Water Treatment Operator Level 1 Sample Questions (Water Operator Certification Study Guide)

Water Treatment Operator Level 1 Sample Questions (Water Operator Certification Study Guide) What are the two important factors impacting the effectiveness of chlorination? - Concentration of chlorine and contact time The treatment process that controls corrosion or scaling is known as what? - Stabilization Permanganate reactions are highly dependent on what factor? - pH It is hardest to kill the organism that causes what illness? - Cryptosporidiosis Disinfection of water wells with free chlorine requires exposure for how long and at what concentration? - 12 to 24 hours; 50mg/L Flocculation basins are usually designed to provide for detention times of how long? - 15 to 45 minutes Alum works best in a pH range of what? - 5.8 to 7.5 What has little effect on colloidal particles because of their small size? - Gravity What natural electrical force keeps colloidal particles apart in water treatment? - Zeta potential What does the zeta potential measure? - The number of excess electrons found on the surface of all particulate matter What device collects the settled water as it leaves the sedimentation basin? - The effluent launder In solid-contact basins with fairly constant water quality parameters, how often should the solids concentration be determined? - At least twice per day What is the definition of decant? - To draw off the liquid from a vessel of any size without stirring up bottom sedimentation How often should sedimentation basins with mechanical sludge removal equipment be drained and inspected? - Once a year What is the most important reason to reduce turbidity? - To remove pathogens