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Conventional |\septic |\system |\installer |\exam |\
questions |\with |\answers
Accessible |\community |\sewer |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |
public |\sewerage |\system |\where |\it's |\utilization |\by |\a |\given |\piece |\of |
property |\is |\not |\limited |\because |\of |\physical |\or |\other |\features |\as |
determined |\by |\the |\commissioner Advanced |\treatment |\system |(ATS) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |
an |\approved |\treatment |\device |\in |\compliance |\with |\rule |\0400-48-01- 10 |\that |\is |\separate |\and |\distinct |\from |\the |\disposal |\field |\and |\is |\used |
to |\improve |\the |\quality |\of |\septic |\thank |\effluent |\to |\secondary |\levels Agency |\of |\government |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔In |\the |\context |\of |
public |\sewerage |\systems, |\means |\state, |\county, |\and |\municipal |
government |\agencies |\including |\their |\subdivisions |\and |\utility |
districts, |\but |\does |\not |\include |\entities |\regulated |\by |\the |\Tennessee |
regulatory |\authority. Air/Vacuum |\Relief |\Valves |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\device |
that |\allows |\the |\air |\in |\a |\distribution |\system |\to |\escape |\during |
pressurized |\flow, |\and |\allows |\air |\to |\enter |\the |\system |\durning |
depressurized |\flow
Alternate |\methods |\of |\disposal |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |
subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\system, |\the |\construction, |\installation, |
and |\operation |\of |\which |\varies |\from |\that |\of |\a |\conventional |
subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\system. Blockout |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\potential |\access |\hole |
which |\is |\a |\think |\section |\of |\concrete |\preformed |\in |\a |\septic |\tank |
which |\can |\be |\removed |\to |\allow |\insertion |\of |\a |\four |\to |\six |\inch |\pipe Boundary |\outline |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\map |\or |\chart |
with |\lines |\delineating |\the |\boundaries |\of |\the |\proposed |\area |\or |
parcel |\of |\land Buffer |\zone |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |\distance |\between |
subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\systems |\or |\subsystems |\required |\to |
alleviate |\the |\impact |\of |\hydraulic |\overloading |\from |\the |\adjacent |
system Commissioner |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |\commissioner |\of |
environment |\and |\conservation, |\the |\commissioners |\duly |\authorized |
representative, |\and |\in |\the |\event |\of |\commissioners |\absence |\or |\a |
vacancy |\in |\the |\office |\of |\commissioner, |\the |\deputy |\commissioner Comventional |\sand |\filter |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\filter |
with |\two(2) |\feet |\or |\more |\of |\medium |\sand |\designed |\to |\chemically |
and |\biologically |\process |\septic |\tank |\or |\other |\treatment |\unit |\effluent
stores |\sewage |\effluent |\from |\a |\septic |\tank |\until |\it |\is |\pumped, |\or |
dosed |\to |\a |\disposal |\field. Drip |\emitters |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\flow |\control |\device |
that |\is |\typically |\attached |\to |\the |\inside |\wall |\of |\drip |\line, |\which |\allows |\the |\discharge |\of |\water |\at |\a |\predictable |\rate |\for |\a |\given |\pressure Drip |\line |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\polyethylene |\tubing |\that |
has |\been |\certified |\for |\wastewater. |\Use |\that |\incorporates |\uniformly |
spaced |\drip |\emitters |\along |\it's |\Length Effluent |\filter |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\an |\effluent |\treatment |
Device |\installed |\on |\the |\outlet |\of |\a |\septic |\tank |\or |\dosing |\tank, |\which |\is |\designed |\to |\prevent |\the |\passage |\of |\large |\suspended |\matter. Filled |\land |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\areas |\to |\which, |\more |
than |\ 2 |\feet |\of |\Soil, |\and |\or |\debris |\has |\been |\added Fragipan |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\natural |\subsurface |\horizon |\with |\high |\bulk |\density, |\and |\or |\high |\mechanical |\Strength |\relative |\to |\the |\Solum |\above, |\seemingly |\cemented |\when |\dry, |\but |\when |\moist |
showing |\a |\moderate |\to |\weak |\brittleness
Graded |\land |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\areas |\from |\which |\soil |
has |\been |\removed |\and |\the |\remaining |\soil |\cannot |\be |\classified |\in |
any |\soil |\series Grease |\trap |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\device |\designed |\to |
intercept |\and |\retain |\grease |\present |\in |\sewage |\or |\other |\waste |\water Gullied |\land |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\areas |\where |\Gullies |
occupy |\nearly |\all |\of |\this |\surface |\area. |\Areas |\in |\which |\gullies |\occur |
within |\spatial |\intervals |\of |\less |\than |\ 100 |\feet |\shall |\be |\classified |\as |\a |
