WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS III STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The best way to record all work done is through
A. closed circuit TV
B. polaroid system
C. tape recorder
D. work order system - ✔✔D. work order system
✔✔The most important function of record-keeping is
A. they record how much money was budgeted and how much we spent
B. they record the past and provide a sound basis on which to plan the future
C. they record what was done and when it was done
D. they record where we've been and how we got where we are today - ✔✔B. they
record the past and provide a sound basis on which to plan the future
✔✔All of the following are types of starters for electrical motors except
A. actuator
B. autotransformer
C. reduced voltage
D. resistors - ✔✔A. actuator
✔✔Instrumentation friction discs or clutch surfaces should be
A. frequently brushed briskly with a solution of water and soda.
B. kept free of oil
C. oiled frequently
D. roughened with emery cloth as necessary - ✔✔B. kept free of oil
✔✔If a generator will not start, check for
A. loose terminal connections
B. shaft binding or sticking
C. tripped circuit breakers
D. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔Given the data below, what is the most likely cause of the problem?
DATA: Wet well inlet increased flow because of rain
Wet well unchanged at excessively high level
Lead pump running
Follow pump running
Lead pump check valve lifting arm up
Follow pump check valve lifting arm down
Force main pressure remains at normal range for one pump
Low-level pressure switch normal
High-level pressure switch normal
Electrical controls automatic
, A. lead pump clogged
B. force main pressure too high
C. follow pump clogged
D. both pumps clogged - ✔✔C. follow pump clogged
✔✔Given the data below, what is the most likely cause of the lift station problem?
DATA: Wet well inlet has normal dry weather flow
Wet well empty with flow going directly to pump suction
Lead pump is running
Follow pump is running
Lead and follow pump check valve lifting arms are slightly above closed position
Forced main pressure low and erratic
Lead air compressor running
Low-level pressure switch is closed
Electrical controls automatic mode
A. malfunctioning level control is causing pressure switches to open too soon
B. malfunctioning level control is causing pumps to run out of phase
C. malfunctioning level control is causing pumps to run constantly
D. malfunctioning level control is causing high wet well level - ✔✔C. malfunctioning level
control is causing pumps to run constantly
✔✔The managerial function which involves devising an appropriate system of pay is
A. controlling
B. organizing
C. planning
D. staffing - ✔✔C. planning
✔✔For utility records and/or rate analyses purposes, customers with similar patterns of
water use are usually grouped together into classes. Which one of the following is not
generally used?
A. commercial
B. domestic
C. industrial
D. retail - ✔✔D. retail
✔✔The span of supervision is the
A. average length of time required to be in the organization before making
supervisor
B. number of levels between the lowest employee and the boss
C. number of subordinates for each manager
D. number of supervisors in an organization - ✔✔C. number of subordinates for each
manager
✔✔If an organization's departments are organized by jobs to be done, this is known
as departmentation by
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The best way to record all work done is through
A. closed circuit TV
B. polaroid system
C. tape recorder
D. work order system - ✔✔D. work order system
✔✔The most important function of record-keeping is
A. they record how much money was budgeted and how much we spent
B. they record the past and provide a sound basis on which to plan the future
C. they record what was done and when it was done
D. they record where we've been and how we got where we are today - ✔✔B. they
record the past and provide a sound basis on which to plan the future
✔✔All of the following are types of starters for electrical motors except
A. actuator
B. autotransformer
C. reduced voltage
D. resistors - ✔✔A. actuator
✔✔Instrumentation friction discs or clutch surfaces should be
A. frequently brushed briskly with a solution of water and soda.
B. kept free of oil
C. oiled frequently
D. roughened with emery cloth as necessary - ✔✔B. kept free of oil
✔✔If a generator will not start, check for
A. loose terminal connections
B. shaft binding or sticking
C. tripped circuit breakers
D. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔Given the data below, what is the most likely cause of the problem?
DATA: Wet well inlet increased flow because of rain
Wet well unchanged at excessively high level
Lead pump running
Follow pump running
Lead pump check valve lifting arm up
Follow pump check valve lifting arm down
Force main pressure remains at normal range for one pump
Low-level pressure switch normal
High-level pressure switch normal
Electrical controls automatic
, A. lead pump clogged
B. force main pressure too high
C. follow pump clogged
D. both pumps clogged - ✔✔C. follow pump clogged
✔✔Given the data below, what is the most likely cause of the lift station problem?
DATA: Wet well inlet has normal dry weather flow
Wet well empty with flow going directly to pump suction
Lead pump is running
Follow pump is running
Lead and follow pump check valve lifting arms are slightly above closed position
Forced main pressure low and erratic
Lead air compressor running
Low-level pressure switch is closed
Electrical controls automatic mode
A. malfunctioning level control is causing pressure switches to open too soon
B. malfunctioning level control is causing pumps to run out of phase
C. malfunctioning level control is causing pumps to run constantly
D. malfunctioning level control is causing high wet well level - ✔✔C. malfunctioning level
control is causing pumps to run constantly
✔✔The managerial function which involves devising an appropriate system of pay is
A. controlling
B. organizing
C. planning
D. staffing - ✔✔C. planning
✔✔For utility records and/or rate analyses purposes, customers with similar patterns of
water use are usually grouped together into classes. Which one of the following is not
generally used?
A. commercial
B. domestic
C. industrial
D. retail - ✔✔D. retail
✔✔The span of supervision is the
A. average length of time required to be in the organization before making
supervisor
B. number of levels between the lowest employee and the boss
C. number of subordinates for each manager
D. number of supervisors in an organization - ✔✔C. number of subordinates for each
manager
✔✔If an organization's departments are organized by jobs to be done, this is known
as departmentation by
