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Class A/B Operator for Underground
Storage Tank
How should you dispose of used clean up materias? - โ โ Place them in a sealable bucket, then call your emergency response contractor to dispose of them
If an owner/operator identifies a reportable release from a storage tank, he or she must do what? - โ โ Submit proof of financial responsibility to t he state UST program office within 30 days
If you have 110 USTs you are required to maintain annual aggregate financial responsibiity in the amount of ___________. - โ โ $ Million
What is not an acceptable financial responsibility mechanism? - โ โ Report on anticipated sales
When is an owner/operator no longer required to maintain financial responsibility for a UST? - โ โ When the UST has been properly closed
Federal regulations require owners of all USTs to notify the state UST program office within ________- days if bringing that UST into use. - โ โ 30 days
What is the registration fee per UST? - โ โ The registration fee varies by state ($100 a tank every year)
Why should you use tie-down straps or Deadman anchors when installing a UST in an area with a high water table? - โ โ Tanks full
of product and completely buried can be buoyed up by the water table and float out of the ground unless properly secured
UST systems must be installed by ________. - โ โ A certified or licensed installer
An owner/operator must leave vent lines open and functioning if a UST remains in temporary clsure for _______ months or more. - โ โ 3
Piping tightness tests for American-style suction piping must be conducted every ______________. - โ โ 3 years
What is not a required monthly activity at a UST facility? - โ โ Reviewing the fuel delivery records
How often must tank linings be inspected? - โ โ Every 5 years
Owners/operators must maintain site closure assesment records for ____________. - โ โ Three years after completion of permanent closure or change-in-services.
Check if the following statement is true or false: "A third party evaluation of a statistical inventory reconciliation is good for any type of tank and product." - โ โ False
Automatic line leak detectors must be able to detect a leak of at least X gallons per hour at a line pressure of 10 psi witin one hour. X is: - โ โ 3 gallons per hour
Line testing of piping shall be capable of detecting X gallons per hour leak rate at 1 and a half times the operating pressure. X is: - โ โ 0. gallons per hour
them, and then send the site assessment results to the DEQ for a determination
A leak should be suspected in 1,560 gallon tank if the variation between the beginning and ending manual tank gauging liquid level measurements exceeds the weekly standard of X gallons. X is: - โ โ 26 gallons
The class B operator should inspect the UST system for operational compliance status at a minimum: - โ โ Every quarter
Release detection records of sampling, testing, or monitoring shall be maintained for: - โ โ 2 years
When a tank that has been installed for less than 10 years is upgraded with the cathodic protection, tightness test(s) are required as follows: - โ โ Tightness tests should be conducted before the installation of cathodic protection and 3-6 months after the installation of the cathodic protection
UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems must also be inspected at a minimum of: - โ โ Every 60 days
Product inventory control shall be conducted monthly to detect a release of not less than X% of flow through plus 130 gallons a monthly basis. X% is: - โ โ 1%
Automatic line leak detector may be used only if the method detects X gallons per hour at 10 pounds per square inch line pressure within one hour. X is: - โ โ 3 gallons per hour
Tank tightness testing, or another test of equivalent performance, shall be capable of detecting X gallon per hour leak rate from any portion of the tank while accounting for the effects of thermal expansion or the contraction of the product, vapor pockets, tank deformation, evaporation or condensation, and the location of the water table. X is: - โ โ 0.1 gallons per hour
MUSTR requires that X soil borings to be taken as close as practical to the bottom of the UST, but no more than 5 feet away from the tank, nor more than 2 feet below the tank. X is: - โ โ 2 soil borings
The results of site assessments conductedper MUSTR R 29.2155 are required to be kept by the owner for not less than X years. X is: - โ โ 3 years
Which National Leak Prevention Association Standard on lining of USTs is adopted by reference in the MUSTR? - โ โ 631
MUSTR requires what to happen with a UST before it is removed from the ground or closed in place? - โ โ Is registered and all fees are paid
When using secondary containment with interstitial monitor must be checked at least once every... - โ โ 30 days
A manual tank gauge stick must be marked to the nearest: - โ โ 1/8 inch
Records of tank and piping tightness testing should be maintained for: - โ โ 5 years
UST systems with cathodic protection should be inspected for proper operation by a qualified cathodic protection tester on the following schedule: - โ โ Every three years
UST systems with impressed current cathodic protection systems must be inspected at a minimum: - โ โ Every 60 days
Within what period after a repair should a cathodically protected UST system be tested to ensure it is working properly? - โ โ 6 months
Pressurized underground piping that routinely contains regulated substances shall be monitored for releases in a manner that meets what requirements? - โ โ Be equipped with a line leak detector, and have an annual line tightness test
A suspected release must be confirmed to the DEQ/LARA within: - โ โ 7 days
What actions are required in MUSTR when there is a spill or overfil of petroleum or hazardouz substances that result in a release into groundwater, surface water, or substance soils? - โ โ Notify DEQ/LARA of a confirmed release, Immediately clean up the spill or overfill, and Contain the spill
To permanently close a tank, an owner and operator shall: - โ โ Remove the tank from the ground, Fill with an inert solid if removal jeopardizes the building structure integrity, and Empty and clean the tank by removing all liquids and accumulated sludge and purge it of all vapors
If you have 100 or fewer tanks, financial responsibility is required in the aggregate the amount of: - โ โ $1 Million
Petroleum marketers are required to have finanical responsibility to cover X dollars per occurence. X is.... - โ โ $1 Million
Can an owner use pollution liability insurance as a means of financial responsibility? - โ โ Yes
An automatic tank gauge must be able to detect a leak of X gallons per hour. X is: - โ โ 0.2 gallons per hour
Statistical Inventory reconciliation (SIR) analyzes the following as a means of leak detection: - โ โ Inventory, Delivery and Dispensing
Manual tank gauging can be used as the 'sole' means of a leak detection for tanks that are X gallons or less in capacity. X is: - โ โ 550 gallons
How often must Class B Operators conduct a site inspection of the facility to determine compliance? - โ โ Quarterly
In a pressurized pump system, where is the pump located? - โ โ In the tank
Stage I vapor recovery is a method of preventing vapors from escaping into the enviornment by doing what? - โ โ During the fuel delivery process the fuel tanker returns vapors back into the delivery truck
What does product compatibility meann? - โ โ The regulated substance stored will not react negatively with the tank material
What is secondary containment? - โ โ A method of containing a spill or leak if a leak should accrue from the primary tank or line
What is cathodic protection? - โ โ A system that is installed to prevent corrosion of steel tanks and piping
An overfill alarm will alert operators and delivery personnel when a UST is _______ full or within one minuts of being overfilled. - โ โ 90%
As of 1998, spill buckets have been required for all UST/AST systems that recieve deliveries of more than _________ gallons at a time. - โ โ 25
What are sensitive receptors? - โ โ Storm drains, nearby bodies of water, drinking water wells, or curb breaks where regulated substances could enter the environment.
You must investigate and confirm all suspected releases within ________ days of discovery. - โ โ 7
All spills and overfills must be cleaned up.... - โ โ Immediately
Confirmed releases must be reported to LARA...... - โ โ Within 24 hours of discovery
