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Prepare for the Water Operator Class 3 certification exam with practice test questions covering water treatment processes, distribution system operations, water quality testing, safety procedures, and regulatory standards used in training programs from the American Water Works Association and certification frameworks from the Association of Boards of Certification.

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Water Operator Class 3-Practice Test Questions
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1. 0.08 ppm MCL for TTHM's

2. 0.06 ppm MCL for HAA5's

3. 0.01 ppm MCL for Arsenic

4. 0.015 ppm MCL for Lead

5. 90 days Turbidity meter must be calibrated every:

6. Less than 0.3 for 95% MCL for turbidity is
of the time.

7. 2 buffers pH meters must be calibrated using

8. Algae blooms A grassy of fishy taste in reservoir water indicates

9. Improper backwash- Mudballs are caused by
ing of filters

10. Carbonate Lime can only be used to soften water with

11. 0 ppm Water leaving Zeolite softener has a hardness of

12. Schmutzdecke The top layer of a slow sand filter is called the

13. Coagulation, floccula- A solids contact unit combines
tion, sedimentation

14. 4 ppm, 2 ppm The PMCL for fluoride is: The SMCL is:

15. Warmer Flock will settle better in warm or cool water?

16. High pH The greensand manganese removal process requires a:

17. Aeration releases what from water?


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Volatile organic com-
pounds & gases
(odor)

18. Amperomatic tiration The most accurate method of determining chlorine residual is:

19. Sulfuric acid An alkalinity sample is titrated using

20. Mixing and measur- A beaker is used for
ing

21. Nephelometric tur- NTU stands for:
bidity units

22. 5 years, 10 years Bacteria results must be kept for: Chem results for:

23. Tubrbine, Propeller, Four ways water meters operate are:
Venturi, Nutating
discs

24. Procedure, Part, Bud- A preventative maintenance program includes:
get, Cost

25. Lower insurance An advantage of a standpipe:
rates

26. Geographic Informa- What is GIS?
ton System

27. Cavitation (boiling) High flow rates in pumps can cause.

28. Mechanical rakes, Three ways sludge is removed from a settling basin are
drag chain, traveling
bridges

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