A damper is not mentioned in the SOP but backflow prevention is. Backflow prevention is required to protect the potable water supply and has nothing to do with a “damper”.
The question is wrongly worded. The first portion of the question “Inspectors are required to inspect underground drainage systems” is FALSE. There cannot be a correct answer to this question other than “False”. The listed “correct” response is also FALSE. Inspectors are not required to “Test” gutters and downspouts, they are required to “report as deficient” gutters or downspouts that are above ground and have visible deficiencies. The question is a mess and should be completely rewritten.
I can’t fathom where this question came from. This has nothing to do with the SOP for inspectors and certainly is not addressed within the TREC Inspector SOP. I don’t actually know what the correct answer was supposed to be.
This absolutely does not belong in the final exam for a TREC Texas Inspector Standards of Practice Review course.
There is no standard of practice nor minimum performance standard for those who regulate the professionals who are required to meet minimum performance standards.
There is no penalty matrix for the creators of the penalty matrix. No protection for the public from the “protectors” of the public…