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A continuously flowing watercourse ✔✔Perennial Stream
Algae causes PH to ....... at night ✔✔Decrease
What contributes to creation of alg
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Water Treatment Operator Certification
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A continuously flowing watercourse ✔✔Perennial Stream
Algae causes PH to ....... at night ✔✔Decrease
What contributes to creation of algae blooms ✔✔Increased nutrients
Iron is found mostly in what sources of water ✔✔Groundwater
Also called the rule of reasonable sharing ✔✔Riparian Doctrine
Water high in salinity and warm is ✔✔Low in dissolved oxygen
Reservoir turnover ✔✔Denser water at surface sinking toward the bottom
Water that flows into rivers after rainfall ✔✔Surface runoff
Recreation can ....... of land adjacent to a reservoir ✔✔increase the threat of erosion
Water bearing geological zone composed of material deposited by flowing rivers ✔✔Alluvial
aquifer
What effect will algae have on dissolved oxygen ✔✔Increase DO during the day and lower DO
during the night
How does alkalinity effect the use of copper sulfate ✔✔Copper sulfate is more effective as
alkalinity decreases
The amount of water in a formation depends on..... ✔✔The porosity of the water-bearing
formation
What enables blue green algae to grow ✔✔Nutrients
Recommended loading rate of copper sulfate for algae control ✔✔5.4 lbs per acre of surface area
Primary origin of coliform bacteria ✔✔Animal or human feces
Amount of water a well produces for each foot of drawdown ✔✔Specific capacity
Most common well used in public water supply ✔✔Drilled well
What is disinfection ✔✔inactivation or killing of pathogenic organisms
free chlorine residual valus are based on a contact time of.... ✔✔10 minutes
Strength of Calcium Hypochlorite ✔✔65-70%
What chemicals raise PH in water ✔✔Soda Ash, Caustic Soda,
As water temp increases, disinfection action....... ✔✔Increases
Maximum chlorine usage per day from a 150lb cylinder ✔✔42 lbs
What chemical is used to soften water through chemical precipitation ✔✔Calcium hydroxide
(lime)
Mudballs are clumps of........ ✔✔Filter media and other material
Coagulation occurs during the first ..... ✔✔1 to 5 seconds
When should a filter be backwashed ✔✔High head, turbidity breakthrough, or designated hours
What does CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) do? ✔✔Decreases corrosion
Most important test to indicate proper sedimentation ✔✔turbidity
What is considered and excellent zeta potential ✔✔-1 to -4
What is used to test for residual chlorine ✔✔DPD
What is a major part of a turbidimeter ✔✔Light source
What parameter is used o indicate clarity of water ✔✔turbidity
PH is the measure of......... ✔✔hydrogen ion concentration
Free chlorine residual includes ✔✔OCI- and HOCI
How many log removal for viruses ✔✔4 log 99.99%
Highest concentration of hypochlorous acidoccurs at what PH? ✔✔5
What flask is most accurate ✔✔volumetric flask
What flouride comes in solution form ✔✔flourosilicic acid
Chemical formula for bicarbonate ✔✔HCO-3
Capability of water to resist change in PH is called ✔✔Buffering capacity
In a coliform presence-absence test a sample should be ✔✔incubated for 24 and 48 hours at 35*
C
Optimal flouride concentration in drinking water is set in relation to the........ ✔✔Annual average
maximum daily air temp
What test is used to determine optimal coagulant dosage ✔✔Jar Test
Sequence of growth in a multiple-tube fermentation method ✔✔LTB, BGB, and EMB. Lauryl
Tryptose Broth, Eosin Methylene Blue, Brilliant Green lactose Bile Broth
Giardia cysts range in size from ✔✔8 to 20 microns
Quantity of oxygen that can be dissolved in water is directly related to........ ✔✔Temperature
What is apparent color ✔✔color in sample before it is filtered
Grease lubricated bearings should be regreased at what frequency? ✔✔3 - 6 Months
Check valves prevent ........... ✔✔Water from flowing in two directions
Packing joints should be....... ✔✔Staggered
Primary function of couplings ✔✔Compensate for alignment changes
How do you determine watts ✔✔(amps)x(volts)
What are the different types of pumps ✔✔Centrifugal, positive displacement, and turbine
What does a hypochlorinator do? ✔✔Feed a liquid chlorine solution into a water supply
What causes water hammer ✔✔opening or closing a valve too fast
When should a positive displacement pump be operated? ✔✔When suction and discharge valves
are open
How much does a 1-ton cylinder weigh? ✔✔3,700 lbs
Pumps seals are classified how? ✔✔Packing ring or mechanical
What causes pumps to make a pinging sound ✔✔cavitation
What is the main purpose of priming ✔✔Replace air with water inside the pump
What is the purpose of a vacuum regulator ✔✔Stop flow of chlorine gas if a leak develops
Mechanical seals are appropriate for pumps operating under....... ✔✔High suction head
What valve is most suitable for a throttling application ✔✔Pressure reducing valve
Valve installed at the end of the suction pipe on a centrifugal pump is called...... ✔✔a foot valve
(Pump efficiency) x (Motor efficiency) ✔✔Wire to water efficiency
Opening the discharge valve one full turn on a chlorine cylinder will........ ✔✔Permit maximum
discharge
What is the "C Value" ✔✔Number that describes smoothness of the interior of a pipe
Tubercles form on what kind of pipe ✔✔Ductile iron
What indicates bearing failure ✔✔noise from pump
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