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ICC CALIFORNIA UST SERVICE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION/ ICC
CALIFORNIA UST SERVICE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION 2025/2026
EXAM PREPARATION ACTUAL EXAM 280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A+GRADE
Which statement concerning the annual monitor certification is most correct?
- ......ANSWER........Local agencies must be notified 48 hours prior to certification in results
must be submitted within 30 days of certification.
The annual monitor certification may be performed by? - ......ANSWER........A person
possessing the appropriate contractor's license. An individual trained and certified by the
manufacture of the monitoring equipment.
The following is true of secondary containment EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Must be
tested every 24 months.
Enhanced the detections results must be submitted to ___ within ___days
- ......ANSWER........the local agency and state water resources control board within 60
days.
The EPA recommends that monthly the operator should conduct a walk-through
inspection of the following EXCEPT: the operator should conduct a monthly walk-through
inspection... or is this a DO walk thorough? - the monthly DO should conduct a walk-
through inspection... - ......ANSWER........Facility lighting
Cathodic protection systems must be tested within ____months of installation and every
____months thereafter. - ......ANSWER........tested within 6 months of installation and every
36 months thereafter.
Impressed current catholic protection systems shall be inspected no less then every___?
- ......ANSWER........30 days
The EPA suggested list of supplies for spill containment and clean up include all the
following EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Wet dry shop vacuum
According to the Health and Safety Code, the owner of a new tank must conduct a one-
time ELD test if the tank is located within 1000 ft. of a public drinking water well. This test
must accomplish by? When was did this become required? - ......ANSWER........January 1,
2005
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Records of protection systems maintenance must be kept on file for?
- ......ANSWER........6.5 years
Tank repair and upgrade records that demonstrate compliance with Title 23 regulations
must be maintained for how long? - ......ANSWER........For the life of a tank
Records for performance on release detection systems must be kept on file for?
- ......ANSWER........5 years
Monthly monitoring data must be kept on file for? - ......ANSWER........3 years
UST systems records must be maintained on site or? - ......ANSWER........At a location
approved with the local agency
A written statement indicating SIR results must be submitted to the every
- ......ANSWER........SIR results must be submitted to the local agency every 12 months.
The following are overfilled protection systems EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Spill buckets
When an automatic tank gauge is utilized for single wall tank leak detection, it will generate
a post-test, hard copy data report of the following information EXCEPT:
- ......ANSWER........Outside air temperature.
The approved cathodic protection methods include what? - ......ANSWER........Sacrificial
anodes, Impressed current systems
Cathodic protection systems must be inspected by a certified cathodic protection tester
within ___ months of installation - ......ANSWER........6
UST include the following? - ......ANSWER........500-gallon waste oil
Motor vehicle fuel tanks include the following EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Waste oil tanks
Enhanced line leak detection test methods must be capable of detecting a leak rate of at
least? - ......ANSWER.........005 gph
The following are approved method of release detection for single wall tanks EXCEPT:
- ......ANSWER........Interstitial monitoring
Single walled suction piping shall be tested at least every___ years. - ......ANSWER........3
years
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Pressured product piping with secondary containment must be subject to an annual
pressure test must be tested with the method capable of detecting a?
- ......ANSWER.........1 gph release
Persons performing the annual monitoring certification must possess the following
- ......ANSWER........Monitoring equipment manufacturer certification.
Overfill protection is designed to prevent the tank from being over filled during product
delivery by? - ......ANSWER........Restricting product flow. Triggering and audible and visual
alarm. Stopping product flow.
If equipped with overfill alarm the alarm must be triggered to alert the delivery operator
when the tank is no more than____full? - ......ANSWER........90%
Overfill protection was required on all underground storage tanks by?
- ......ANSWER........December 22, 1998
Suction piping attached to tanks installed after July 1, 1987, is exempt from requirement
for secondary containment provided - ......ANSWER........Piping operates at Less than
atmospheric pressure Piping is sloped such that product will drain back into storage tank.
No valves are installed below ground.
As of December 22, 1998, single wall pressured product piping must be constructed of the
following or must be upgraded with secondary containment - ......ANSWER........Fiberglass
reinforced plastic. Material compatible with stored product and resistant to corrosion.
Cathodically protected steel.
Results of enhanced Leak Detection testing must be submitted to the local agency and the
State water resources control Board within? - ......ANSWER........60 days
Secondary containment test results must be submitted to the local agency within?
- ......ANSWER........30 Days
The following secondary containment systems are tested every 36 months EXCEPT:
- ......ANSWER........Dispenser hose and nozzle assembly
(T/F) Gasoline vapors are lighter than air - ......ANSWER........False: Gas vapors are 3-4
times HEAVIER than air
ICC CALIFORNIA UST SERVICE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION/ ICC
CALIFORNIA UST SERVICE TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION 2025/2026
EXAM PREPARATION ACTUAL EXAM 280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A+GRADE
Which statement concerning the annual monitor certification is most correct?
