DEFINITIONS - UST EXAM

DEFINITIONS - UST EXAM



Which00agency00approves00a00site-
specific00variance00which00allows00for00an00alternative00method00of00construction00or00m
onitoring:
a.)00The00Regional00Water00Quality00Board
b.)00The00State00Water00Resources00Control00Board
c.)00The00Department00of00Toxic00Substance00Control
d.)00The00local00agency00-00ans--✔✔a.)00The00Regional00Water00Quality00Board
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002681(a)

The00regulations00to00enforce00compliance00of00underground00storage00tank00systems00i
n00the00state00are00found00in?
a.)00Code00of00Federal00Regulations,004000CFR00Part00281
b.)00California00Code00of00Regulations,00Title0023,00Chapter0016
c.)00Code00of00Federal00Regulations,004000CFR00Part00280
d.)00California00Code00of00Regulations,00Title0023,00Chapter001700-00ans--
✔✔b.)00California00Code00of00Regulations;00Title0023,00Chapter0016

By00definition00an00"underground00storage00tank00system"00includes
a.)00The00tank,00all00connected00piping00and00dispensers
b.)00The00tank,00all00connected00piping,00ancillary00equipment00and00containment00syste
m
c.)00Only00the00tank
d.)00Only00tanks00totally00beneath00the00surface00of00the00ground00-00ans--
✔✔b.)00The00tank,00all00connected00piping,00ancillary00equipment00and00containment00s
ystem

(H&SC,00Sec0025281(z))

The00written00report00submitted00to00the00local00agency00after00an00unauthorized00releas
e00is00required00to00include00the00following00except:
a.)00Description00of00actions00taken00to00stop00the00release
b.)00Cause00of00the00release
c.)00Method00of00disposal00of00released00product
d.)00Date00on00which00the00release00was00discovered00-00ans--
✔✔b.)00Cause00of00the00release
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002652(c)

,An00unauthorized00release00which00does00not00escape00from00secondary00containment0
0only00requires00a00record00on00the00operator's00monitoring00reports00provided:
A.00It00did00not00increase00the00hazard00of00fire
B.00It00did00not00cause00any00deterioration00of00the00secondary00containment
C.00It00was00cleaned00up00within00800hours00of00detection
D.00All00of00the00above00-00ans--✔✔D.00All00of00the00above
H&SC,00Sec0025294

The00annual00monitoring00certification00may00be00performed00by:
A.00A00person00possessing00the00appropriate00contractors00licenses
B.00An00individual00trained00and00certified00by00the00manufacturer00of00the00monitoring00
equipment
C.00A00designated00UST00operator
D.00A00person00who00meets00the00requirements00of00both00a00and00b00-00ans--
✔✔D.00A00person00who00meets00the00requirements00of00both00a00and00b
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002715(i)

When00an00automatic00tank00gauge00is00utilized00for00single-
walled00tank00leak00detection,00it00shall00generate00a00post-
test00hard00copy00data00report00of00the00following00information,00except:
a.)00Liquid00volume
b.)00Fuel00depth
c.)00Outside00air00temperature
d.)00Time00and00date00of00test00-00ans--✔✔c.)00Outside00air00temperature
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002643(b)(1)

If00a00UST00system00is00utilizing00an00overfill00alarm,00the00alarm00must00be00triggered00t
o00alert00the00transfer00operator00when00the00tank00is00no00more00than00___________00f
ull
a.)0085%
b.)0095%
c.)0090%
d.)0080%00-00ans--✔✔c.)0090%

An00automatic00tank00gauge00is00utilized00for00leak00detection00of00the00_____________
_.
a.)00Tank
b.)00Tank00and00Piping
c.)00Piping
d.)00Interstitial00space00-00ans--✔✔a.)00Tank
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002643(b)(1)

After00completion00of00enhanced00leak00detection00(ELD)00test,00the00ELD00test00results0
0must00be00submitted00to00the00_________________.
a.)00The00local00agency
b.)00The00SWRCB

, c.)00Owner00of00the00UST00system
d.)00To00both00the00SWRCB00and00the00local00agency00-00ans--
✔✔d.)00To00both00the00SWRCB00and00the00local00agency
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002644.1(a)(5)

A00permit00to00operate00a00UST00system00must00have00all00of00the00following00listed00on
00the00permit,00EXCEPT:
a.)00The00state00UST00identification00number(s)
b.)00Name00of00the00tank00manufacturer00and00tank00capacity
c.)00Permit00expiration00date
d.)00Monitoring00requirements00-00ans--
✔✔b.)00Name00of00the00tank00manufacturer00and00tank00capacity
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002712(c)

A00temporary00closure00is00appropriate00for00which00of00the00following:
a.)00The00UST00system00is00empty00and00will00be00removed00from00service00indefinitely
b.)00The00UST00system00has00ceased00to00store00hazardous00materials00but00will00be00u
sed00within00the00next001200consecutive00months
c.)00The00UST00system00is00unable00to00meet00compliance00requirements00and00will00be
00removed
d.)00The00UST00system00has00been00red-tagged00-00ans--
✔✔b.)00The00UST00system00has00ceased00to00store00hazardous00materials00but00will00b
e00used00within00the00next001200consecutive00months
CCR00Title0023,00Sec00267100&002670

A00local00agency00determines00that00a00UST00facility00within00the00last00year00had00com
pliance00issues.00Prior00to00issuing00a00new00permit00or00renewal00to00operate00an00UST
00the00local00agency00shall:
a.)00Ask00the00state00to00assist00in00a00joint00inspection
b.)00Request00the00owner/operator00to00submit00a00"Return00to00Compliance"00form.
c.)00Refer00to00a00District00Attorney00Investigator
d.)00Inspect00the00facility00and00determine00compliance00-00ans--
✔✔d.)00Inspect00the00facility00and00determine00compliance
CCR00Title0023,00Sec002712(c)

All00the00following00components00require00third00party00certification,00except:
a.)00Automatic00tank00gauging00systems
b.)00Statistical00inventory00reconciliation00methods
c.)00Spill00Containment00lids
d.)00Liquid00phase00out-of-tank00products00-00ans--✔✔c.)00Spill00Containment00lids

The00exterior00surface00of00an00underground00storage00tank00must00bear00a00marking00o
r00label00which00shows00the00following00information,00except:
a.)00Design00pressure00in00psig
b.)00Useable00capacity00in00gallons.
c.)00Width00of00the00interstitial00space