TCEQ CLASS D WATER OPERATORS LICENSE
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 - 2026 ALREADY GRADED A+
T/F: The monthly bacteriological sample should be marked "construction" -
ANSWERS-False
T/F: Get samples to the lab within 36 hours or they are rejected. - ANSWERS-
False (True if it said 30 hrs)
T/F: It is possible to have positive samples removed from your record. -
ANSWERS-True
,T/F: It is an acute public health risk if a positive fecal coliform repeat sample or
a positive total coliform repeat sample follows a positive fecal coliform routine
sample. - ANSWERS-True
T/F: Acute violations require public notification within 72 hours by radio and
television using the words "Minor Health Concern". - ANSWERS-False
T/F: In the event of low distribution pressure (below 20 psi), water outages,
repeated unacceptable microbiological samples or failure to maintain adequate
chlorine residuals, special precautions must be instituted by the water system. -
ANSWERS-True
T/F: A public water system provides the public with piped water for human
consumption, serves at least 15 service connections and regularly serves at least
25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year - ANSWERS-True
The water utility field touches everyone because...
A)water used for recreation
B)water used for agriculture
C)water used for industry
D)water is essential to life and health - ANSWERS-D)water essential to life and
health
Thew water utility employee should remember customers are entitled to...
A)courteous treatment
,B)abuse public servants
C)always be right
D)answers to questions about water
E)A&D - ANSWERS-E
Public systems utilizing ground water serving less than ___ connections on
purchase treated water only are not required to compile ___ reports.
A)50, yearly
B) 150, yearly
C) 50, monthly
D) 100, monthly - ANSWERS-D
Job training for water utility operators is available through the...
A)American Water Works Association
B)TX Water Utilities Association
C)TX Engineering Extension Service
D)all listed - ANSWERS-D
In TX, water operator license is administered by the...
A)EPA
B)TNRCC -- TCEQ
C)AWWA
, D)TWUA - ANSWERS-B
All pubic water systems are required to employ certified operators even if the
system only ___ treated water bought from another source.
A)Chlorites
B)Sells
C)Redistributes
D)Stores - ANSWERS-C
Public water systems include cities, municipal utility districts, rural water supply
corporations, mobile home parts, and ___.
A)private wells
B)campgrounds
C)public pools
D)public lakes - ANSWERS-B
Examples of community water systems include...
A)municipalities
B)municipal utility districts
C)rural water supply corporations
D)mobile home packs
E)all the above - ANSWERS-E
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 - 2026 ALREADY GRADED A+
T/F: The monthly bacteriological sample should be marked "construction" -
ANSWERS-False
T/F: Get samples to the lab within 36 hours or they are rejected. - ANSWERS-
False (True if it said 30 hrs)
T/F: It is possible to have positive samples removed from your record. -
ANSWERS-True
,T/F: It is an acute public health risk if a positive fecal coliform repeat sample or
a positive total coliform repeat sample follows a positive fecal coliform routine
sample. - ANSWERS-True
T/F: Acute violations require public notification within 72 hours by radio and
television using the words "Minor Health Concern". - ANSWERS-False
T/F: In the event of low distribution pressure (below 20 psi), water outages,
repeated unacceptable microbiological samples or failure to maintain adequate
chlorine residuals, special precautions must be instituted by the water system. -
ANSWERS-True
T/F: A public water system provides the public with piped water for human
consumption, serves at least 15 service connections and regularly serves at least
25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year - ANSWERS-True
The water utility field touches everyone because...
A)water used for recreation
B)water used for agriculture
C)water used for industry
D)water is essential to life and health - ANSWERS-D)water essential to life and
health
Thew water utility employee should remember customers are entitled to...
A)courteous treatment
,B)abuse public servants
C)always be right
D)answers to questions about water
E)A&D - ANSWERS-E
Public systems utilizing ground water serving less than ___ connections on
purchase treated water only are not required to compile ___ reports.
A)50, yearly
B) 150, yearly
C) 50, monthly
D) 100, monthly - ANSWERS-D
Job training for water utility operators is available through the...
A)American Water Works Association
B)TX Water Utilities Association
C)TX Engineering Extension Service
D)all listed - ANSWERS-D
In TX, water operator license is administered by the...
A)EPA
B)TNRCC -- TCEQ
C)AWWA
, D)TWUA - ANSWERS-B
All pubic water systems are required to employ certified operators even if the
system only ___ treated water bought from another source.
A)Chlorites
B)Sells
C)Redistributes
D)Stores - ANSWERS-C
Public water systems include cities, municipal utility districts, rural water supply
corporations, mobile home parts, and ___.
A)private wells
B)campgrounds
C)public pools
D)public lakes - ANSWERS-B
Examples of community water systems include...
A)municipalities
B)municipal utility districts
C)rural water supply corporations
D)mobile home packs
E)all the above - ANSWERS-E
