WASTEWATER D LICENSE EXAM
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 300 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. HowmmanymPPBmequalsmonemPPM?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnemthousandmpartsmpermbillionmequalsmonempartmpermmillion
2. Ifmthembubblermsystemmairmsupplymlinematmthemwetmwellmismclogged,mwhatmwillmthismcausemt
hempumpmtomdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPressurembuildmupminmthemsupplymlinemwouldmsignalmmoremwatermcol
umnmthenmtheremreallymwas,mcausingmthempumpmtomrunmlongermthanmnecessary,mpossiblym
notmkickmoffmandmrunmcontinually
3. Ifmthembubblermsystemmairmsupplymlinematmthemwetmwellmhasmamholeminmitmabovemthemwaterm
level,mwhatmwillmthismcausemthempumpmtomdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmwouldmcausemamlowmpressuremreadingmshowingmamlowermwatermlev
elmthenmtheremreallymis,mormpossiblemnotmevenmkickingmonmthempump
4. Whatmismthembestmwaymtomkeepmwithinmthemoperatingmbudget?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmkeepmlistmofmpurchasesmandmexpensesmtomdatemduringmfiscalmyear
5. comparisonsmshouldmbemmademwithmbudgetmallocationsmtomavoidmexcessmpurchases
6. reviewmpurchasesmmonthlymandmcomparemtombudget
7. Ifmamdiaphragmmpumpmhasm2mcheckmvalvesmopen,mwhatmwillmthempumpmdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmwouldmnotmpumpmproperlymbecausem1mcheckmvalvemshouldmbemshu
tmwhilemthemothermismopen
,8. Amsuctionmliftmpumpmonmtheminletmsidemnormallymreadsm2inmofmmercurymonmthempsimvacuu
mmgaugembutmnotmreadsm3inmofmmercury.mWhatmismthemproblemmwithmthempump?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmhighermvacuummthanmnormalmmaymindicatemampartiallympluggedmor
mrestrictedmsuctionmline.m
9. Amlowermvacuummmaymindicatemamhighermwetmwellmlevelmormamwornmpumpmimpellermormwe
aringmrings.
10. OnemmgmpermLmequalsmhowmmanympoundsmperm1mMG?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm8.34
11. Whatmismthempropermwaymtomputmpackingminmampump?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcutmthempackingmropemaboutm45mdegreemangle,mplacemaroundmshaft,m
bemsuremtomoffset/staggermthemnextmjointmfrommthemprevious
12. Howmmanymdripsmofmwatermshouldmyoumhavemcomingmoutmofmampackingmseal?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmnomdripmonmammechanicalmseal
13. Howmmanymdripsmofmwatermshouldmyoumhavemcomingmoutmofmampackingmseal?m2m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmwhatmthemoperationmandmmaintenancemmanualmrecommends
14. Amonemhorsepowermmotormthatmrunsmonm110mvoltsmusingm10mampsmhasmwhatmefficiency?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmostmmotorsmrunmfromm80-95%mefficiency
15. Ammotormthatmhasm440mvoltmsupplymismusuallymwhatmphasemofmpower?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3mphase
16. NPDESm-mCORRECTmANSWERmNationalmPollutantmDischargemEliminationmSystem
,17. themregulatorymagencymdocumentmissuedmbymeithermamfederalmormstatemagencymwhichmismd
esignedmtomcontrolmallmdischargesmofmpollutantsmfrommpointmsourcesmintomUSmwaterwaysm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNPDESmpermit
18. Whatmismthemnamemofmourmoperatingmpermit?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmNPDES
19. Whatmismthembestmwaymtompromotemsafetyminmthemworkplace?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemsupervisormneedsmtombemsafemandmpromotemsafetyminmsuchmamma
nnermtomgetmthememployeesminvolved
20. WhatmismnormallymusedmtomraisemthempHminmsludge?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlime
21. Whatmismthemcommonmdevicemusedmtommeasuremthemeffluentmofmamlagoon?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmvmnotchmweir
22. WhatmconcentrationmofmH2Smismunsafemtomhumans?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdeathminmamfewmminutesmatm0.2%.mParalyzesmrespiratorymcenter
23. WhatmismthemminimummO2mconcentrationmthatmismsafemformworkersmtomentermammanhole?m
-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmO2mismlessmthanm19.5%,mdomnotmentermspacemwithoutmrespiratorym
protection.mNormalmairmcontainsm20.93%mofmO2.
