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What is the criteria for a community water system?

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Has at least 15 service connections used by all-year residents or regularly serves at least 25 all-year residents

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What is the acceptable limit of copper in drinking water?

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1.3 mg/l

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Which type of reservoir is rich in nutrients?

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Eutrophic

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What is a mechanical seal?

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Metallic flat surfaces used to minimize leakage around the pump shaft

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What is a confined aquifer?

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An aquifer that is bounded above and below by confining beds

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What best describes pumping water level in a well?

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Upper surface of the groundwater that is being pumped

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What is the name of the deepest layer of a reservoir under thermal stratification?

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Hypolimnion

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What is the health effect of consuming water with high levels of copper?

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Stomach and intestinal distress such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps

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What best describes a turbine pump?

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A centrifugal pump that is mainly used to pump water from wells

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What is typically used to clean the sludge on the bottom of a rectangular clarifier?

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Chain and flight collectors

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How often should preventative maintenance be performed on equipment?

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Use manufacturer’s recommendation

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What is CT?

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Contact time X chlorine residual concentration

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What is absorption?

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Constituent is sucked in

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What is the purpose of a check valve?

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Allows water to flow in one direction and prevents reverse flow

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What would happen to the pH of water if lime was added?

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Increases pH

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What is the term used to describe groundwater that flows naturally from the ground?

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Spring

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Once thermal stratification occurs in the middle and lower zones of a reservoir, what type of problem occurs in these layers?

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Depletion of total dissolved oxygen

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What is the most critical problem that may be encountered when entering a confined space?

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Oxygen deficiency and toxic gas

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What is a settleable solid?

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Sand

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What is not a commonly-used coagulant?

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Sodium hypochlorite

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What is the purpose of a coagulant aid?

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Add density to slow settling flows and add toughness to the flocs

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What is the purpose of a coagulant (not coagulant aid)?

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Neutralize electrical charge

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What is least likely to be removed in the sedimentation process?

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Aqueous form of manganese

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In the sedimentation process, what would happen if the flowrate were increased?

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Lower efficiency

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If turbidity is rising rapidly what should you do?
Verify the effectiveness of the coagulant chemicals and dosage at the flash mixer
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The collection of a bad sample is as useful as what?
No result
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What is not a mechanism that occurs in the filter media?
Precipitation
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What is not a type of filter media used for gravity filtration?
Diatomaceous earth
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What are the 3 types of media used in a multi-media filtration system?
Sand, anthracite coal, and garnet
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What does "fluidized" mean in filtration?
Filter media is expanded during backwash
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What is not an attribute of activated carbon?
Removes nitrate
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How is filtration efficiency evaluated?
Turbidity measurement
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What is not a way to address backwashing problems in a filter?
Adjust chemical injection rate
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What is a requirement of the Surface Water Treatment Rule?
At least 99.9% removal of Giardia cysts
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What is not a process that will remove pathogens from water?
Screening
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What will be formed when free chlorine combines with water?
Hypochlorous acid
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What is true about chlorine gas by itself?
Non-flammable and nonexplosive
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What is the most common source of waterborne disease outbreaks?
Backflow
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Why would a water utility switch from using sodium hypochlorite to chloramines?
Reduce formation of THMs
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What is a CT value?
A measure of the degree of pathogenic inactivation
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When is a hypochlorinator typically used?
To feed liquid chlorine
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Which contaminant should never be sampled using a composite sample?
Bacteria
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If liquid chlorine is leaking from a cylinder what should you do?
Turn container so that the leak is on top
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What provides the most convenient and repeatable chlorine residual results?
Amperometric titration
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What does not have a primary MCL?
Iron
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What is not true about chlorine gas?
Most people cannot detect chlorine gas at about 2 ppm
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What is the disadvantage of using ozone to disinfect water?
Cost
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What is the most common technique used to control taste and odor?
PAC
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What does an organic compound always contain?
Carbon
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What is a type of acid?
Hydrochloric
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What would violate the basic rules of laboratory work?
Pipet hazardous materials with your mouth
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What is true regarding water sampling?
Collecting samples at a water treatment plant is no different than collecting samples from a stream or river
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What has a rotten egg smell?
Hydrogen sulfide
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What total coliform bacteria test involves the use of lauryl tryptose broth?
Multiple tube fermentation method
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How is aklanity usually expressed?
Calcium carbonate equivalents
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What does a pH of 2 represent?
Strong acid
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What impact does Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) have on water quality?
Adverse taste
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What is the optimum pH of water for disinfecting bacteria?
7.5
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What is wire-to-water efficiency?
The combine efficiency of a pump and motor
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What is not a type of positive displacement pump?
Centrifugal
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What rotates at a high speed and imparts velocity to the water?
Impeller
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What is the term used to describe the shallow water of a reservoir with abundant plant growth?
Littoral zone
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What term is used to describe a connection between a drinking water system and an unapproved water supply?
Cross connection
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What impact do algal blooms have on the pH of a reservoir?
Increases pH
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What type of charge would you expect to see on a coagulant?
Positive
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What would cause excessive media to be in the spent backwash water?
Backwashing at high velocity
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What safety equipment must be worn before entering a confined space?
Harness
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What are typical characteristics of the source water for a direct filtration plant?
Low turbidity level, less than 2 NTU
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What is the purpose of the coagulation and flocculation process?
Neutralize the negative charges on the colloids, and slowly stir water to create flocs
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What would not trigger a filtration system to backwash?
Temperature
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What is the definition of disinfection?
Inactivation of most pathogens
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What is a secondary contaminant?
Manganese
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What is the safety hazard of working with polymers?
Slippery floors
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What is the disadvantage of using chloramines?
Weak disinfectant
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What is the purpose of a dial indicator?
Measure shaft misalignment
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What is an attribute of a diatomaceous earth filter?
Mesh screen is pre-coated with powdered media
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What is true about the presumptive test?
It takes 48 hrs to obtain results for the total coliform test
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What is a carcinogen?
Causes cancer
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What is the minimum required disinfection residual concentration leaving a surface water treatment plant?
.2 mg/l
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What is equal to 1 ppm?
1 mg/l
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What is the disadvantage of using UV to disinfect water?
No disinfectant residual
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What would most likely occur if a higher quantity of chlorine is added to water?
More THMs will form
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What is the most common error in water quality analysis?
Sampling
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What is the term used to describe the introduction into water of microorganisms, chemicals, and toxic substances in a concentration that makes the water unfit for its next intended use?
Contamination
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What acid is formed when chlorine is mixed with water?
Hypochlorous acid

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