Day Two Flashcards
You issue a boil water notice to your customers after a line break. How long should the customers vigorously boil water before it is safe?
A. 30 seconds
B. 60 seconds
C. 90 seconds
D. 360 seconds
B. 60 seconds
The __________ is designed to assess potential sources of contamination that may be a threat to water before it enters the public water system.
A. Source Water Protection Act
B. Source Water Assessment Program
C. Summersville Witness Protection Association
D. Source Water Positive Awareness
B. Source Water Assessment Program
Water Plant Operators are concerned with removing pathogens in the water because they are considered:
A. to cause taste and odors that are obiectionable
B. to decrease alkalinity and pH
C. to waste energy
D. to be disease causing
D. to be disease causing
Hardness in water comes from
A. The breakdown of organics
B. Magnesium and Calcium
C. Calcium and Manganese
D. Contaminated Source waters
B. Magnesium and Calcium
The Sanitary Survey has been conducted for your system and a significant deficiency is found, how many days do you have to write and submit a Corrective Action Plan?
A. 120 Days
B. 90 Days
C. 45 Days
D. 30 Days
D. 30 Days
Which of the following must be taken at a specific location, based on an approved
Sample Site Plan?
A. Chlorine
B. Fluoride
C. TTHM / HAA5
D. Special Purpose BacT
C. TTHM / HAA5
The following scenario could trigger a Tier One Violation
A. Exceeding the MCL for Nitrate or Nitrite
B. Not submitting the MOR on time
C. Forgetting to take monthly samples
D. Watching six entire seasons of The Office at the water plant in one day
A. Exceeding the MCL for Nitrate or Nitrite
__________ is defined as the ability of water to neutralize an acid.
A. Power of Hydrogen
B. Hardness
C. Alkalinity
D. Disinfection
C. Alkalinity
After receiving a TC+ test result, where would Operators go to resample?
A. The original sample location and any resident upstream or downstream
B. The original sample location and other locations on the approved sample site plan
C. Within 5 taps upstream and downstream
D. Anywhere accessible in the distribution within 30 hours
B. The original sample location and other locations on the approved sample site plan
The Monthly Operation Report (MOR) should be kept on file for __________ years.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. Indefinitely
A. 5
Under the Total Coliform Rule, a Level One Assessment must be completed by:
A. Any certified within 90 days
B. The Chief Operator within 30 days
C. The state’s District Engineers within 30 days
D. Any certified operator within 30 days
D. Any certified operator within 30 days
Emptying sludge from a into a nearby stream from a water plant’s backwash ponds would require:
A. Permission from the local conservation agency
B. Written approval from the president of Protect and Love Beavers
C. NPDES permit
D. SWAP permit
C. NPDES permit
Samples not being tested onsite should be __________ until they reach the lab.
A. Packed for shipping
B. Held on ice
C. Preserved per lab instructions
D. Delivered to the lab before you go to lunch
C. Preserved per lab instructions
Coliform Bacteria can come from:
A. Warm blooded mammal intestines
B. Pints of Homemade Beer
C. Direct sunlight
D. COVID antibodies
A. Warm blooded mammal intestines
All PWS in West Virginia must use disinfection to achieve a __________ of Virus removal from drinking water.
A. 2-Log
B. 4-Log
C. 6-Log
D. 100%
B. 4-Log
