CPO Test Questions With 100% Correct
Answers Updated Solution
______ means the Wake County department of human services director or his/her authorized
representative. - ANS ✔ - Director
_____ means the certified pool operator who is responsible for the daily operation of a public
swimming pool - ANS ✔ - operator
_____ means the owner of the swimming pool or the responsible management company - ANS ✔ -
Owner
_____ _____ means the interior of the fenced area around a swimming pool including the pool itself,
toilets, bathhouses, equipment enclosures, chemical enclosures - ANS ✔ - pool area
_____ ______ _____ means any swimming pool located on private property, the use of which is limited to
swimming or bathing by members of his/her family or invited guests. - ANS ✔ - Residential swimming
pools
_____ ______ means any structure, basin, or chamber containing an artificial body of water used for
swimming, diving, wading, instructional purposes, or therapeutic bathing - ANS ✔ - swimming pool
A _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ (WCSPOP) is required for operation of a swimming pool in our county. -
ANS ✔ - Wake County swimming pool operations permit
The _____ must approve construction projects to the pool. - ANS ✔ - director
A "year round pool" is any pool that is _____ or ______. - ANS ✔ - indoor; heated
The CPO certificate is valid for ___ years after the date of issuance - ANS ✔ - 5
, PH and disinfectant levels must be taken at least ____ a day, no more than ___ hours apart. - ANS ✔ -
twice; 6
CPO must go through a checklist of _______ guidelines _____ a day. - ANS ✔ - maintenance; once
When the CPO cannot physically go through the checklist, they must find an ______ ______. - ANS ✔ -
alternate operator
Records must be kept of all activities pertaining to the operations of the pool including ____-
chlorination and the addition of _______. - ANS ✔ - super; chemicals
A pool must be closed by an operator if the presence of ______, ______, _______ _____, or _______ ______. - ANS
✔ - algae; bacteria; fecal coliform; fecal matter
If a pool has no ______ _______ of ______ it must be closed. - ANS ✔ - measurable level; disinfectant
If fecal material is introduced into a WADING POOL/SPA, it is to be _____ and ______. - ANS ✔ - drained;
disinfected
In pools, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. - ANS ✔ - 1; 10
PH in pools must be maintained between _____ and _____. - ANS ✔ - 7.2; 7.8
In wading pools/spas, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. - ANS ✔ - 2; 10
In wading pools/spas, pH must be maintained between ___ and ___. - ANS ✔ - 7.2; 7.8
A ____ foot minimum height fence must be present around swimming pools. - ANS ✔ - 4
Answers Updated Solution
______ means the Wake County department of human services director or his/her authorized
representative. - ANS ✔ - Director
_____ means the certified pool operator who is responsible for the daily operation of a public
swimming pool - ANS ✔ - operator
_____ means the owner of the swimming pool or the responsible management company - ANS ✔ -
Owner
_____ _____ means the interior of the fenced area around a swimming pool including the pool itself,
toilets, bathhouses, equipment enclosures, chemical enclosures - ANS ✔ - pool area
_____ ______ _____ means any swimming pool located on private property, the use of which is limited to
swimming or bathing by members of his/her family or invited guests. - ANS ✔ - Residential swimming
pools
_____ ______ means any structure, basin, or chamber containing an artificial body of water used for
swimming, diving, wading, instructional purposes, or therapeutic bathing - ANS ✔ - swimming pool
A _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ (WCSPOP) is required for operation of a swimming pool in our county. -
ANS ✔ - Wake County swimming pool operations permit
The _____ must approve construction projects to the pool. - ANS ✔ - director
A "year round pool" is any pool that is _____ or ______. - ANS ✔ - indoor; heated
The CPO certificate is valid for ___ years after the date of issuance - ANS ✔ - 5
, PH and disinfectant levels must be taken at least ____ a day, no more than ___ hours apart. - ANS ✔ -
twice; 6
CPO must go through a checklist of _______ guidelines _____ a day. - ANS ✔ - maintenance; once
When the CPO cannot physically go through the checklist, they must find an ______ ______. - ANS ✔ -
alternate operator
Records must be kept of all activities pertaining to the operations of the pool including ____-
chlorination and the addition of _______. - ANS ✔ - super; chemicals
A pool must be closed by an operator if the presence of ______, ______, _______ _____, or _______ ______. - ANS
✔ - algae; bacteria; fecal coliform; fecal matter
If a pool has no ______ _______ of ______ it must be closed. - ANS ✔ - measurable level; disinfectant
If fecal material is introduced into a WADING POOL/SPA, it is to be _____ and ______. - ANS ✔ - drained;
disinfected
In pools, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. - ANS ✔ - 1; 10
PH in pools must be maintained between _____ and _____. - ANS ✔ - 7.2; 7.8
In wading pools/spas, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. - ANS ✔ - 2; 10
In wading pools/spas, pH must be maintained between ___ and ___. - ANS ✔ - 7.2; 7.8
A ____ foot minimum height fence must be present around swimming pools. - ANS ✔ - 4
