Small Water System Operator
Certification Exam Graded A+
12 inches - ANSWER-Minimum distance from finished grade to top of well casing?
2 feet - ANSWER-Minimum distance from top of well casing to regional flood level?
3 failed attempts - ANSWER-How many disinfection attempts can be made before the
well must be filled and sealed?
30 hours - ANSWER-What is the time frame a bacteria sample must be analyzed?
6 hours - ANSWER-Minimum time water must stand in pipes prior to lead and copper
samples.
6 hours every three years - ANSWER-How many hours of continuing education are
required on what frequency?
A list of pump installers, plumbers, electricians, or other contractors that would be
available to respond in an emergency. Procedures for obtaining a back up water source
in case of an emergency. The local DNR representatives contact info. - ANSWER-What
kind on info would you want to have on an emergency plan for your water system?
A neutralizing agent like sodium thiosulfate - ANSWER-What must be present in a
bacterial sample bottle if the water system is adding chlorine.
A WI licensed well driller - ANSWER-Who must construct a well in WI
A.L.E. - ANSWER-Action level exceedance
Air bubbles - ANSWER-Care must be taken so "blank" is not included in a VOC sample.
annual - ANSWER-Routine DBP monitoring frequency for NNWS serving >10000 ppl?
Annually (due before July 1st) - ANSWER-How often are consumer confidence reports
required?
Area well diggers, well logs, state/local/federal natural resource departments. -
ANSWER-Informational resources for someone constructing a well.
Ascorbic acid - ANSWER-What must be added to a VOC sample bottle if the water
system uses chlorine?
, asset management - ANSWER-An effective tool for guiding financial planning and
spending (short and long term).
Bacteria & Viruses - ANSWER-Two biological contaminates of water that are associated
with humans/animals
blue baby syndrome - ANSWER-The illness that occurs when we have too much
nitrates in our water, especially in children.
Break down of natural material - ANSWER-Most common source of organic chemicals
in water
Cabel tool (percussion) method, and rotary drilled method - ANSWER-Two methods for
constructing a DRILLED well
Cancer - ANSWER-Most common health affect associated with radiological
contaminates in drinking water.
Capacity Development Program - ANSWER-A program developed to be proactive when
it comes ot water supply and quality.
Chemical (usually chlorine), UV light, Ozone disinfection - ANSWER-Three main
methods used to disinfect water.
Community Water System - ANSWER-A public water system which serves at least 15
service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25
year-round residents.
Compound meter - ANSWER-Water meter that uses both positive displacement meter
and turbine meter to measure water in both low and high flow.
cone of depression - ANSWER-lowering of the water table around a pumping well
confined aquifer - ANSWER-an aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or
clay that impedes water flow
Consolidated formation - ANSWER-A geologic material whose particles are stratified
{layered), cemented, or firmly packed together (hard rock), deposited hundreds of
millions of years ago. Ex: Sandstone, granite, dolomite, limestone.
DBP - ANSWER-disinfectant by-products
Dissolution of minerals naturally occurring in the environment - ANSWER-What is the
source of radionuclides in water?
Certification Exam Graded A+
12 inches - ANSWER-Minimum distance from finished grade to top of well casing?
2 feet - ANSWER-Minimum distance from top of well casing to regional flood level?
3 failed attempts - ANSWER-How many disinfection attempts can be made before the
well must be filled and sealed?
30 hours - ANSWER-What is the time frame a bacteria sample must be analyzed?
6 hours - ANSWER-Minimum time water must stand in pipes prior to lead and copper
samples.
6 hours every three years - ANSWER-How many hours of continuing education are
required on what frequency?
A list of pump installers, plumbers, electricians, or other contractors that would be
available to respond in an emergency. Procedures for obtaining a back up water source
in case of an emergency. The local DNR representatives contact info. - ANSWER-What
kind on info would you want to have on an emergency plan for your water system?
A neutralizing agent like sodium thiosulfate - ANSWER-What must be present in a
bacterial sample bottle if the water system is adding chlorine.
A WI licensed well driller - ANSWER-Who must construct a well in WI
A.L.E. - ANSWER-Action level exceedance
Air bubbles - ANSWER-Care must be taken so "blank" is not included in a VOC sample.
annual - ANSWER-Routine DBP monitoring frequency for NNWS serving >10000 ppl?
Annually (due before July 1st) - ANSWER-How often are consumer confidence reports
required?
Area well diggers, well logs, state/local/federal natural resource departments. -
ANSWER-Informational resources for someone constructing a well.
Ascorbic acid - ANSWER-What must be added to a VOC sample bottle if the water
system uses chlorine?
, asset management - ANSWER-An effective tool for guiding financial planning and
spending (short and long term).
Bacteria & Viruses - ANSWER-Two biological contaminates of water that are associated
with humans/animals
blue baby syndrome - ANSWER-The illness that occurs when we have too much
nitrates in our water, especially in children.
Break down of natural material - ANSWER-Most common source of organic chemicals
in water
Cabel tool (percussion) method, and rotary drilled method - ANSWER-Two methods for
constructing a DRILLED well
Cancer - ANSWER-Most common health affect associated with radiological
contaminates in drinking water.
Capacity Development Program - ANSWER-A program developed to be proactive when
it comes ot water supply and quality.
Chemical (usually chlorine), UV light, Ozone disinfection - ANSWER-Three main
methods used to disinfect water.
Community Water System - ANSWER-A public water system which serves at least 15
service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25
year-round residents.
Compound meter - ANSWER-Water meter that uses both positive displacement meter
and turbine meter to measure water in both low and high flow.
cone of depression - ANSWER-lowering of the water table around a pumping well
confined aquifer - ANSWER-an aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or
clay that impedes water flow
Consolidated formation - ANSWER-A geologic material whose particles are stratified
{layered), cemented, or firmly packed together (hard rock), deposited hundreds of
millions of years ago. Ex: Sandstone, granite, dolomite, limestone.
DBP - ANSWER-disinfectant by-products
Dissolution of minerals naturally occurring in the environment - ANSWER-What is the
source of radionuclides in water?
