QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔Three and one half mile of 8in pipe - assuming the ditch is 2ft wide and 4ft deep-
how many cubic yards of soil will be displaced in this project? - ✔✔V= L x W x H
first convert 3.5 miles to feet so 3.5miles x 5280ft = 18,480ft
18,480ft x 2ft x 4ft = 147,840ft
1 cubic yard of water contains 27ft^3 of water
147,840ft^ft^3 = 5,475.55yds
✔✔Your next job task is the installation of three and one half miles of 8in pvc main lines.
the pipe will be supplied in 20ft sections. How many sections will you install? -
✔✔3.5miles x 5280ft = 18,480ft
18,480ft / 20ft = 924 sections of pipe
✔✔In a cubic foot of water there are __________ gallons. how many gallons are there
in 9 cubic feet of water? - ✔✔7.48 gal and 67.32 gal
✔✔ A non permit confined space by OSHA standards means a confined space that- -
✔✔Does not contain or have the potential to contain any hazard capable of causing
death
✔✔Examples of non-community (non-transient) water systems include- - ✔✔Highway
rest areas, RV park, Service stations, Hotel/Motel
✔✔An employee without a breathing apparatus is in a room where chlorine gas
suddenly begins leaking. What should the employee do first? - ✔✔Keep mouth closed,
keep head as high as possible, and quickly walk out of the room, holding his breath if
possible.
✔✔Waterworks operators holding grade C certificates are required to renew their
certificates every three years and to: - ✔✔inform TCEQ of any address changes.
✔✔What responsibility does an operator with a C license have? - ✔✔Keep up with
renewal criteria, and notification of address change.
✔✔The major responsibility of a certified waterworks operator is to- - ✔✔Insure that a
safe and adequate supply of drinking water is delivered to the customers tap.
✔✔What is the proper way to flow test and check pressure? - ✔✔Fire hydrant.
✔✔At what PH does water become considered acidic? - ✔✔5.5
✔✔Which pH measurements would indicate that water is basic- - ✔✔8.3