24. Normalmairmcontainsm______%mofmO2m-mCORRECTmANSWERm19.5%
25. Whatmknobmismturnedmtomcontrolmthemusagemofmchlorinemapplied?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmrotameter
26. CanmyoumstoremBODmatm4Cmform48mhours?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmyes
, 27. Whatmismthemminimummvelocitymofmthemwatermflowmformamgritmchambermandmthemmaximu
mmflow?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.0mfeetmpermsecondmminimum
28. 1.5mfeetmpermsecondmoptimum
29. 2.0mfeetmpermsecondmmaximum
30. Howmmanymmg/Lmequalsmonemgrainmpermgallon?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm17.1mmg/L
31. Dissolvedmoxygenmincreasesmwhenmthemtemperaturem__________m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdecreases
32. Youmcanmtellmifmamclarifiermscrapermarmmismworkingmbymwhatmmeans?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemsimplestmismtomvisualmcheckmtomseemifmthemscummscrapermarmmism
movingmproperlym
33. checkmintomfoam
34. Ifmthemsludgemismthickmormthin,mthenmwhatmdoesmthismtellmyoumaboutmthemsludgemscraper?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpossiblemanswermismthemflightsmaremdamagedmormthemspeedmofmthemsc
rapers(flights)mneedmtombemincreasedmifmsludgemismtoomthick
35. ormslowedmdownmifmthemsludgemismtoomthin
36. agingmandmmaturingmofmambodymofmwaterm-mCORRECTmANSWERmeutrophication
37. eutrophicationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmagingmandmmaturingmofmambodymofmwater
38. Ifmthemeffluentmfrommamtreatmentmfacilitymcontainedm5mg/LmofmBOD,mwhatmeffectmwouldmt
hismhavemonmthemreceivingmstream?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlittlemeffect
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 300 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. HowmmanymPPBmequalsmonemPPM?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnemthousandmpartsmpermbillionmequalsmonempartmpermmillion
2. Ifmthembubblermsystemmairmsupplymlinematmthemwetmwellmismclogged,mwhatmwillmthismcausemt
hempumpmtomdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPressurembuildmupminmthemsupplymlinemwouldmsignalmmoremwatermcol
umnmthenmtheremreallymwas,mcausingmthempumpmtomrunmlongermthanmnecessary,mpossiblym
notmkickmoffmandmrunmcontinually
3. Ifmthembubblermsystemmairmsupplymlinematmthemwetmwellmhasmamholeminmitmabovemthemwaterm
level,mwhatmwillmthismcausemthempumpmtomdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmwouldmcausemamlowmpressuremreadingmshowingmamlowermwatermlev
elmthenmtheremreallymis,mormpossiblemnotmevenmkickingmonmthempump
4. Whatmismthembestmwaymtomkeepmwithinmthemoperatingmbudget?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmkeepmlistmofmpurchasesmandmexpensesmtomdatemduringmfiscalmyear
5. comparisonsmshouldmbemmademwithmbudgetmallocationsmtomavoidmexcessmpurchases
6. reviewmpurchasesmmonthlymandmcomparemtombudget
7. Ifmamdiaphragmmpumpmhasm2mcheckmvalvesmopen,mwhatmwillmthempumpmdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmwouldmnotmpumpmproperlymbecausem1mcheckmvalvemshouldmbemshu
tmwhilemthemothermismopen
,8. Amsuctionmliftmpumpmonmtheminletmsidemnormallymreadsm2inmofmmercurymonmthempsimvacuu
mmgaugembutmnotmreadsm3inmofmmercury.mWhatmismthemproblemmwithmthempump?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmhighermvacuummthanmnormalmmaymindicatemampartiallympluggedmor
mrestrictedmsuctionmline.m
9. Amlowermvacuummmaymindicatemamhighermwetmwellmlevelmormamwornmpumpmimpellermormwe
aringmrings.
