AAnswerAYes
CostsAforAregulatory-
requiredAactivitiesAmustAtotalAatAleastA$____AforAeachALUST,AorA$_____,AforAeachALUSTAles
sAthan_____Agallons.A-AAnswerA$5,000,A$250,A1,100-gallons
BidAexceptions.A____AcostsAareAexemptAfromAtheAbidArequirements.A-
AAnswerALaboratoryACosts
StaffAGeologistA-AAnswerAMinimumAofA2AyearsAexperienceAorA1AyearAwithAMS
SeniorAGeologistA-AAnswerA3AyearsAofAexpAorA2AyearsAwithAMS
ProjectAManagerA-AAnswerACEMAwithA5AyearsAexperience
PrincipalA-AAnswerACEM,APG/PEAorA10AyearsAofAexperience
LaboratoryAcostsAcanAbeAmarkedAupAbyA%__AonAtheAfirstA$3,000.00A-AAnswerA
TAorAF?APhaseAIAESAsAareAeligibleAforAreimbursement?A-AAnswerAFalse
, TAorAF?ARushALaboratoryAFeesAthatAareAnotAapprovedAareAeligibleAforAreimbursement?A-
AAnswerAFalse
NPDESA-AAnswerANationalAPollutantADischargeAEliminationASystem
WCHDA-AAnswerAWashoeACountyAHealthADistrict
WhatAisAtheAStatuteAAuthorityAforAtheAPetroleumAClaimsABranch?A-AAnswerANRSA590.700A-
A590.920
HowAoftenAmustAaArenewalAforAenrollmentAinAtheAFund?A-
AAnswerAEveryAyearAbeforeAOctoberA1stAatA$100.00
HowAmuchAcoverageAdoesAtheAFundAoffer?A-
AAnswerAUpAtoA$1AmillionAlessAaA10%AapplicableAcopayment
AreAreimbursementsAre-portableAtoAtheAIRS?A-AAnswerAYes,AupAtoA$600AwithA1099
CERCLAA-
AAnswerAComprehensiveAEnvironmentalAResponseACompensationAandALiabilityAActAofA1980Aa
sAamended
AnAownerAofAaAUSTAisAdefinedAas:A-
AAnswerAInAusedAonAorAafterANovemberA8,A1984AorAbroughtAintoAuseAafterAthatAdate,AorA
noAlongerAinAuseAonAthatAdate...
NevadaAdefinesAaAUSTAas:A-
AAnswerAanyAoneAorAaAcombinationAofAtanksAthatAisAusedAtoAcontainAanAaccumulationAofA
regulatedAsubstances,AandAtheAvolumeAofAwhichAisA10ApercentAorAmoreAbelowAtheAground
AsurfaceAandAdoesANOTAapplyAtoAaAFarmAorAResidentialAtankAofA1,100AgallonsAorAlessAcap
acityAusedAforAstoringAmotorAfuelAforAnon-
commercialApurposes,AtanksAusedAonAtheApremises,AsepticAtanks,Aetc.
NewAUSTAregulationsAregardingAperformanceAstandardsAwentAintoAeffectAon:A-
AAnswerADecemberA22,A1998
