2024 TEXAS CLASS D WATER OPERATOR
LICENSE EXAM 2 TCEQ WITH 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS / TCEQ
CLASS D WATER OPERATOR LICENSE EXAM
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) BRAND NEW!!
The state agency that regulates drinking water in Texas and administers the federal Safe Drinking Water Act is the ________. - ANSWER-TCEQ
Water utility system personnel are required to notify the TCEQ of changes or alterations of the system, a new facility to be built, and water supply ________. - ANSWER-health hazards
The TCEQ considers a maximum turbidity of _____ NTUs as acceptable going into the filter. - ANSWER-10 NTUs
EPA requires any private, municipal, or industrial entity storing or using ________ pounds or more chlorine to have a chemical risk management program.
- 2,000
- 2,500
- 3,000
- 3,500 - ANSWER-b. 2,500
Chlorine and water make two acids: hydrochloric (HCl) and ________ (HOCl).
- hypochlorous
- hypochloric
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- hydrachloric - ANSWER-a. hypochlorous
The state requires pressure filters to operate at _____ gpm per square foot. - ANSWER-2 gpm per square foot
Operators have a responsibility to provide drinking water that meets federal and state standards. (true/false) - ANSWER-true
The state requires chemical analysis be kept at least _____ years. - ANSWER-10 years
EPA requires a water system to keep a copy of each consumer confidence report at least _____ years. - ANSWER-5 years
A public water system provides the public with piped water for human consumption, serves at least _____ service connections, and regularly serves at least _____ individuals daily at least _____ days out of the year. - ANSWER-15 service connections 25 individuals 60 days out of the year
The water utility field affects everyone because _____. - ANSWER-water is essential to life and health
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The water utility employee should remember customers are entitled to _____ and _____. - ANSWER-courteous treatment and answers to questions about water
In Texas, water operator licensing is administered by the _____. - ANSWER- TCEQ
All public water systems are required to employ licensed operators even if the system only _____ treated water bought from another source. - ANSWER-redistributes treated water
Public water systems include cities, municipal utility districts, rural water supply corporations, mobile home parks, and _____. - ANSWER-campgrounds
Examples of community water systems include ________.
- municipalities
- municipal utility districts
- rural water supply corporations
- mobile home parks
- all the above - ANSWER-e. all of the above
A federal agency impacting the water utility industry is the _____. - ANSWER- EPA
The most important federal law impacting the water utility industry is the _____. - ANSWER-Safe Drinking Water Act (PL93-523)
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The four national safety and quality standards for drinking water covered in the Safe Drinking Water Act are physical, chemical, ________ and radiological. - ANSWER-bacteriological
Some regional and local agencies impacting the water utility industry are municipal utility districts, rural water supply corporations, drainage districts, ________, groundwater conservation districts, and subsidence districts. - ANSWER-river authorities
Public relations (PR) is the relationship between YOU, the water utility employee, and the _____. - ANSWER-customer
The keys to good customer relations are (1) everything the utility does is PR, (2) customers are entitled to courteous treatment, (3) every employee is a PR person. (true/false) - ANSWER-true
Meter readers are the persons with whom customers have the least contact.(true/false) - ANSWER-false (meter readers often have the most contact)
Water must be disinfected, delivered at inadequate pressure, and be ample in quantity. (true/false) - ANSWER-false (adequate pressure)
Utility employees should guard the water supply and facilities from contamination, public tours, and even terrorism. (true/false) - ANSWER-false (public tours)
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