CLASS D WATER OPERATOR
LICENSE EXAM TCEQ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial, industrial, or agricultural pu
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Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. - ans-71%
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Drought is an extended period when a region receives a deficiency in its ________ wat
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er supply. - ans-atmospheric, ground, or surface
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T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used for drinking and cooking -
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ans-True
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Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about _______ gallons of wa
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ter per month for inside use - ans-2,000
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T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily accessed for use. - ans-
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F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed primacy over the Safe Dri
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nking Water Act from the EPA. - ans-True
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T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to terrorism. - ans-True
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_________ permits the owner of a well to pump as much water as desired, even if the
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water is drained from beneath the land of others. - ans-Rule of Capture
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In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about ___% of the total water used. -
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ans-57%
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T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a rural school. - ans-True
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, Monitoring average and maximum daily water ______ enables us to plan ahead for gro
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wth. - ans-Demand
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F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for drinking water including physical, ch
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emical, bacteriological, and radiological characteristics. - ans-True
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"Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a measurable chlorine ________. -
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ans-Residual
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The plant operator is responsible for a sufficient supply of safe and ________ drinking
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water. - ans-Palatable ws ws
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F: The Texas State Board of Fire Insurance requires utilities that provide fire protection
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to have a minimum amount of water available based on 30 gals per person per day. -
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ans-False (130 gals per person per day)
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T/F: The primary state regulator of water utilities is the TCEQ. - ans-True
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T/F: All community and non-transient non-
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community PWS, regardless of source of water, must be under the supervision of a lice
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nsed water works operator. - ans-True
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Meter readers bring in operating revenue and profoundly impact _____ relations. -
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ans-Public
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The federal regulator of drinking water is the _____. - ans-EPA
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F: Duties of distribution operator include repairing leaks, making taps, flushing mains, a
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nd taking radiological samples. - ans-
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False (Repair leaks, Make taps, Flush mains, Operate pumps, Take *bacteriological* s
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amples)
A service area has 1000 service connections. What can we estimate the population of t
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his service area to be? - ans-3,000 (multiply connections x 3)
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F: The State must be notified after an existing facility is changed or after construction of
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a new facility. - ans-False (must notify *before*)
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F: A Class "D" license is valid for 2 years at ground and purchase water systems with 2
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50 connections or less. - ans-False (3 years)
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LICENSE EXAM TCEQ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial, industrial, or agricultural pu
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rposes. - ans-True ws ws
Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. - ans-71%
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Drought is an extended period when a region receives a deficiency in its ________ wat
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er supply. - ans-atmospheric, ground, or surface
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T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used for drinking and cooking -
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ans-True
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Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about _______ gallons of wa
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ter per month for inside use - ans-2,000
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T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily accessed for use. - ans-
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False (only 1%) ws ws
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F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed primacy over the Safe Dri
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nking Water Act from the EPA. - ans-True
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T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to terrorism. - ans-True
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_________ permits the owner of a well to pump as much water as desired, even if the
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water is drained from beneath the land of others. - ans-Rule of Capture
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In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about ___% of the total water used. -
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ans-57%
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T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a rural school. - ans-True
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, Monitoring average and maximum daily water ______ enables us to plan ahead for gro
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wth. - ans-Demand
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F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for drinking water including physical, ch
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emical, bacteriological, and radiological characteristics. - ans-True
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"Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a measurable chlorine ________. -
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ans-Residual
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The plant operator is responsible for a sufficient supply of safe and ________ drinking
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water. - ans-Palatable ws ws
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F: The Texas State Board of Fire Insurance requires utilities that provide fire protection
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to have a minimum amount of water available based on 30 gals per person per day. -
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ans-False (130 gals per person per day)
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T/F: The primary state regulator of water utilities is the TCEQ. - ans-True
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T/F: All community and non-transient non-
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community PWS, regardless of source of water, must be under the supervision of a lice
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nsed water works operator. - ans-True
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Meter readers bring in operating revenue and profoundly impact _____ relations. -
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ans-Public
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The federal regulator of drinking water is the _____. - ans-EPA
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F: Duties of distribution operator include repairing leaks, making taps, flushing mains, a
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nd taking radiological samples. - ans-
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False (Repair leaks, Make taps, Flush mains, Operate pumps, Take *bacteriological* s
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amples)
A service area has 1000 service connections. What can we estimate the population of t
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his service area to be? - ans-3,000 (multiply connections x 3)
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F: The State must be notified after an existing facility is changed or after construction of
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a new facility. - ans-False (must notify *before*)
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F: A Class "D" license is valid for 2 years at ground and purchase water systems with 2
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50 connections or less. - ans-False (3 years)
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