TCEQ Class D Water Operator License Exam: Questions & Answers: updated A+ Guide

T/F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial, industrial, or agricultural purposes. - ans True Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. - ans 71% Drought is an extended period when a region receives a deficiency in its ________ water supply. - ans atmospheric, ground, or surface T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used for drinking and cooking - ans True Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about _______ gallons of water per month for inside use - ans 2,000 T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily accessed for use. - ans False (only 1%) T/F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed primacy over the Safe Drinking Water Act from the EPA. - ans True T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to terrorism. - ans 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. - ans Rule of Capture In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about ___% of the total water used. - ans 57% T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a rural school. - ans True