Class D Water Operator License Exam
TCEQ Already Passed!!
T/F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial, industrial, or
agricultural purposes. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-True
Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
71%
Drought is an extended period when a region receives a deficiency in its ________
water supply. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-atmospheric, ground, or surface
T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used for drinking and
cooking - ✔✔✔ANSWER-True
,Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about _______ gallons of
water per month for inside use - ✔✔✔ANSWER-2,000
T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily accessed for use. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-False (only 1%)
T/F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed primacy over the
Safe Drinking Water Act from the EPA. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-True
T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to terrorism. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-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. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Rule of
Capture
In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about ___% of the total water
used. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-57%
T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a rural school. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
, Monitoring average and maximum daily water ______ enables us to plan ahead for
growth. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Demand
T/F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for drinking water including
physical, chemical, bacteriological, and radiological characteristics. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
"Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a measurable chlorine ________. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-Residual
The plant operator is responsible for a sufficient supply of safe and ________
drinking water. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Palatable
T/F: The Texas State Board of Fire Insurance requires utilities that provide fire
protection to have a minimum amount of water available based on 30 gals per
person per day. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-False (130 gals per person per day)
T/F: The primary state regulator of water utilities is the TCEQ. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
T/F: All community and non-transient non-community PWS, regardless of source
of water, must be under the supervision of a licensed water works operator. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
TCEQ Already Passed!!
T/F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial, industrial, or
agricultural purposes. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-True
Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
71%
Drought is an extended period when a region receives a deficiency in its ________
water supply. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-atmospheric, ground, or surface
T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used for drinking and
cooking - ✔✔✔ANSWER-True
,Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about _______ gallons of
water per month for inside use - ✔✔✔ANSWER-2,000
T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily accessed for use. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-False (only 1%)
T/F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed primacy over the
Safe Drinking Water Act from the EPA. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-True
T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to terrorism. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-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. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Rule of
Capture
In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about ___% of the total water
used. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-57%
T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a rural school. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
, Monitoring average and maximum daily water ______ enables us to plan ahead for
growth. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Demand
T/F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for drinking water including
physical, chemical, bacteriological, and radiological characteristics. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
"Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a measurable chlorine ________. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-Residual
The plant operator is responsible for a sufficient supply of safe and ________
drinking water. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Palatable
T/F: The Texas State Board of Fire Insurance requires utilities that provide fire
protection to have a minimum amount of water available based on 30 gals per
person per day. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-False (130 gals per person per day)
T/F: The primary state regulator of water utilities is the TCEQ. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
T/F: All community and non-transient non-community PWS, regardless of source
of water, must be under the supervision of a licensed water works operator. -
✔✔✔ANSWER-True
