Water distribution system operation and maintenance Exam|| || || || || || ||
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What is the responsibility of the water distribution system operators? - ✔✔Water
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distribution system operators have the responsibility of ensuring that safe and pleasant
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drinking water is delivered to everyones tap. Also adequate amounts of water and pressure
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must be available during times of emergency, such as a fire.
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What do water distribution system operators do with water distribution facilities? -
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✔✔Water distribution system operators make sure water facilities do their intended job.
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Operators operate, maintain, repair and manage these facilities.
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List the two major sources of water supplies? - ✔✔Ground water &
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Surface water ||
Why should surface waters be treated? - ✔✔Surface water is usually treated with to remove
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suspended and dissolved materials and to kill or inactivate disease-causing organisms.
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Why should water distribution system operators discuss proposed facilities with engineers? -
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✔✔To find out how the engineer intends for these facilities to be operated, maintained and
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repaired and also to make suggestions on how these jobs could be done more easily. Be sure
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there is adequate room for maintenance and repair equipment even during adverse weather
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conditions.
Why are adequate and reliable records very important? - ✔✔To document the effectiveness
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of your operation.
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, To whom might you have to explain the purpose and operation of your facilities? - ✔✔Civic
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organizations, school classes, representatives of news media, and even to city council || || || || || || || || || || || ||
members or directors of their district || || || || ||
Why is the appearance of pump stations and elevated tanks and the grounds around them
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important? - ✔✔It indicates to the public what type of operation you maintain || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Why is safety important? - ✔✔Very important operator responsibility. Most accidents result
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from carelessness or negligence. Safe procedures must be stressed at all times.
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Who hires water distribution system operators? - ✔✔By cities, water agencies or districts,
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private utility companies or industries.
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What does it take to be a good water distribution system operators? - ✔✔DESIRE. If you
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want to be a qualified water distribution system operator, you can do it.
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Air gap - ✔✔An open vertical drop, or vertical empty space, that separates a drinking
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(potable) water supply to be protected from another water system in a water treatment plant
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or other location. This open gap prevents the contamination of drinking water by
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backsiphonage or back flow because there is no way raw water or any other water can reach || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the drinking water.
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Altitude valve - ✔✔A valve that automatically shuts off the flow into an elevated tank when
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the water level in the tank reaches a predetermined level. It automatically opens when the
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pressure in the distribution system drops below the pressure in the tank.
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Anode - ✔✔The positive pole or electrode of an electrolytic system , such as a battery. The
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anode attracts negatively charged particles or ions (anions).
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with verified detailed answers|| || ||
What is the responsibility of the water distribution system operators? - ✔✔Water
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
distribution system operators have the responsibility of ensuring that safe and pleasant
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
drinking water is delivered to everyones tap. Also adequate amounts of water and pressure
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
must be available during times of emergency, such as a fire.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
What do water distribution system operators do with water distribution facilities? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Water distribution system operators make sure water facilities do their intended job.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Operators operate, maintain, repair and manage these facilities.
|| || || || || || ||
List the two major sources of water supplies? - ✔✔Ground water &
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Surface water ||
Why should surface waters be treated? - ✔✔Surface water is usually treated with to remove
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
suspended and dissolved materials and to kill or inactivate disease-causing organisms.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Why should water distribution system operators discuss proposed facilities with engineers? -
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔To find out how the engineer intends for these facilities to be operated, maintained and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
repaired and also to make suggestions on how these jobs could be done more easily. Be sure
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
there is adequate room for maintenance and repair equipment even during adverse weather
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
conditions.
Why are adequate and reliable records very important? - ✔✔To document the effectiveness
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of your operation.
|| ||
, To whom might you have to explain the purpose and operation of your facilities? - ✔✔Civic
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
organizations, school classes, representatives of news media, and even to city council || || || || || || || || || || || ||
members or directors of their district || || || || ||
Why is the appearance of pump stations and elevated tanks and the grounds around them
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
important? - ✔✔It indicates to the public what type of operation you maintain || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Why is safety important? - ✔✔Very important operator responsibility. Most accidents result
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
from carelessness or negligence. Safe procedures must be stressed at all times.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Who hires water distribution system operators? - ✔✔By cities, water agencies or districts,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
private utility companies or industries.
|| || || ||
What does it take to be a good water distribution system operators? - ✔✔DESIRE. If you
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
want to be a qualified water distribution system operator, you can do it.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Air gap - ✔✔An open vertical drop, or vertical empty space, that separates a drinking
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
(potable) water supply to be protected from another water system in a water treatment plant
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
or other location. This open gap prevents the contamination of drinking water by
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
backsiphonage or back flow because there is no way raw water or any other water can reach || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the drinking water.
|| || ||
Altitude valve - ✔✔A valve that automatically shuts off the flow into an elevated tank when
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the water level in the tank reaches a predetermined level. It automatically opens when the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pressure in the distribution system drops below the pressure in the tank.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Anode - ✔✔The positive pole or electrode of an electrolytic system , such as a battery. The
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
anode attracts negatively charged particles or ions (anions).
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