Storm Drainage Practice Questions

Where storm water may go, leaders and conductors, sizing by rainfall rate, secondary roof drains, subsoil drains and sump discharge.

70 questions in 4 hours, scored against the 70% pass mark, with a score for storm drainage so you know where you stand.

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Free sample · Question 1 of 3Storm Drainage

Storm drainage piping inside a building must be:

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Storm Drainage on the journeyman plumber exam

Storm drainage is 2% of the ICC G25 exam (about one question). TSBPE’s journeyman review course does not list a storm drainage chapter, so our Texas mock leaves it out.

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Texas: not on our Texas mock · ICC G25: 1 of 70 on our ICC G25 mock
Our drill
10 questions from 12 storm drainage questions, untimed, an explanation and code reference after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
Line drawing of a roof parapet with a scupper and a gutter downspout

What storm drainage questions test

  • Storm water goes to a storm sewer or approved place, never a sanitary-only sewer
  • Leaders (outside) and conductors (inside), subsoil drains and sump discharge
  • Sizing by roof area and the 100-year, 1-hour rainfall rate
  • Secondary roof drains and scuppers and where they discharge

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70 questions in 4 hours, scored against the 70% pass mark, with a score for storm drainage so you know where you stand.

Free storm drainage drill

How to study it

  • Learn the definitions and the secondary-drain rule; with one question on G25, that covers most of what is asked.

Common questions

Is storm drainage on the Texas journeyman exam?

TSBPE’s review course lists no storm drainage chapter for the journeyman exam, so our Texas mock has no storm questions. It is 2% of the ICC G25 exam.

70 questions in 4 hours, scored against the 70% pass mark, with a score for storm drainage so you know where you stand.

Free storm drainage drill

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Sources

Original practice questions written to the TSBPE Journeyman Plumber Examination Review Course, ICC’s G25 content outline and the 2018 International Plumbing Code and Uniform Plumbing Code; they are not exam questions and quote no code text. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, the International Code Council, IAPMO or Pearson VUE.