soil |\gullied |\land |\complex.gullies |\of |\more |\than |\ 100 |\feet |\spatial |
intervals |\Shelbi |\located |\on |\the |\soil |\maps |\with |\the |\designated |
symbols Gully |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\miniature |\valley |\more |\than |
1 |\foot |\in |\depth |\cut |\by |\running |\water |\and |\through |\which |\water |
generally |\runs |\during |\and |\shortly |\after |\rainfall Installer |\of |\subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\systems |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\person |\who |\contracts |\or |\otherwise |\installs |
constructs |\alters, |\or |\extends |\a |\subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\system Lot |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\part |\of |\a |\subdivision |\or |\a |
parcel |\of |\land |\intended |\for |\the |\building |\of |\a |\single |\house,building |
or |\other |\development |\wear |\a |\subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\system |\is |\to |\be |\used
series |\of |\test |\holes |\of |\standard |\size |\will |\absorb |\water |\per |\unit |\of |
surface |\area permit |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\written |\authorization |
issued |\by |\the |\commissioner |\licensing, |\one |\of |\the |\following: |\the |
construction |\alteration, |\extension, |\or |\repair |\of |\a |\subsurface |\sewage, |\disposal |\system, |\or |\the |\removal |\and |\disposal |\of |\accumulated |
wastes |\from |\subsurface |\sewage, |\disposal |\systems, |\including |\those |
engaged |\in |\such |\businesses Plat |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\map |\or |\other |\graphic |
representation, |\drawn |\to |\scale |\of |\a |\piece |\of |\land |\subdivided |\into |
lots |\showing |\streets, |\waterlines, |\lot |\lines, |\etc. Positive |\drainage |\plan |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\plan |\by |
which |\all |\free |\water, |\both |\surface |\and |\subsurface |\is |\removed |\from |
an |\area |\by |\gravity Pressure |\compensating, |\drip |\emitters |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔Means |\drip |\emitters |\that |\discharge |\water |\out |\of |\an |\orifice |\at |\a |
constant |\rate |\over |\a |\range |\of |\operating |\pressures Privy |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\structure |\and |\or |\excavation |
for |\the |\disposal |\of |\human |\excreta |\by |\non-water |\carriage |\methods
Public |\sewerage |\system |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |
conduits, |\sewers |\and |\all |\devices |\and |\appurtenances |\by |\means |\of |
which |\sewage |\is |\collected,pumped,treated |, |\and |\ultimately |\disposed |\of |\at |\a |\wastewater |\treatment |\plant |\all |\of |\which |\are |\owned |\and |
operated |\by |\a |\municipality, |\utility |\District, |\or |\other |\legally |
constituted |\agency |\of |\government. |\systems |\permitted |\through |\TCA |
title68 |\chapter |\ 221 |\part |\ 4 |\are |\not |\public |\sewerage |\systems recirculating |\gravel |\filter |(RGF) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |
type |\of |\gravel |\filter |\waste |\water |\treatment |\system |\that |\utilizes |\and |
effluent |\recycled |\system, |\where |\a |\portion |\of |\the |\filtered |\effluent |\is |
mixed |\with |\septic |\tank |\effluent |\in |\a |\recirculation/dilution |\tank, |\and |
re-distributed |\to |\the |\filter Relief |\line |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\closed |\pipe, |\laid |\on |\an |\undisturbed |\section |\of |\ground |\that |\conveys |\septic |\tank |\effluent |
from |\one |\trench |\to |\the |\subsequent |\trench |\on |\a |\lower |\elevation Restriction |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\limitation |\on |\the |\use |
of |\properties |\where |\subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\systems |\are |
proposed Restrictive |\covenant |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\that |\document |
which |\restricts |\the |\use |\of |\property |\by |\its |\owner |\and |\specifies |\the |
obligations |\and |\responsibilities |\of |\the |\owner |\regarding |\the |\property
Sewage |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\human |\excreta |\all |\water |
carried |\wastes, |\and |\household |\waste |\from |\residences, |\buildings, |\or |
commercial |\and |\industrial |\establishments Sink |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\closed |\depression |\in |\an |\area |\of |\karst |\topography, |\that |\is |\formed |\either |\by |\the |\solution |\of |\the |
surficial |\limestone |\whole |\body |\collapse |\of |\underlying |\caves. |\Its |
form |\varies |\from |\basin-like |\to |\funnel |\shaped |\and |\its |\size |\varies |
from |\only |\a |\few |\feet |\across |\to |\several |\hundred |\feet |\across. |\The |
bottom |\of |\a |\sink |\most |\commonly |\consist |\of |\soil |\formed |\of |
materials |\that |\rolled |\or |\washed |\from |\the |\surrounding |\area, |\and |\has |\slopes, |\which |\are |\generally, |\nearly |\level |\to |\undulating. slope |\or |\grade |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |\rate |\of |\fall |\or |
rise |\of |\a |\pipeline |\or |\of |\the |\ground |\surface |\in |\reference |\to |\the |
horizontal |\plane Soil |\absorption |\rate |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |\rate |\in |
minutes |\per |\inch |\that |\clean |\water |\is |\absorbed |\by |\or |\drains |\through |\a |\soil |\during |\least |\favorable, |\climatic |\conditions |\when |\soil's |\are |\at |
or |\near |\field |\capacity soil |\evaluation |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |\systematic |
examination |\of |\soils |\in |\the |\field, |\and |\or |\in |\laboratories, |\their |
description |\and |\classification, |\the |\mapping |\of |\kinds |\of |\soils |
miscellaneous |\areas, |\showing |\the |\distribution |\of |\soil's |\in |\relation |\to |\
the |\physical, |\cultural |\and |\special |\features |\of |\the |\earths |\surface |\and |
the |\interpretation |\of |\the |\soil's |\and |\site |\characteristics |\for |\their |
suitability |\for |\subsurface |\sewage, |\disposal |\or |\to |\determine |\if |\the |
areas |\are |\eligible |\for |\percolation |\tests |\the |\mapping |\is |\either |
general |\high |\intensity, |\or |\extra |\high |\intensity Soil |\incorporation |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |\disking |\or |
plowing |\of |\the |\soil |\at |\a |\domestic |\septage |\disposal |\site |\within |\six |
hours |\of |\land |\application |\of |\domestic |\septage, |\so |\that |\no |\domestic |
septage |\is |\present |\on |\the |\surface |\of |\the |\soil Soil |\injection |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\the |\injection |\of |
domestic |\septage |\below |\the |\surface |\of |\the |\soil Soil |\map |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\map |\showing |\the |\size |\shape |
and |\distribution |\of |\the |\various |\kinds |\of |\soil |\in |\relation |\to |\other |
physical |\and |\cultural |\features |\on |\the |\earths |\surface. |\There |\are |\three |\kinds |\of |\Soil |\Mabs. |\They |\are |\general |\high |\intensity |\and |\extra |\high |
intensity. General |\soil |\map |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\second |\order |\survey |
made |\for |\intensive |\land |\use |\that |\requires |\detailed |\information. |\Map |\scale |\ 1 |\inch |\equals |\ 100 |\feet. |\Minimum |\size |\map |\delineations |\shall |
be |\ 2500 |\sqft
series |\is |\one |\that |\has |\been |\recognized |\by |\the |\natural |\resource |
conservation |\service |\in |\Tennessee. Soil |\variant |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\soil |\that |\has |\one |\or |\more |
distinguishing |\soil |\characteristics |\and |\soil |\properties |\that |\prevent |
soil |\from |\being |\classified |\in |\any |\soil |\series |\that |\has |\been |
recognized |\by |\the |\natural |\resource |\conservation |\service |\in |
Tennessee. |\I |\soil |\variant |\requires |\use |\and |\management |\significantly |\different |\from |\the |\soil |\from |\which |\the |\variant |\is |\named. |\Also |
behavior |\different |\from |\the |\soil |\series |\for |\which |\the |\variant |\is |
named |\can |\be |\expected. Spring |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\point |\where |\water |\naturally |
issues |\from |\the |\ground |\surface Storage |\facility |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\a |\receptacle |\which |
is |\designed |\to |\receive |\and |\retain |\septage |\prior |\to |\disposal |\win. |\The |\disposal |\site |\is |\not |\accessible. subdivision |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Any |\track |\or |\parcel |\of |\land |
divided |\into |\two |\or |\more |\lots, |\sites |\or |\other |\division, |\for |\the |
purpose |\of |\a |\mediate |\or |\future |\building |\of |\houses, |\buildings, |\or |
other |\development, |\where |\subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |\systems |
hard |\to |\be |\used
Subsurface |\drip |\disposal |(SDD) |\system |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |
sub |\surface |\disposal |\system |\that |\utilizes |\pressurized |\drip |\irrigation |
line |\for |\the |\uniform |\application |\of |\waste |\water Subsurface |\sewage |\disposal |(SSD) |\system |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\system, |\other |\than |\a |\public |\or |\community |\system, |\which |\receives |
sewage. |\Included |\within |\the |\scope |\of |\this |\definition |\are: |\septic |\tank, |\absorption |\systems, |\privies, |\chemical |\toilets, |\and |\other |\similar |
systems Swelling |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\condition |\caused |\by |\the |
intrusion |\of |\water |\into |\the |\individual |\clay |\particles Topographic |\map |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\map |\showing |\existing |
physical |\features, |\with |\contour |\lines |\at |\sufficient |\intervals |\to |\permit |
determination |\of |\proposed |\grades |\and |\drainage Vicinity |\map |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\map |\which |\indicates |\the |
region |\near, |\or |\about |\a |\place |\and |\the |\proximity |\to |\prominent |\and |
establish |\landmarks Water |\table |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Means |\that |\level |\below, |\which |
the |\soil |\or |\rock |\is |\saturated |\with |\water
