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Practice Certification Exam for Water
Treatment Practice Questions and
Answers
Investigate immediately. - ANSWER✔✔-If a consumer complains about the drinking water
characteristics, the operator should record the complaint and
Operating ratio - ANSWER✔✔-What term is used when a water utility divides its total operating
expenses into the total revenue?
Daily - ANSWER✔✔-How often should operating data, such as flow rate, amount of water treated,
dosage of chemical, and reservoir levels be recorded?
Document that safe drinking water has been delivered to customers - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the
following is the most important reason to keep daily records of operational data?
Consumer's tap inside the home. - ANSWER✔✔-Under the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
it is the duty of the water purveyor to deliver potable water of proper quantity only as far as the
15 service connections or over 25 persons for over 60 days a year. - ANSWER✔✔-According to the Safe
Drinking Water Act, the basic definition of a public water supply system is any water system that supplies
water for human consumption that serves
Water system owner - ANSWER✔✔-What agent is responsible for for reporting lab results to the
regulatory agency?
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3 months of the violation in a daily newspaper in the area served by the system. - ANSWER✔✔-
According to the USEPA drinking water regulations, the owner or operator of a public water system
which fails to comply with applicable monitoring requirements must give notice to the public within
OSHA - ANSWER✔✔-What federal law is designed to protect the safety and health of operators?
Safe Drinking Water Act - ANSWER✔✔-What federal law regulates public water supplies?
Gravity - ANSWER✔✔-What causes water to move through pores in soil and rocks?
Coliform bacteria - ANSWER✔✔-What is commonly used indicator of possible health problems found in
plants, soil, water and the intestines of humans and warm-blooded animals?
Pathogenic - ANSWER✔✔-What are disease producing bacteria called?
Calcium and Magnesium - ANSWER✔✔-What are the two main causes of hardness in water?
Deep well in gravel - ANSWER✔✔-Which source of water has the greatest natural protection from
bacterial contamination?
Rotameter - ANSWER✔✔-What device measures the flow rate of gases?
According to the manufacturer recommendations - ANSWER✔✔-How often should preventative
maintenance for equipment be performed?
total energy that a pump must develop for pumping to take place. - ANSWER✔✔-Dynamic head is best
described as the
Water hammer - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following terms refers to the excessive internal pressure,
which may be several times the normal operating pressure and can seriously damage hydropneumatic
tanks, valves, and the piping network?
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Practice Certification Exam for Water
Treatment Practice Questions and
Answers
Investigate immediately. - ANSWER✔✔-If a consumer complains about the drinking water
characteristics, the operator should record the complaint and
Operating ratio - ANSWER✔✔-What term is used when a water utility divides its total operating
expenses into the total revenue?
Daily - ANSWER✔✔-How often should operating data, such as flow rate, amount of water treated,
dosage of chemical, and reservoir levels be recorded?
Document that safe drinking water has been delivered to customers - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the
following is the most important reason to keep daily records of operational data?
Consumer's tap inside the home. - ANSWER✔✔-Under the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
it is the duty of the water purveyor to deliver potable water of proper quantity only as far as the
15 service connections or over 25 persons for over 60 days a year. - ANSWER✔✔-According to the Safe
Drinking Water Act, the basic definition of a public water supply system is any water system that supplies
water for human consumption that serves
Water system owner - ANSWER✔✔-What agent is responsible for for reporting lab results to the
regulatory agency?
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3 months of the violation in a daily newspaper in the area served by the system. - ANSWER✔✔-
According to the USEPA drinking water regulations, the owner or operator of a public water system
which fails to comply with applicable monitoring requirements must give notice to the public within
OSHA - ANSWER✔✔-What federal law is designed to protect the safety and health of operators?
Safe Drinking Water Act - ANSWER✔✔-What federal law regulates public water supplies?
Gravity - ANSWER✔✔-What causes water to move through pores in soil and rocks?
Coliform bacteria - ANSWER✔✔-What is commonly used indicator of possible health problems found in
plants, soil, water and the intestines of humans and warm-blooded animals?
Pathogenic - ANSWER✔✔-What are disease producing bacteria called?
Calcium and Magnesium - ANSWER✔✔-What are the two main causes of hardness in water?
Deep well in gravel - ANSWER✔✔-Which source of water has the greatest natural protection from
bacterial contamination?
Rotameter - ANSWER✔✔-What device measures the flow rate of gases?
According to the manufacturer recommendations - ANSWER✔✔-How often should preventative
maintenance for equipment be performed?
total energy that a pump must develop for pumping to take place. - ANSWER✔✔-Dynamic head is best
described as the
Water hammer - ANSWER✔✔-Which of the following terms refers to the excessive internal pressure,
which may be several times the normal operating pressure and can seriously damage hydropneumatic
tanks, valves, and the piping network?
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