CPO Test Questions and Answers 2023
______ means the Wake County department of human services director or his/her authorized
representative. -ANS>> Director
_____ means the certified pool operator who is responsible for the daily operation of a public
swimming pool -ANS>> operator
_____ means the owner of the swimming pool or the responsible management company -
ANS>> Owner
_____ _____ means the interior of the fenced area around a swimming pool including the pool
itself, toilets, bathhouses, equipment enclosures, chemical enclosures -ANS>> pool area
_____ ______ _____ means any swimming pool located on private property, the use of which is
limited to swimming or bathing by members of his/her family or invited guests. -ANS>>
Residential swimming pools
_____ ______ means any structure, basin, or chamber containing an artificial body of water
used for swimming, diving, wading, instructional purposes, or therapeutic bathing -ANS>>
swimming pool
A _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ (WCSPOP) is required for operation of a swimming pool
in our county. -ANS>> Wake County swimming pool operations permit
The _____ must approve construction projects to the pool. -ANS>> director
A "year round pool" is any pool that is _____ or ______. -ANS>> indoor; heated
The CPO certificate is valid for ___ years after the date of issuance -ANS>> 5
, pH and disinfectant levels must be taken at least ____ a day, no more than ___ hours apart. -
ANS>> twice; 6
CPO must go through a checklist of _______ guidelines _____ a day. -ANS>> maintenance;
once
When the CPO cannot physically go through the checklist, they must find an ______ ______. -
ANS>> alternate operator
Records must be kept of all activities pertaining to the operations of the pool including ____-
chlorination and the addition of _______. -ANS>> super; chemicals
A pool must be closed by an operator if the presence of ______, ______, _______ _____, or
_______ ______. -ANS>> algae; bacteria; fecal coliform; fecal matter
if a pool has no ______ _______ of ______ it must be closed. -ANS>> measurable level;
disinfectant
If fecal material is introduced into a WADING POOL/SPA, it is to be _____ and ______. -ANS>>
drained; disinfected
In pools, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. -ANS>> 1; 10
pH in pools must be maintained between _____ and _____. -ANS>> 7.2; 7.8
In wading pools/spas, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. -ANS>>
2; 10
In wading pools/spas, pH must be maintained between ___ and ___. -ANS>> 7.2; 7.8
______ means the Wake County department of human services director or his/her authorized
representative. -ANS>> Director
_____ means the certified pool operator who is responsible for the daily operation of a public
swimming pool -ANS>> operator
_____ means the owner of the swimming pool or the responsible management company -
ANS>> Owner
_____ _____ means the interior of the fenced area around a swimming pool including the pool
itself, toilets, bathhouses, equipment enclosures, chemical enclosures -ANS>> pool area
_____ ______ _____ means any swimming pool located on private property, the use of which is
limited to swimming or bathing by members of his/her family or invited guests. -ANS>>
Residential swimming pools
_____ ______ means any structure, basin, or chamber containing an artificial body of water
used for swimming, diving, wading, instructional purposes, or therapeutic bathing -ANS>>
swimming pool
A _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ (WCSPOP) is required for operation of a swimming pool
in our county. -ANS>> Wake County swimming pool operations permit
The _____ must approve construction projects to the pool. -ANS>> director
A "year round pool" is any pool that is _____ or ______. -ANS>> indoor; heated
The CPO certificate is valid for ___ years after the date of issuance -ANS>> 5
, pH and disinfectant levels must be taken at least ____ a day, no more than ___ hours apart. -
ANS>> twice; 6
CPO must go through a checklist of _______ guidelines _____ a day. -ANS>> maintenance;
once
When the CPO cannot physically go through the checklist, they must find an ______ ______. -
ANS>> alternate operator
Records must be kept of all activities pertaining to the operations of the pool including ____-
chlorination and the addition of _______. -ANS>> super; chemicals
A pool must be closed by an operator if the presence of ______, ______, _______ _____, or
_______ ______. -ANS>> algae; bacteria; fecal coliform; fecal matter
if a pool has no ______ _______ of ______ it must be closed. -ANS>> measurable level;
disinfectant
If fecal material is introduced into a WADING POOL/SPA, it is to be _____ and ______. -ANS>>
drained; disinfected
In pools, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. -ANS>> 1; 10
pH in pools must be maintained between _____ and _____. -ANS>> 7.2; 7.8
In wading pools/spas, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. -ANS>>
2; 10
In wading pools/spas, pH must be maintained between ___ and ___. -ANS>> 7.2; 7.8
