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Class D Water Operator License Exam
TCEQ Questions and Correct Detailed
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T/F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial,
industrial, or agricultural purposes.
✓✓ True
Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface.
✓✓ 71%
Drought is an extended period when a region receives a
deficiency in its ________ water supply.
✓✓ atmospheric, ground, or surface
T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used
for drinking and cooking
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✓✓ True
Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about
_______ gallons of water per month for inside use
✓✓ 2,000
T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily
accessed for use.
✓✓ False (only 1%)
T/F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed
primacy over the Safe Drinking Water Act from the EPA.
✓✓ True
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T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to
terrorism.
✓✓ True
_________ permits the owner of a well to pump as much water
as desired, even if the water is drained from beneath the land of
others.
✓✓ Rule of Capture
In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about ___% of
the total water used.
✓✓ 57%
T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a
rural school.
pg. 3
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✓✓ True
Monitoring average and maximum daily water ______ enables
us to plan ahead for growth.
✓✓ Demand
T/F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for drinking
water including physical, chemical, bacteriological, and
radiological characteristics.
✓✓ True
"Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a measurable
chlorine ________.
✓✓ Residual
pg. 4
Class D Water Operator License Exam
TCEQ Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers)
T/F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial,
industrial, or agricultural purposes.
✓✓ True
Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface.
✓✓ 71%
Drought is an extended period when a region receives a
deficiency in its ________ water supply.
✓✓ atmospheric, ground, or surface
T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used
for drinking and cooking
pg. 1
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✓✓ True
Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about
_______ gallons of water per month for inside use
✓✓ 2,000
T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily
accessed for use.
✓✓ False (only 1%)
T/F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed
primacy over the Safe Drinking Water Act from the EPA.
✓✓ True
pg. 2
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T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to
terrorism.
✓✓ True
_________ permits the owner of a well to pump as much water
as desired, even if the water is drained from beneath the land of
others.
✓✓ Rule of Capture
In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about ___% of
the total water used.
✓✓ 57%
T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a
rural school.
pg. 3
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✓✓ True
Monitoring average and maximum daily water ______ enables
us to plan ahead for growth.
✓✓ Demand
T/F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for drinking
water including physical, chemical, bacteriological, and
radiological characteristics.
✓✓ True
"Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a measurable
chlorine ________.
✓✓ Residual
pg. 4
