AWWA PRACTICE TEST STUDYGUIDE
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2026
THE MINIMUM VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE RELIEF
VALVE DISCHARGE PORT OF A REDUCED PRESSURE
PRINCIPLE BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY AND THE FLOOR PLANE IS:
A) SIX (6) INCHES
B) TWELVE (12) INCHES
C) EIGHTEEN (18) INCHES
D) TWENTY-FOUR (24) INCHES
E) THIRTY (30) INCHES
B) TWELVE (12) INCHES
THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR AN APPROVED AIR GAP
SEPARATION SHALL BE AT LEAST:
A) ONE HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE SUPPLY PIPE
B) SIX (6) INCHES ABOVE THE OUTLET OF THE SUPPLY PIPE
,C) TWICE THE DIAMETER OF THE SUPPLY PIPE, BUT NOT LESS
THAN ONE (1) INCH
D) TWELVE (12) INCHES ABOVE THE SURROUNDING
GROUND OR FLOOR
E) THAT RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE
PHYSICAL AIR GAP
C) TWICE THE DIAMETER OF THE SUPPLY PIPE, BUT NOT LESS
THAN ONE (1) INCH
THE TYPE OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY A BAROMETRIC
LOOP IS:
A) PREVENTS BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW
B) IT PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERIC BREAK
C) PREVENTS BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
D) PREVENTS BACKPRESSURE AND BACKSIPHONAGE
BACKFLOW
E) THAT IT ENSURES THE REQUIRED PRESSURE DROP
DOWNSTREAM OF THE LOOP
C) PREVENTS BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF AN ATMOSPHERIC VACUUM
BREAKER ON AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM WOULD PERMIT THE
DOWNSTREAM PIPING TO BE ELEVATED ABOVE THE
ATMOSPHERIC VACUUM BREAKER, PROVIDED:
A) THERE ARE NO CONTROL VALVES DOWNSTREAM
,B) THE SPRINKLER HEADS ARE AT LEAST SIX (6) INCHES
BELOW THE AVB
C) A HOSE BIB IS INSTALLED DOWNSTREAM TO DRAIN THE
PIPING
D) A SHUT-OFF VALVE IS INSTALLED DOWNSTREAM, PRIOR
TO THE SPRINKLER HEADS
E) THIS IS NEVER AN ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE
E) THIS IS NEVER AN ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE
EVERY VACUUM BREAKER IS DESIGNED TO:
A) PREVENT ATMOSPHERE FROM ENTERING THE
DOWNSTREAM SYSTEM
B) PREVENT BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
C) PREVENT BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW
D) PREVENT BACKSIPHONAGE AND BACK-PRESSURE
BACKFLOW
E) PROMOTE AND ALLOW SIPHONAGE UNDER ANY
CONDITION
B) PREVENT BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
AN UNPROTECTED BYPASS AROUND A BACKFLOW
PREVENTION ASSEMBLY OR DEVICE:
A) IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CROSS-CONNECTION AND IS
NEVER PERMITTED
, B) MUST BE WITHIN THREE (3) FEET OF THE DEVICE TO
ALLOW INSPECTION
C) MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A SWING OR SPRING LOADED
CHECK VALVE
D) MUST BE OF AN EQUIVALENT PIPE SIZE
E) SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH FULL PORT VALVES TO ALLOW
FOR ISOLATION AND REPAIR
A) IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CROSS-CONNECTION AND IS
NEVER PERMITTED
A POTENTIAL BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW PLUMBING
CONNECTION IS A(N):
A) PROCESS WATER LINE
B) ASPIRATOR
C) WATER CLOSET
D) FLUSHOMETER
E) MOP SINK WITH AN OPEN END HOSE CONNECTED
A) PROCESS WATER LINE
WHEN TESTING A SPILL RESISTANT VACUUM BREAKER (SVB)
THE __________ IS TESTED BY REMOVING THE VENT SCREW
A) THE #2 CHECK VALVE
B) THE AIR INLET VALVE
C) THE #1 SHUTOFF VALVE
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2026
THE MINIMUM VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE RELIEF
VALVE DISCHARGE PORT OF A REDUCED PRESSURE
PRINCIPLE BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY AND THE FLOOR PLANE IS:
A) SIX (6) INCHES
B) TWELVE (12) INCHES
C) EIGHTEEN (18) INCHES
D) TWENTY-FOUR (24) INCHES
E) THIRTY (30) INCHES
B) TWELVE (12) INCHES
THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR AN APPROVED AIR GAP
SEPARATION SHALL BE AT LEAST:
A) ONE HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE SUPPLY PIPE
B) SIX (6) INCHES ABOVE THE OUTLET OF THE SUPPLY PIPE
,C) TWICE THE DIAMETER OF THE SUPPLY PIPE, BUT NOT LESS
THAN ONE (1) INCH
D) TWELVE (12) INCHES ABOVE THE SURROUNDING
GROUND OR FLOOR
E) THAT RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE
PHYSICAL AIR GAP
C) TWICE THE DIAMETER OF THE SUPPLY PIPE, BUT NOT LESS
THAN ONE (1) INCH
THE TYPE OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY A BAROMETRIC
LOOP IS:
A) PREVENTS BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW
B) IT PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERIC BREAK
C) PREVENTS BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
D) PREVENTS BACKPRESSURE AND BACKSIPHONAGE
BACKFLOW
E) THAT IT ENSURES THE REQUIRED PRESSURE DROP
DOWNSTREAM OF THE LOOP
C) PREVENTS BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF AN ATMOSPHERIC VACUUM
BREAKER ON AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM WOULD PERMIT THE
DOWNSTREAM PIPING TO BE ELEVATED ABOVE THE
ATMOSPHERIC VACUUM BREAKER, PROVIDED:
A) THERE ARE NO CONTROL VALVES DOWNSTREAM
,B) THE SPRINKLER HEADS ARE AT LEAST SIX (6) INCHES
BELOW THE AVB
C) A HOSE BIB IS INSTALLED DOWNSTREAM TO DRAIN THE
PIPING
D) A SHUT-OFF VALVE IS INSTALLED DOWNSTREAM, PRIOR
TO THE SPRINKLER HEADS
E) THIS IS NEVER AN ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE
E) THIS IS NEVER AN ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE
EVERY VACUUM BREAKER IS DESIGNED TO:
A) PREVENT ATMOSPHERE FROM ENTERING THE
DOWNSTREAM SYSTEM
B) PREVENT BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
C) PREVENT BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW
D) PREVENT BACKSIPHONAGE AND BACK-PRESSURE
BACKFLOW
E) PROMOTE AND ALLOW SIPHONAGE UNDER ANY
CONDITION
B) PREVENT BACKSIPHONAGE BACKFLOW
AN UNPROTECTED BYPASS AROUND A BACKFLOW
PREVENTION ASSEMBLY OR DEVICE:
A) IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CROSS-CONNECTION AND IS
NEVER PERMITTED
, B) MUST BE WITHIN THREE (3) FEET OF THE DEVICE TO
ALLOW INSPECTION
C) MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A SWING OR SPRING LOADED
CHECK VALVE
D) MUST BE OF AN EQUIVALENT PIPE SIZE
E) SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH FULL PORT VALVES TO ALLOW
FOR ISOLATION AND REPAIR
A) IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CROSS-CONNECTION AND IS
NEVER PERMITTED
A POTENTIAL BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW PLUMBING
CONNECTION IS A(N):
A) PROCESS WATER LINE
B) ASPIRATOR
C) WATER CLOSET
D) FLUSHOMETER
E) MOP SINK WITH AN OPEN END HOSE CONNECTED
A) PROCESS WATER LINE
WHEN TESTING A SPILL RESISTANT VACUUM BREAKER (SVB)
THE __________ IS TESTED BY REMOVING THE VENT SCREW
A) THE #2 CHECK VALVE
B) THE AIR INLET VALVE
C) THE #1 SHUTOFF VALVE