10. OnemmgmpermLmequalsmhowmmanympoundsmperm1mMG?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm8.34
11. Whatmismthempropermwaymtomputmpackingminmampump?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcutmthempackingmropemaboutm45mdegreemangle,mplacemaroundmshaft,m
bemsuremtomoffset/staggermthemnextmjointmfrommthemprevious
12. Howmmanymdripsmofmwatermshouldmyoumhavemcomingmoutmofmampackingmseal?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmnomdripmonmammechanicalmseal
13. Howmmanymdripsmofmwatermshouldmyoumhavemcomingmoutmofmampackingmseal?m2m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmwhatmthemoperationmandmmaintenancemmanualmrecommends
14. Amonemhorsepowermmotormthatmrunsmonm110mvoltsmusingm10mampsmhasmwhatmefficiency?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmostmmotorsmrunmfromm80-95%mefficiency
15. Ammotormthatmhasm440mvoltmsupplymismusuallymwhatmphasemofmpower?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3mphase
16. NPDESm-mCORRECTmANSWERmNationalmPollutantmDischargemEliminationmSystem
,17. themregulatorymagencymdocumentmissuedmbymeithermamfederalmormstatemagencymwhichmismd
esignedmtomcontrolmallmdischargesmofmpollutantsmfrommpointmsourcesmintomUSmwaterwaysm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNPDESmpermit
18. Whatmismthemnamemofmourmoperatingmpermit?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmNPDES
19. Whatmismthembestmwaymtompromotemsafetyminmthemworkplace?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemsupervisormneedsmtombemsafemandmpromotemsafetyminmsuchmamma
nnermtomgetmthememployeesminvolved
20. WhatmismnormallymusedmtomraisemthempHminmsludge?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlime
21. Whatmismthemcommonmdevicemusedmtommeasuremthemeffluentmofmamlagoon?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmvmnotchmweir
22. WhatmconcentrationmofmH2Smismunsafemtomhumans?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdeathminmamfewmminutesmatm0.2%.mParalyzesmrespiratorymcenter
23. WhatmismthemminimummO2mconcentrationmthatmismsafemformworkersmtomentermammanhole?m
-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmO2mismlessmthanm19.5%,mdomnotmentermspacemwithoutmrespiratorym
protection.mNormalmairmcontainsm20.93%mofmO2.
24. Normalmairmcontainsm______%mofmO2m-mCORRECTmANSWERm19.5%
25. Whatmknobmismturnedmtomcontrolmthemusagemofmchlorinemapplied?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmrotameter
26. CanmyoumstoremBODmatm4Cmform48mhours?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmyes
, 27. Whatmismthemminimummvelocitymofmthemwatermflowmformamgritmchambermandmthemmaximu
mmflow?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.0mfeetmpermsecondmminimum
28. 1.5mfeetmpermsecondmoptimum
29. 2.0mfeetmpermsecondmmaximum
30. Howmmanymmg/Lmequalsmonemgrainmpermgallon?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm17.1mmg/L
31. Dissolvedmoxygenmincreasesmwhenmthemtemperaturem__________m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdecreases
32. Youmcanmtellmifmamclarifiermscrapermarmmismworkingmbymwhatmmeans?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemsimplestmismtomvisualmcheckmtomseemifmthemscummscrapermarmmism
movingmproperlym
33. checkmintomfoam
34. Ifmthemsludgemismthickmormthin,mthenmwhatmdoesmthismtellmyoumaboutmthemsludgemscraper?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpossiblemanswermismthemflightsmaremdamagedmormthemspeedmofmthemsc
rapers(flights)mneedmtombemincreasedmifmsludgemismtoomthick
35. ormslowedmdownmifmthemsludgemismtoomthin
36. agingmandmmaturingmofmambodymofmwaterm-mCORRECTmANSWERmeutrophication
37. eutrophicationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmagingmandmmaturingmofmambodymofmwater
38. Ifmthemeffluentmfrommamtreatmentmfacilitymcontainedm5mg/LmofmBOD,mwhatmeffectmwouldmt
hismhavemonmthemreceivingmstream?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlittlemeffect