CLIA Certification Exam Questions With Verified Answers.

CLIA Certification Exam Questions With Verified Answers. An efficient irrigation system includes these 4 things - answerThe appropriate selection of equipment and location, the proper installation of the components, the long term maintenance practices that ensure the integrity of the system, and the management of the system to apply the correct amount of water What is auditing? - answerthe method of inspecting and measuring how effective the sprinklers are working together to apply the water within each individual irrigation zone or test area Can the auditor make recommendations about repairs that should be made and create an appropriate irrigation schedule? - answeryes Is an auditors role to be a water manager or irrigation designer? - answerno Will auditing save any water? - answerthe audit itself will not but the data gathered during the audit process will provide the necessary information to ensure optimum performance 5 benefits of improved irrigation - answerreduced water use and fewer dollars spent on water, improved landscape appearents (less wet or dry spots), reduction of runoff, reduction of water lost below the root zone (deep percolation), reduced fertilizer and chemical requirements. What do you call a visual observation to ensure all sprinkler heads are working correctly? - answersprinkler check, sprinkler review, wet check, or system survey What are the 5 steps of landscape irrigation performance auditing? - answer1. system and site inspection 2. system tune up 3. system testing 4. calculate sprinkler performance 5. report findings What are the steps of landscape irrigation scheduling? - answer1. determine the plant water needs 2. use sprinkler performance data 3. identify scheduling parameteres using site and soils data 4. create irrigation schedule What else will the auditor make not of location besides the controller? - answersource of water, backflow device, water meter, and controller settings. How do you mark an adjustment or repair for a sprinkler? - answera flag How do you expedite the system check without running back and forth? - answerUse radio remotes to activate the sprinkler zones or work with an assistant using a cell phone or walkie talkie. Or set up a test program Do you have to know what type of backflow is required for what jurisdiction? - answerNo, but you have to know what kind it is out of the 4 What are the 4 most common types of backflow devices used? - answerReduced pressure principle assembly, pressure vacuum breaker, double check valve, and atmospheric vacuum breaker How many backflow devices will be near the point of connection (except for the atmospheric vacuum breaker)? - answerusually only one What device can measure the static water pressure? - answerbackflow preventers How does a backflow prevention device measure static water pressure? - answerThe upstream test cock can be used to thread in a pressure gauge. Then by opening the test cock a quarter turn, the auditor can read the working and static water pressure of the system but not of the individual sprinklers What is the only difference between a Reduced pressure principle assembly and a double check valve? - answerA reduced pressure principle assembly has an air relief valve What is the most commonly used backflow prevention device? - answerReduced pressure principle assembly How can you tell if there is a leak just by looking at the meter? - answerif the water is moving when the water is off and not irrigating What are the two measurments that a meter reading can be measured in? - answercubic feet or gallons How many gallons are there per cubic foot? - answer7.48 To convert cubic feet to gallons multiply the cubic feet by what? - answer7.48 What is an AMR ? - answerAdvanced meter readers which allows us to gather water meter data wirelessly What is an AMI? - answerAdvanced meter infrastructure-more sophisticaled than AMR because it utilizes two way communications Why is it important to to record the current program of the controller? (2 reasons) - answer1. It provides information about ow the site is irrigated by looking at run times and minutes for each station 2. After the tests are conducted the auditor can restore the existing program What information should be recorded about a val