IBWA CPO LATEST 2026 STANDARD FINALS QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Define the term artesian water - ✔✔water in a well is above the aquifer
✔✔Define the term spring water - ✔✔natural ground water that flows to the surface by
natural force
✔✔Define the term natural water - ✔✔waters from underground or from surface source
that is minimally treated
✔✔What 3 processes qualify a water as "purified?" - ✔✔Distillation
Reverse osmosis
Deionization
✔✔21 CFR Part 129 covers __________________ for bottled water operations. -
✔✔GMPs
✔✔FDA's standard of identity can be found in _____________________ - ✔✔21 CFR
165.110(a)
✔✔IBWA's standard of quality can be found in ____________________ of IBWA Model
Bottled Water regulation. - ✔✔Appendix A
✔✔A purified bottled water product with minerals added is permitted to be called
"Mineral Water." - ✔✔False
✔✔List 3 hazardous chemicals commonly found in a bottling plant - ✔✔Anhydrous
ammonia
Acetylene
Hydrochloric Acid
Ozone
Sulfuric Acid
✔✔Confined space is defined as: - ✔✔Large enough for a person
Limited means for exit
Not designed for continuous occupancy
✔✔A hearing conservation program is required by OSHA when an employee is exposed
to an 8 hour time weighted average of ____ decibles - ✔✔85
✔✔Hazardous waste generators are regulated by: - ✔✔US EPA
✔✔What must be included in an SDS? - ✔✔Physical/Chemical Characteristics
, Known health effects
Exposure limits
Carcinogen
Precautionary measures
Emergency/first aid
✔✔Injuries that occur in the workplace must be reported to: - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔List the 3 sources of water commonly used in the bottled water industry: -
✔✔Springs
Wells
Municipal
✔✔Two chlorine compounds commonly used to disinfect well casings are: - ✔✔Sodium
hypochlorite
Calcium hypochlorite
✔✔List the ions commonly found in water - ✔✔Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Sodium
Zinc
✔✔The acidity of water is known as ____ - ✔✔pH
✔✔Hardness in water is attributable to the presence of ____________ and
___________ - ✔✔calcium and magnesium
✔✔Two basic types of particulate or mechanical filters are: - ✔✔Surface filters
Depth filters
✔✔An advantage of a mixed media filter is: - ✔✔Large flow rate (5 GPM/ft^2 or more)
✔✔The most common organic contaminant removed by carbon filtration when using a
municipal water source is: - ✔✔trihalomethanes
✔✔When monitoring an RO system, list 5 measurements that should be monitored
hourly: - ✔✔pH
Feed water temp
Chlorine
TDS
Pump pressure
Product flow
Brine flow
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Define the term artesian water - ✔✔water in a well is above the aquifer
✔✔Define the term spring water - ✔✔natural ground water that flows to the surface by
natural force
✔✔Define the term natural water - ✔✔waters from underground or from surface source
that is minimally treated
✔✔What 3 processes qualify a water as "purified?" - ✔✔Distillation
Reverse osmosis
Deionization
✔✔21 CFR Part 129 covers __________________ for bottled water operations. -
✔✔GMPs
✔✔FDA's standard of identity can be found in _____________________ - ✔✔21 CFR
165.110(a)
✔✔IBWA's standard of quality can be found in ____________________ of IBWA Model
Bottled Water regulation. - ✔✔Appendix A
✔✔A purified bottled water product with minerals added is permitted to be called
"Mineral Water." - ✔✔False
✔✔List 3 hazardous chemicals commonly found in a bottling plant - ✔✔Anhydrous
ammonia
Acetylene
Hydrochloric Acid
Ozone
Sulfuric Acid
✔✔Confined space is defined as: - ✔✔Large enough for a person
Limited means for exit
Not designed for continuous occupancy
✔✔A hearing conservation program is required by OSHA when an employee is exposed
to an 8 hour time weighted average of ____ decibles - ✔✔85
✔✔Hazardous waste generators are regulated by: - ✔✔US EPA
✔✔What must be included in an SDS? - ✔✔Physical/Chemical Characteristics
, Known health effects
Exposure limits
Carcinogen
Precautionary measures
Emergency/first aid
✔✔Injuries that occur in the workplace must be reported to: - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔List the 3 sources of water commonly used in the bottled water industry: -
✔✔Springs
Wells
Municipal
✔✔Two chlorine compounds commonly used to disinfect well casings are: - ✔✔Sodium
hypochlorite
Calcium hypochlorite
✔✔List the ions commonly found in water - ✔✔Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Sodium
Zinc
✔✔The acidity of water is known as ____ - ✔✔pH
✔✔Hardness in water is attributable to the presence of ____________ and
___________ - ✔✔calcium and magnesium
✔✔Two basic types of particulate or mechanical filters are: - ✔✔Surface filters
Depth filters
✔✔An advantage of a mixed media filter is: - ✔✔Large flow rate (5 GPM/ft^2 or more)
✔✔The most common organic contaminant removed by carbon filtration when using a
municipal water source is: - ✔✔trihalomethanes
✔✔When monitoring an RO system, list 5 measurements that should be monitored
hourly: - ✔✔pH
Feed water temp
Chlorine
TDS
Pump pressure
Product flow
Brine flow