- ......ANSWER........Local agencies must be notified 48 hours prior to certification in results
must be submitted within 30 days of certification.
The annual monitor certification may be performed by? - ......ANSWER........A person
possessing the appropriate contractor's license. An individual trained and certified by the
manufacture of the monitoring equipment.
The following is true of secondary containment EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Must be
tested every 24 months.
Enhanced the detections results must be submitted to ___ within ___days
- ......ANSWER........the local agency and state water resources control board within 60
days.
The EPA recommends that monthly the operator should conduct a walk-through
inspection of the following EXCEPT: the operator should conduct a monthly walk-through
inspection... or is this a DO walk thorough? - the monthly DO should conduct a walk-
through inspection... - ......ANSWER........Facility lighting
Cathodic protection systems must be tested within ____months of installation and every
____months thereafter. - ......ANSWER........tested within 6 months of installation and every
36 months thereafter.
Impressed current catholic protection systems shall be inspected no less then every___?
- ......ANSWER........30 days
The EPA suggested list of supplies for spill containment and clean up include all the
following EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Wet dry shop vacuum
According to the Health and Safety Code, the owner of a new tank must conduct a one-
time ELD test if the tank is located within 1000 ft. of a public drinking water well. This test
must accomplish by? When was did this become required? - ......ANSWER........January 1,
2005
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Records of protection systems maintenance must be kept on file for?
- ......ANSWER........6.5 years
Tank repair and upgrade records that demonstrate compliance with Title 23 regulations
must be maintained for how long? - ......ANSWER........For the life of a tank
Records for performance on release detection systems must be kept on file for?
- ......ANSWER........5 years
Monthly monitoring data must be kept on file for? - ......ANSWER........3 years
UST systems records must be maintained on site or? - ......ANSWER........At a location
approved with the local agency
A written statement indicating SIR results must be submitted to the every
- ......ANSWER........SIR results must be submitted to the local agency every 12 months.
The following are overfilled protection systems EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Spill buckets
When an automatic tank gauge is utilized for single wall tank leak detection, it will generate
a post-test, hard copy data report of the following information EXCEPT:
- ......ANSWER........Outside air temperature.
The approved cathodic protection methods include what? - ......ANSWER........Sacrificial
anodes, Impressed current systems
Cathodic protection systems must be inspected by a certified cathodic protection tester
within ___ months of installation - ......ANSWER........6
UST include the following? - ......ANSWER........500-gallon waste oil
Motor vehicle fuel tanks include the following EXCEPT: - ......ANSWER........Waste oil tanks
Enhanced line leak detection test methods must be capable of detecting a leak rate of at
least? - ......ANSWER.........005 gph
The following are approved method of release detection for single wall tanks EXCEPT:
- ......ANSWER........Interstitial monitoring
Single walled suction piping shall be tested at least every___ years. - ......ANSWER........3
years
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Pressured product piping with secondary containment must be subject to an annual
pressure test must be tested with the method capable of detecting a?
- ......ANSWER.........1 gph release
Persons performing the annual monitoring certification must possess the following
- ......ANSWER........Monitoring equipment manufacturer certification.
Overfill protection is designed to prevent the tank from being over filled during product
delivery by? - ......ANSWER........Restricting product flow. Triggering and audible and visual
alarm. Stopping product flow.
If equipped with overfill alarm the alarm must be triggered to alert the delivery operator
when the tank is no more than____full? - ......ANSWER........90%
Overfill protection was required on all underground storage tanks by?
- ......ANSWER........December 22, 1998
Suction piping attached to tanks installed after July 1, 1987, is exempt from requirement
for secondary containment provided - ......ANSWER........Piping operates at Less than
atmospheric pressure Piping is sloped such that product will drain back into storage tank.
No valves are installed below ground.
As of December 22, 1998, single wall pressured product piping must be constructed of the
following or must be upgraded with secondary containment - ......ANSWER........Fiberglass
reinforced plastic. Material compatible with stored product and resistant to corrosion.
Cathodically protected steel.
Results of enhanced Leak Detection testing must be submitted to the local agency and the
State water resources control Board within? - ......ANSWER........60 days
Secondary containment test results must be submitted to the local agency within?
- ......ANSWER........30 Days
The following secondary containment systems are tested every 36 months EXCEPT:
- ......ANSWER........Dispenser hose and nozzle assembly
(T/F) Gasoline vapors are lighter than air - ......ANSWER........False: Gas vapors are 3-4
times HEAVIER than air
