Class D Water Operator License Exam TCEQ questions with answers

Class D Water Operator License Exam
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TCEQ questions with answers
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T/F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for
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commercial, industrial, or agricultural purposes. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\




Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔71% |\ |\




Drought is an extended period when a region receives a
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deficiency in its ________ water supply. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔atmospheric, ground, or surface
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T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is
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used for drinking and cooking - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔True


Excluding outside water use, the average household uses
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about _______ gallons of water per month for inside use -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2,000 |\ |\

,T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily
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accessed for use. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False (only |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



1%)


T/F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH)
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assumed primacy over the Safe Drinking Water Act from
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the EPA. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to
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terrorism. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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_________ permits the owner of a well to pump as much
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water as desired, even if the water is drained from
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beneath the land of others. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rule
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of Capture
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In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about
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___% of the total water used. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔57%


T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is
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a rural school. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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,Monitoring average and maximum daily water ______ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



enables us to plan ahead for growth. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Demand |\




T/F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for
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drinking water including physical, chemical,
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bacteriological, and radiological characteristics. - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\




"Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a
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measurable chlorine ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Residual


The plant operator is responsible for a sufficient supply of
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safe and ________ drinking water. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Palatable


T/F: The Texas State Board of Fire Insurance requires
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utilities that provide fire protection to have a minimum
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amount of water available based on 30 gals per person
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per day. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False (130 gals per
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person per day) |\ |\




T/F: The primary state regulator of water utilities is the
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TCEQ. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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, T/F: All community and non-transient non-community
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PWS, regardless of source of water, must be under the
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supervision of a licensed water works operator. - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\




Meter readers bring in operating revenue and profoundly
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impact _____ relations. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Public
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The federal regulator of drinking water is the _____. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EPA |\ |\




T/F: Duties of distribution operator include repairing leaks,
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making taps, flushing mains, and taking radiological
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samples. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False (Repair leaks,
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Make taps, Flush mains, Operate pumps, Take
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*bacteriological* samples) |\




A service area has 1000 service connections. What can
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we estimate the population of this service area to be? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3,000 (multiply connections x 3) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




T/F: The State must be notified after an existing facility is
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changed or after construction of a new facility. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔False (must notify *before*)
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