TCEQ CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
●● T/F: Water must be disinfected, delivered at inadequate pressure and
be ample in quantity
Answer: False (True if adequate instead of inadequate)
●● T/F: Utility employees should guard the water supply and facilities
from contamination, public tours, and even terrorism
Answer: False
●● T/F: The state requires bacteriological sample results to be kept 2
years.
Answer: False (True if 5 years)
●● T/F: The state requires chemical analysis to be kept at least 10 years.
Answer: True
●● T/F: The EPA requires a water system to keep a copy of each
consumer confidence report at least 5 years.
Answer: True
,●● T/F: A public water system provides the public with piped water for
human consumption, serves at least 15 service connections and regularly
serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year
Answer: True
●● The water utility field touches everyone because...
A)water used for recreation
B)water used for agriculture
C)water used for industry
D)water is essential to life and health
Answer: D)water essential to life and health
●● Thew water utility employee should remember customers are entitled
to...
A)courteous treatment
B)abuse public servants
C)always be right
D)answers to questions about water
E)A&D
Answer: E
,●● Public systems utilizing ground water serving less than ___
connections on purchase treated water only are not required to compile
___ reports.
A)50, yearly
B) 150, yearly
C) 50, monthly
D) 100, monthly
Answer: D
●● Job training for water utility operators is available through the...
A)American Water Works Association
B)TX Water Utilities Association
C)TX Engineering Extension Service
D)all listed
Answer: D
●● In TX, water operator license is administered by the...
A)EPA
B)TNRCC -- TCEQ
C)AWWA
D)TWUA
Answer: B
, ●● All pubic water systems are required to employ certified operators
even if the system only ___ treated water bought from another source.
A)Chlorites
B)Sells
C)Redistributes
D)Stores
Answer: C
●● Public water systems include cities, municipal utility districts, rural
water supply corporations, mobile home parts, and ___.
A)private wells
B)campgrounds
C)public pools
D)public lakes
Answer: B
●● Examples of community water systems include...
A)municipalities
B)municipal utility districts
C)rural water supply corporations
D)mobile home packs
E)all the above
Answer: E
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
●● T/F: Water must be disinfected, delivered at inadequate pressure and
be ample in quantity
Answer: False (True if adequate instead of inadequate)
●● T/F: Utility employees should guard the water supply and facilities
from contamination, public tours, and even terrorism
Answer: False
●● T/F: The state requires bacteriological sample results to be kept 2
years.
Answer: False (True if 5 years)
●● T/F: The state requires chemical analysis to be kept at least 10 years.
Answer: True
●● T/F: The EPA requires a water system to keep a copy of each
consumer confidence report at least 5 years.
Answer: True
,●● T/F: A public water system provides the public with piped water for
human consumption, serves at least 15 service connections and regularly
serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year
Answer: True
●● The water utility field touches everyone because...
A)water used for recreation
B)water used for agriculture
C)water used for industry
D)water is essential to life and health
Answer: D)water essential to life and health
●● Thew water utility employee should remember customers are entitled
to...
A)courteous treatment
B)abuse public servants
C)always be right
D)answers to questions about water
E)A&D
Answer: E
,●● Public systems utilizing ground water serving less than ___
connections on purchase treated water only are not required to compile
___ reports.
A)50, yearly
B) 150, yearly
C) 50, monthly
D) 100, monthly
Answer: D
●● Job training for water utility operators is available through the...
A)American Water Works Association
B)TX Water Utilities Association
C)TX Engineering Extension Service
D)all listed
Answer: D
●● In TX, water operator license is administered by the...
A)EPA
B)TNRCC -- TCEQ
C)AWWA
D)TWUA
Answer: B
, ●● All pubic water systems are required to employ certified operators
even if the system only ___ treated water bought from another source.
A)Chlorites
B)Sells
C)Redistributes
D)Stores
Answer: C
●● Public water systems include cities, municipal utility districts, rural
water supply corporations, mobile home parts, and ___.
A)private wells
B)campgrounds
C)public pools
D)public lakes
Answer: B
●● Examples of community water systems include...
A)municipalities
B)municipal utility districts
C)rural water supply corporations
D)mobile home packs
E)all the above
Answer: E
