New Mexico Water Sampling
Certification part 1 questions and answers with
solutions 2025/2026
An operator as defined by NM water quality control commission
regulations is? - ANSWER Any person responsible for the operation of all
or any portion of a water supply system or wastewater facility
The primary goal of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - ANSWER Make
sure public waters systems treat the water to meet water quality
standards, designed to protect the public from unnecessary health risks
WST level 1 certification - ANSWER covers the collection of water
samples for microbiological analysis
WST level 2 certification - ANSWER covers the microbiological sampling
and sampling for the various chemical and radiological analyses
Water sampling technician level 1 requires - ANSWER 5 hours of training
credits
Water sampling technician level 2 requires - ANSWER 10 hours of
training credits
, A fee of 3 cents per 1000 gallons produced is collected from most public
waters systems in New Mexico - ANSWER New Mexico Water
Conservation Fee
Used to fund sample collection and testing for inorganic, organic, and
radiological contaminants in accordance with the 1986 SDWA - ANSWER
New Mexico Water Conservation Fee
Covers routine microbiological testing but not collection of the samples -
ANSWER New Mexico Water Conservation Fee
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Repeat
microbiological sample analyses
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Special non-
compliance microbiological samples like line breaks or raw water
samples
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Lead and
Copper sample collection
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Secondary
contaminant sampling and testing
Certification part 1 questions and answers with
solutions 2025/2026
An operator as defined by NM water quality control commission
regulations is? - ANSWER Any person responsible for the operation of all
or any portion of a water supply system or wastewater facility
The primary goal of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - ANSWER Make
sure public waters systems treat the water to meet water quality
standards, designed to protect the public from unnecessary health risks
WST level 1 certification - ANSWER covers the collection of water
samples for microbiological analysis
WST level 2 certification - ANSWER covers the microbiological sampling
and sampling for the various chemical and radiological analyses
Water sampling technician level 1 requires - ANSWER 5 hours of training
credits
Water sampling technician level 2 requires - ANSWER 10 hours of
training credits
, A fee of 3 cents per 1000 gallons produced is collected from most public
waters systems in New Mexico - ANSWER New Mexico Water
Conservation Fee
Used to fund sample collection and testing for inorganic, organic, and
radiological contaminants in accordance with the 1986 SDWA - ANSWER
New Mexico Water Conservation Fee
Covers routine microbiological testing but not collection of the samples -
ANSWER New Mexico Water Conservation Fee
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Repeat
microbiological sample analyses
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Special non-
compliance microbiological samples like line breaks or raw water
samples
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Lead and
Copper sample collection
The Water Conservation Fee does not pay for? - ANSWER Secondary
contaminant sampling and testing
