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AWWA Practice Test Study Guide | Water Operator Certification Exam Preparation

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Comprehensive AWWA practice test study guide designed to help water professionals prepare for operator certification exams. Includes practice questions, water treatment concepts, distribution system operations, safety procedures, and industry standards from the American Water Works Association.

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A DOUBLE CHECK BACKFLOW PREVENTION E) DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE
ASSEMBLY TEST AND MAINTENANCE REPORT READING
SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION EXCEPT THE:
A) ADDRESS OF THE INSTALLATIONB) SERIAL
NUMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY
C) TEST RESULTS OF CHECK VALVE NUMBER
ONE (1)
D) TEST RESULTS OF CHECK VALVE NUMBER
TWO (2)
E) DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
DISCHARGE READING


THE BY-PASS LINE OF AN APPROVED C) PROTECTION
BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY MUST
CONTAIN AN APPROVED ASSEMBLY OF
EQUAL:
A) CORROSION RESISTANCE
B) FLOW CAPACITY
C) PROTECTION
D) SIZE
E) TEMPERATURE RATING


AN ATMOSPHERIC TYPE VACUUM BREAKER C) TWELVE (12)
SHALL NOT BE SUBJECTED TO WATER
PRESSURE FOR PERIODS THAN ______
HOURS.
A) SIX (6)
B) EIGHT (8)
C) TWELVE (12)
D) TWENTY-FOUR (24)
E) NONE OF THE ABOVE


IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERFECT VACUUM AT D) THIRTY-FOUR (34)
SEA LEVEL TO RAISE WATER IN A PIPE
APPROXIMATELY _________ FEET.
A) TWENTY-FIVE (25)
B) THIRTY (30)
C) THIRTY-TWO (32)
D) THIRTY-FOUR (34)
E) THIRTY-SIX (36)


WHAT IS THE MOST DESIRABLE PLACE TO B) IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ABOVE GROUND
INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE
AND/OR ASSEMBLY?
A) IN A REINFORCED CONCRETE PIT
B) IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ABOVE
GROUND
C) UNDERGROUND, WITH A MINIMUM OF
TWELVE (12) INCHES OF COVER
D) AT OR ABOVE CEILING HEIGHT, TO
PROTECT IT FROM VANDALISM
E) BEHIND THE BOILER OR EQUIPMENT
SERVED, SO IT CAN BE WORKED ON WHEN
THE EQUIPMENT IS REMOVED

, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS C) TURNING OFF SERVICE TO A MULTI-STORY BUILDING AND
COULD RESULT IN WATER CONTAMINATION ALLOWING THE WATER SUPPLY TO DRAIN
THROUGH A CROSS-CONNECTION?
A) A VACUUM CREATED BY THE IMPROPER
USE OF WATER HAMMER ARRESTERS
B) THE USE OF SELF CLOSING LAVATORY
FAUCETS
C) TURNING OFF SERVICE TO A MULTI-STORY
BUILDING AND ALLOWING THE WATER
SUPPLY TO DRAIN
D) A VACUUM CREATED BY THE USE OF
QUICK CLOSING VALVES ON THE LOWER
FLOORS OF A BUILDING EXCEEDING TEN (10)
FLOORS IN HEIGHT
E) THE INSTALLATION OF WATER
CONSERVING FIXTURES, INTO A BUILDING
DESIGNED PRIOR TO THEIR REQUIRED US


WHAT IS ANOTHER TERM THAT DESCRIBES B) CONTAMINATION
WATER QUALITY AS A HEALTH HAZARD
RESULTING FROM BACKFLOW?
A) ISOLATION
B) CONTAMINATION
C) CROSS-CONNECTION
D) POLLUTION
E) CONTAINED


THE VENTURI EFFECT STATES THAT WHEN D) DECREASES
THE WATER VELOCITY WITHIN THE PIPE
INCREASES, THE PRESSURE:\
A) WILL INCREASE PROPORTIONATELY
B) WILL REMAIN CONSTANT
C) COMPRESSES EXCESS VOLUMES OF
WATER
D) DECREASES
E) CREATES BACKPRESSURE


THE DEGREE OF HAZARD IS: C) BASED UPON THE QUALITY OF A NON POTABLE WATER
A) THE ACCEPTABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE SOURCE
OF A NON-POTABLE WATER SOURCE
B) THE ANGLE OF THE BACKFLOW
PREVENTER
C) BASED UPON THE QUALITY OF A NON
POTABLE WATER SOURCE
D) DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CROSS-
CONNECTION AND THE BACKFLOW
PREVENTER
E) THE ENGINEER’S SPECIFIED ELEVATION OF
NON-POTABLE PIPING


BACKFLOW MAY BE DESCRIBED AS EITHER: A) BACKPRESSURE OR BACKSIPHONAGE
A) BACKPRESSURE OR BACKSIPHONAGE
B) CONTAMINATION OR POLLUTION
C) CONTAINMENT AND ISOLATION
D) DIRECT AND/OR INDIRECT
E) HIGH TEMPERATURE OR LOW
TEMPERATURE


THE FEDERAL LAW PLACING C) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY ON THE
PURVEYOR OF WATER IS THE:
A) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S
PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
B) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS
C) SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
D) FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION’S
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
E) CLEAN WATER ACT

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