WATER DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE EXAM GRADE 3 & 4
TEMPE, AZ TEST WITH LATEST UPDATED (QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS) ALREADY PASSED!
What is the definition of "operator"? Correct Answers Operator has the
same meaning as certified operator.
Within how many days must a certified operator notify the Department
(in writing) that the operator either ceases or commences operation of
another facility? Correct Answers 10 days
At which type of facility is a remote operator allowed to operate?
Correct Answers Any Grade 1 or Grade 2 facility
How close must the remote operator of a facility be to the facility to
legally operate the facility? Correct Answers Within 200 miles by
ground travel.
What is the inspection frequency that a remote operator must inspect a
grade 1 or grade 2 water treatment plant or distribution system that
produces groundwater? Correct Answers As often as necessary, but no
less than monthly.
Upon expiration of an operator certificate, how many days does an
operator have to reinstate the certificate without retaking an
examination? Correct Answers 90 days
,What is an initial monitoring year? Correct Answers The calendar year
designated by the Department within a compliance period in which a
public water system conducts initial monitoring at a point of entry.
What is the reporting limit for all regulated VOC's? Correct Answers
0.0005 mg/L
Who is allowed to conduct a sanitary survey? Correct Answers A
representative of the Department or a professional engineer or sanitarian
who is registered in Arizona and approved by the Department.
Under what circumstances may the Department reduce monitoring
frequency for nitrate at a surface water sampling point and what is the
reduced frequency? Correct Answers If the analytical results are < 5
mg/L for 4 consecutive quarters then reduce sampling frequency from
quarterly to annually.
Which type of system is not required to sample for VOC's? Correct
Answers Transient Non-community Water System.
What contaminants does the monitoring assistance program monitor?
Correct Answers IOCs, VOCs, and SOCs.
What types of public water system must comply with Article 6, Capacity
Development Requirements for a New Public Water System? Correct
Answers Community water systems and non-transient non-community
water systems that begin operations on or after October 1, 1999
, To become a new public water system, an owner shall file an elementary
business plan for review and approval by the Department. What three
elements make up the elementary business plan? Correct Answers
Technical Capacity, Managerial Capacity, and Financial Capacity.
What is the definition of an "on-site representative"? Correct Answers
On-site representative means a person located at a facility who monitors
the daily operation at the facility and maintains contact with the remote
operator regarding the facility.
According to Arizona State Rule, an "Air-gap separation" means a
physical separation between the discharge end of a supply pipe and the
top rim of its receiving vessel, which has a separation distance equal to
at least? Correct Answers 1 inch or twice the diameter of the supply
pipe, whichever is greater.
According to Arizona State Rule, this term means 1 of the family of
organic compounds, named as derivatives of methane, wherein 3 of 4
hydrogen atoms in methane are substituted by a halogen atom in the
molecular structure? Correct Answers Trihalomethanes
According to Arizona State Rule, what term best represents a
mechanical device used to prevent back-flow? Correct Answers Back-
flow-prevention assembly
TEMPE, AZ TEST WITH LATEST UPDATED (QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS) ALREADY PASSED!
What is the definition of "operator"? Correct Answers Operator has the
same meaning as certified operator.
Within how many days must a certified operator notify the Department
(in writing) that the operator either ceases or commences operation of
another facility? Correct Answers 10 days
At which type of facility is a remote operator allowed to operate?
Correct Answers Any Grade 1 or Grade 2 facility
How close must the remote operator of a facility be to the facility to
legally operate the facility? Correct Answers Within 200 miles by
ground travel.
What is the inspection frequency that a remote operator must inspect a
grade 1 or grade 2 water treatment plant or distribution system that
produces groundwater? Correct Answers As often as necessary, but no
less than monthly.
Upon expiration of an operator certificate, how many days does an
operator have to reinstate the certificate without retaking an
examination? Correct Answers 90 days
,What is an initial monitoring year? Correct Answers The calendar year
designated by the Department within a compliance period in which a
public water system conducts initial monitoring at a point of entry.
What is the reporting limit for all regulated VOC's? Correct Answers
0.0005 mg/L
Who is allowed to conduct a sanitary survey? Correct Answers A
representative of the Department or a professional engineer or sanitarian
who is registered in Arizona and approved by the Department.
Under what circumstances may the Department reduce monitoring
frequency for nitrate at a surface water sampling point and what is the
reduced frequency? Correct Answers If the analytical results are < 5
mg/L for 4 consecutive quarters then reduce sampling frequency from
quarterly to annually.
Which type of system is not required to sample for VOC's? Correct
Answers Transient Non-community Water System.
What contaminants does the monitoring assistance program monitor?
Correct Answers IOCs, VOCs, and SOCs.
What types of public water system must comply with Article 6, Capacity
Development Requirements for a New Public Water System? Correct
Answers Community water systems and non-transient non-community
water systems that begin operations on or after October 1, 1999
, To become a new public water system, an owner shall file an elementary
business plan for review and approval by the Department. What three
elements make up the elementary business plan? Correct Answers
Technical Capacity, Managerial Capacity, and Financial Capacity.
What is the definition of an "on-site representative"? Correct Answers
On-site representative means a person located at a facility who monitors
the daily operation at the facility and maintains contact with the remote
operator regarding the facility.
According to Arizona State Rule, an "Air-gap separation" means a
physical separation between the discharge end of a supply pipe and the
top rim of its receiving vessel, which has a separation distance equal to
at least? Correct Answers 1 inch or twice the diameter of the supply
pipe, whichever is greater.
According to Arizona State Rule, this term means 1 of the family of
organic compounds, named as derivatives of methane, wherein 3 of 4
hydrogen atoms in methane are substituted by a halogen atom in the
molecular structure? Correct Answers Trihalomethanes
According to Arizona State Rule, what term best represents a
mechanical device used to prevent back-flow? Correct Answers Back-
flow-prevention assembly
