Download A-B Operator Petro Tech Questions & Answers… and more Exams Techniques and Instrumentation for Biochemistry in PDF only on Docsity! A-B Operator Petro Tech Questions & Answers… A spill or overfill of petroleum product in excess of ___ gallons must be reported to the DEQ within 24 hours of discovery. - CORRECT ANSWER--25 How should you dispose of used clean-up materials? - CORRECT ANSWER--Place them in a sealable bucket, then call your emergency response contractor to dispose of them. You should clean up all spills and overfills _____. - CORRECT ANSWER-- Immediately What are sensitive receptors? - CORRECT ANSWER--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. - CORRECT ANSWER--7 If you have 110 USTs, you are required to maintain annual aggregate financial responsibility in the amount of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--$2 million When is an owner/operator no longer required to maintain financial responsibility for a UST? - CORRECT ANSWER--When the UST has been properly closed. If your financial responsibility method is canceled, you must find replacement coverage within _____of receiving the notice of cancelation. - CORRECT ANSWER- -60 days An owner/operator must submit a completed Notification for Underground Storage Tanks form to the DEQ regional office within _____ days of bringing a UST into use. - CORRECT ANSWER--30 Why should you use tie-down straps or deadman anchors when installing a UST in an area with a high water table? - CORRECT ANSWER--Tanks full of product and completely buried can be buoyed up by the water table and float out of the ground unless properly secured. Prior to performing any repairs to a UST system, the owner/operator must ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER--Obtain the appropriate permit and arrange for inspections through the building official You must obtain the appropriate permit from ______ prior to beginning any UST installation. - CORRECT ANSWER--The local building official A red tag affixed to a USTs fill pipe means that ______. - CORRECT ANSWER--The UST or UST system is ineligible for delivery, deposit, or acceptance of product Cathodic testing by a trained cathodic specialist must be conducted every ____. - CORRECT ANSWER--Three years At least ______ prior to closing the UST, the owner/operator must notify the DEQ of the intent to close the UST. - CORRECT ANSWER--30 days Secondarily-contained tanks that use interstitial monitoring must be tested every _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--Three years ______ line leak detectors can detect leaks of 3.0 gph. - CORRECT ANSWER--not all or none of these wtf ______ sensors can distinguish between different types of liquid in the interstitial space. - CORRECT ANSWER--discriminating When a tank has been permanently closed and left in the ground, it must be _______. - CORRECT ANSWER--Filled with an inert solid material Fiberglass USTs do not have to have corrosion protection. - CORRECT ANSWER-- True Tank tightness testing may only be used as a sole method of release detection if it is used every ____. - CORRECT ANSWER--30 days Owners/operators must maintain accurate and current records for every UST ______. - CORRECT ANSWER--not at the ust, not at alt site Interstitial sensors must be tested _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--Annually There are three main types of overfill protection devices. Which one of the following is not an overfill protection device? - CORRECT ANSWER--Spill bucket If your SIR system is capable of detecting a 0.2 gph leak, it meets the federal monthly monitoring requirements for the life of the tank and piping. - CORRECT ANSWER--True In a European-style suction system, the check valve is located _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--Where the top of the piping meets the bottom of the dispenser Groundwater must not be more than ____ below the surface if groundwater monitoring is used as the only method of release detection. - CORRECT ANSWER-- 20 feet What is the function of a spill bucket? - CORRECT ANSWER--To contain spills that occur during fuel delivery Since the 1990s, the EPA has been requiring vehicle manufacturers to install onboard re-fueling vapor recovery systems in hopes of phasing out ____ equipment at UST facilities - CORRECT ANSWER--one of the stages Which of the following is a Stage I vapor recovery requirement for a facility with a monthly throughput of less than 10,000 gallons? - CORRECT ANSWER--All of these examples Which of these release detection methods uses sensors that detect petroleum product in the soil? - CORRECT ANSWER--Vapor monitoring Which of the following is not considered a sensitive receptor? - CORRECT ANSWER--An electrical outlet at the facility Class C operator training must include information on ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER--All of these examples How does a pressurized pump system move fuel from the tank to the dispenser? - CORRECT ANSWER--The pump pushes the fuel in the line up to the dispenser. Once you have confirmed a release at your facility, you must _______. - CORRECT ANSWER--deq 24 What does vapor recovery equipment do? - CORRECT ANSWER--It prevents gasoline vapors from entering and polluting the atmosphere. Stage I vapor recovery is a method of preventing vapors from escaping into the environment by doing what? - CORRECT ANSWER--not trucks, or all not redeposit In a pressurized pump system, where is