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1. T/F: In Texas, about 75% of all water is used for commercial, industrial, or
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q agricultural purposes.
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…Ans>> True qq
2. Water covers approximately
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…Ans>> 71% qq
3. Drought is an extended period when a region receives a deficiency in its
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water supply. q
…Ans>> atmospheric, ground, or surface
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4. T/F: Only about 1 gallon of tap water per person/day is used for drinking and
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…Ans>> True qq
,5. Excluding outside water use, the average household uses about
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…Ans>> 2,000 qq
6. T/F: Only 3% of all the fresh water on earth can be easily accessed for
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…Ans>> False (only 1%) qq q q
7. T/F: In 1978, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) assumed primacy over
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q the Safe Drinking Water Act from the EPA.
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…Ans>> True qq
8. T/F: PWS officials should be pro-active in their approach to terrorism.
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…Ans>> True qq
9. permits the owner of a well to pump as much water as desired,
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q even if the water is drained from beneath the land of others.
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…Ans>> Rule of Capture qq q q
10. In Texas, agricultural water demand accounts for about
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…Ans>> 57% qq
11. T/F: An example of a non-transient non-community PWS is a rural school.-
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…Ans>> True qq
, 12. Monitoring average and maximum daily water q q q q q q enables us to plan q q q
q ahead for growth.
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…Ans>> Demand qq
13. T/F: The Safe Drinking Water Act sets standards for drinking water includ-
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q ing physical, chemical, bacteriological, and radiological characteristics.
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…Ans>> True qq
14. "Potable" means water is safe to drink and has a measurable chlorine
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…Ans>> Residual qq
15. The plant operator is responsible for a sufficient supply of safe and
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drinking water. q
…Ans>> Palatable qq
16. T/F: The Texas State Board of Fire Insurance requires utilities that provide
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q fire protection to have a minimum amount of water available based on 30 gals
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q per person per day.
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…Ans>> False (130 gals per person per day)
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17. T/F: The primary state regulator of water utilities is the TCEQ.
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…Ans>> True qq