Designated Representative OSSF
Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
30 TAC Chapter 285 - CORRECT ANSWER:-This chapter establishes minimum
standards for planning materials, construction, installation, alteration, repair,
extension, operation, maintenance, permitting, and inspection of OSSFs. This
chapter also provides the procedures for the designation of local governmental
entities as authorized agents.
30 TAC Chapter 30 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The licensing of installers,
designated representatives, and site evaluators and the registration of apprentices is
included in this chapter.
Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code - CORRECT ANSWER:-The
Texas statute establishing OSSF regulations and regulators.
September 1989 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The year in which statewide regulation
of OSSFs began
,OSSF minimum requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-1) produce no more than
5,000 g of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
1990 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for installers to be licensed went
into effect
1998 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for Installer II and DR to be
licensed went into effect
2002 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for SE to be licensed went into
effect
2009 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for MP to be licensed went into
effect
Installer II extra requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-- one year as Installer I
and 3 installations w/notarized statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
SE extra requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-must have previous license of one:
Installer II
DR
PE
, RS
Professional Geoscientist
MP extra requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-Installer II, Class C Wastewater
License, or documented experience of 3 years as maintenance technician
Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note - CORRECT ANSWER:-Only
license that doesn't require exam, Apprentice does not require class either
3 years, 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER:-OSSF licenses are issued for a term of
____ years and require ____ hours for renewal
Daily - CORRECT ANSWER:-How often must an installer check an apprentice's
work?
Ten Acre Rule - CORRECT ANSWER:-An OSSF for a single-family residence on
a 10 acre lot or more with disposal lines at least 100ft from property line are not
required to apply for a permit for a new construction.
Permit Processing Steps - CORRECT ANSWER:-1) Site Evaluation w/ written
report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
30 TAC Chapter 285 - CORRECT ANSWER:-This chapter establishes minimum
standards for planning materials, construction, installation, alteration, repair,
extension, operation, maintenance, permitting, and inspection of OSSFs. This
chapter also provides the procedures for the designation of local governmental
entities as authorized agents.
30 TAC Chapter 30 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The licensing of installers,
designated representatives, and site evaluators and the registration of apprentices is
included in this chapter.
Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code - CORRECT ANSWER:-The
Texas statute establishing OSSF regulations and regulators.
September 1989 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The year in which statewide regulation
of OSSFs began
,OSSF minimum requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-1) produce no more than
5,000 g of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
1990 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for installers to be licensed went
into effect
1998 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for Installer II and DR to be
licensed went into effect
2002 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for SE to be licensed went into
effect
2009 - CORRECT ANSWER:-The requirement for MP to be licensed went into
effect
Installer II extra requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-- one year as Installer I
and 3 installations w/notarized statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
SE extra requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-must have previous license of one:
Installer II
DR
PE
, RS
Professional Geoscientist
MP extra requirements - CORRECT ANSWER:-Installer II, Class C Wastewater
License, or documented experience of 3 years as maintenance technician
Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note - CORRECT ANSWER:-Only
license that doesn't require exam, Apprentice does not require class either
3 years, 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER:-OSSF licenses are issued for a term of
____ years and require ____ hours for renewal
Daily - CORRECT ANSWER:-How often must an installer check an apprentice's
work?
Ten Acre Rule - CORRECT ANSWER:-An OSSF for a single-family residence on
a 10 acre lot or more with disposal lines at least 100ft from property line are not
required to apply for a permit for a new construction.
Permit Processing Steps - CORRECT ANSWER:-1) Site Evaluation w/ written
report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