the pump located? - CORRECT ANSWER-- In the tank PEI and the U.S. EPA recommend that spill buckets be inspected: - CORRECT ANSWER--Monthly What is a change in service? - CORRECT ANSWER--Placing a UST out-of-service by using it to store a non-regulated substance instead of a regulated substance The space between the two tanks of secondary containment is called the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--Interstice Which of the following is not a form of release detection for tanks? - CORRECT ANSWER--Daily visual inspection of the spill bucket An owner/operator must submit financial responsibility documentation to the state UST program within ___ days of discovering a reportable release. - CORRECT ANSWER--30 Manual tank gauging may not be used on tanks more than ____ years old with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or more. - CORRECT ANSWER--10 Class C operators must be trained before assuming responsibility for responding to emergencies at the UST facility. - CORRECT ANSWER--true As of 1998, ______ USTs were required to have some form of corrosion protection. - CORRECT ANSWER--steel Which of the following is not a method of release prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER--stp When using inventory control, you should use a gauge stick or tank monitor to determine the amount of product in the tank ______. - CORRECT ANSWER--Every day your facility dispenses and/or receives fuel Continuous ATG tests gather data _________. - CORRECT ANSWER-- Automatically during the quiet intervals between dispensing/delivery events All performance claims pertaining to any release detection system and the manner in which these claims have been justified or tested by the equipment manufacturer or installer must be maintained for_______. - CORRECT ANSWER--Five years Which of the following requires line tightness testing every three years? - CORRECT ANSWER--American-style suction ATG equipment that tests for loss of product and conducts inventory control must be able to detect a leak rate of ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER--0.2 Regulations require that you report any conditions indicating a suspected release to the DEQ within _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--24hrs Periodic ATG tests gather data ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER--When the facility is closed Piping tightness tests for American-style suction piping must be conducted every _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--three years How often should UST tank lining be inspected? - CORRECT ANSWER--Within 10 years of application and every 5 years thereafter An owner/operator must leave vent lines open and functioning if a UST remains in temporary closure for ___ months or more. - CORRECT ANSWER--3 If you use a gauge stick to collect tank data, your gauge stick must be able to measure product to the nearest _______ across the full range of the tank's height. - CORRECT ANSWER--One-eighth of an inch You can use groundwater monitoring only if the product stored in the tank __________. - CORRECT ANSWER--Does not mix easily with water and instead floats on the water's surface An owner/operator may use which of the following mechanisms to meet financial responsibility requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER--Any of the above Prior to installing any UST system, the owner/operator must obtain the required permit from the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER--Local building official Within _____ days of bringing a UST into use, the owner/operator must register the UST with the DEQ. - CORRECT ANSWER--60 Ball float valves should be able to restrict vapor flow when the tank reaches ___ of its capacity. - CORRECT ANSWER--90% What does spill protection equipment do? - CORRECT ANSWER--not none of these How often should owners/operators provide their SIR vendor with inventory, delivery, and dispensing data? - CORRECT ANSWER--Every 30 days Which operator class has primary responsibility for operating and maintaining the UST system? - CORRECT ANSWER--A ____ occur when some portion of a UST system fails and allows fuel to escape into the surrounding soil or groundwater or the pavement surrounding the fuel islands. - CORRECT ANSWER--Releases An owner/operator is not required to maintain financial responsibility after selling a UST facility. - CORRECT ANSWER--false Release detection methods must detect a leak rate between 0.1 and 0.2 gph with a probability of detection of at least _____. - CORRECT ANSWER--95% Class C operators should be trained to activate the E-Stop instead of the All Stop in case of an emergency. - CORRECT ANSWER--true If using an impressed current cathodic protection system, the rectifier _______. - CORRECT ANSWER--Must remain on at all times What is Secondary Containment? - CORRECT ANSWER--A method of containing a spill or leak if a leak should accrue from the primary tank or line. Pressurized pump systems must have how many forms of release detection? - CORRECT ANSWER--2 Prior to installing any UST system, the owner/operator must obtain the required permit from the _________. - CORRECT ANSWER--Local building official At least ___ prior to permanently closing a UST, the owner/operator must submit written notification of the intent to close the UST to the DEQ. - CORRECT ANSWER- -not 90 Owners/operators should maintain which of the following documents at the facility? - CORRECT ANSWER--