VIRGINIA WATER WELL SYSTEMS PROVIDER
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
JUST RELEASED
1.
What is the primary purpose of Virginia's Private Well Regulations?
A. To regulate municipal water billing
B. To protect groundwater resources and public health, safety, and welfare
C. To establish residential plumbing fixture standards
D. To regulate commercial swimming pools
Answer: B
Rationale: Virginia's Private Well Regulations are intended to ensure private wells
are located, constructed, and maintained in ways that protect groundwater
resources and public health, safety, and welfare. (
2.
Under Virginia regulations, a water well systems provider is primarily associated
with which activities?
A. Installing municipal water treatment plants only
B. Testing household electrical systems
C. Drilling, installing, maintaining, or repairing water wells or water well systems
D. Inspecting residential septic tanks exclusively
,Answer: C
Rationale: Virginia defines a water well systems provider as a person certified by
DPOR to provide drilling, installation, maintenance, or repair of water wells or
water well systems.)
3.
After November 6, 2024, what generally must be obtained before constructing a
private well?
A. A building occupancy certificate
B. A written construction permit
C. A septic pumping receipt
D. A municipal water bill
Answer: B
Rationale: Virginia requires a written construction permit before constructing,
altering, abandoning, or increasing the depth of a private well, subject to specified
exceptions. ()
4.
Which activity is specifically excluded from being considered a well alteration
under the current Virginia rule?
A. Increasing well depth
B. Replacing a pump with an entirely different system
,C. Replacing a well pump
D. Changing the well location
Answer: C
Rationale: Replacement of a well pump is expressly excluded from the definition
of a well alteration under the current private-well permitting provision.)
5.
How long is a private-well construction permit generally valid under Virginia's
general permitting provision?
A. Six months
B. Twelve months
C. Eighteen months
D. Thirty-six months
Answer: C
Rationale: General private-well construction permits are valid for 18 months from
issuance, with provision for one 18-month renewal under the regulation. ()
6.
What type of private well is classified as a Class III well?
A. A well used only for irrigation
B. A well constructed as a source of drinking water
, C. A temporary construction dewatering well
D. A monitoring well used solely for groundwater sampling
Answer: B
Rationale: Class III private wells are specifically constructed to serve as sources of
drinking water, with subclasses IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. ()
7.
What is the defining use of a Class IV private well?
A. Drinking water only
B. Municipal water supply
C. A purpose other than use as a drinking-water source
D. Groundwater monitoring exclusively
Answer: C
Rationale: Class IV wells are private wells constructed for purposes other than use
as a source of drinking water under Virginia's classification system. (
8.
Which condition is associated with a Class IIIA drilled well?
A. Minimum casing depth of 10 feet
B. Minimum casing depth of 25 feet
C. Minimum drilled and cased depth of 100 feet
D. No grouting requirement
EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
JUST RELEASED
1.
What is the primary purpose of Virginia's Private Well Regulations?
A. To regulate municipal water billing
B. To protect groundwater resources and public health, safety, and welfare
C. To establish residential plumbing fixture standards
D. To regulate commercial swimming pools
Answer: B
Rationale: Virginia's Private Well Regulations are intended to ensure private wells
are located, constructed, and maintained in ways that protect groundwater
resources and public health, safety, and welfare. (
2.
Under Virginia regulations, a water well systems provider is primarily associated
with which activities?
A. Installing municipal water treatment plants only
B. Testing household electrical systems
C. Drilling, installing, maintaining, or repairing water wells or water well systems
D. Inspecting residential septic tanks exclusively
,Answer: C
Rationale: Virginia defines a water well systems provider as a person certified by
DPOR to provide drilling, installation, maintenance, or repair of water wells or
water well systems.)
3.
After November 6, 2024, what generally must be obtained before constructing a
private well?
A. A building occupancy certificate
B. A written construction permit
C. A septic pumping receipt
D. A municipal water bill
Answer: B
Rationale: Virginia requires a written construction permit before constructing,
altering, abandoning, or increasing the depth of a private well, subject to specified
exceptions. ()
4.
Which activity is specifically excluded from being considered a well alteration
under the current Virginia rule?
A. Increasing well depth
B. Replacing a pump with an entirely different system
,C. Replacing a well pump
D. Changing the well location
Answer: C
Rationale: Replacement of a well pump is expressly excluded from the definition
of a well alteration under the current private-well permitting provision.)
5.
How long is a private-well construction permit generally valid under Virginia's
general permitting provision?
A. Six months
B. Twelve months
C. Eighteen months
D. Thirty-six months
Answer: C
Rationale: General private-well construction permits are valid for 18 months from
issuance, with provision for one 18-month renewal under the regulation. ()
6.
What type of private well is classified as a Class III well?
A. A well used only for irrigation
B. A well constructed as a source of drinking water
, C. A temporary construction dewatering well
D. A monitoring well used solely for groundwater sampling
Answer: B
Rationale: Class III private wells are specifically constructed to serve as sources of
drinking water, with subclasses IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. ()
7.
What is the defining use of a Class IV private well?
A. Drinking water only
B. Municipal water supply
C. A purpose other than use as a drinking-water source
D. Groundwater monitoring exclusively
Answer: C
Rationale: Class IV wells are private wells constructed for purposes other than use
as a source of drinking water under Virginia's classification system. (
8.
Which condition is associated with a Class IIIA drilled well?
A. Minimum casing depth of 10 feet
B. Minimum casing depth of 25 feet
C. Minimum drilled and cased depth of 100 feet
D. No grouting requirement
