UST Program

Designated UST Operator

• What is the Designated UST Operator Requirement?
• How do I get ICC certification?
• What should I study for the exam?
• Where can I take the exam?
• How can I find out whether someone passed the exam?
• Since I am supposed to send my Designated Operator information to the local agency, how do I know who my local agency is?
  • Designated Operator forms must to be submitted to the local agency where the facility is located, NOT to the State Water Board.
• What is a Best Management Practice and how does it relate to the Designated UST Operator requirement?
• What do I do to notify the local agency if my facility’s Designated Operator has passed the International Code Council (ICC) California UST System Operator exam but the ICC certification number is not yet available?
• Who can serve as a Designated UST Operator?
• What tasks is a Designated UST Operator required to perform?
• How many UST facilities can an individual be the Designated UST Operator for?
• Who is a facility employee and therefore needs to be trained? Who provides the facility employee training? What tasks is a facility employee required to perform? How is the facility employee training requirement implemented at an underground storage tank (UST) facility that is not routinely staffed (“unmanned”)?
  
  
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(Updated 11/1/18)