Nebraska Section DHHS Water Well
Standards Exam With 100% Correct
Answers
Howimanyisectionsiaistandarditownshipiisimadeiupiof.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
36isections.iSectionsiarei1isq.iMileiori640iacres
EachitypeiofiapprovedigroutingimaterialibyitheiBoard.i(6)i-
iCorrectiAnswer-
1.iNeatiCementiGroutiSlurryi2.iSandicementigroutislurryi3.iNon-
slurryiBentoniteiGrouti4.iCement/BentoniteiGroutiSlurryi5.iHighiSolidsiB
entoniteiGroutiSlurryi6.iBentoniteiGroutiSlurry
HowimanyigroundiwateriregionsiareiiniNebraska?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
13iGroundiwateriregions.i1.iHatiCreekiWhiteiRiveriDrainagei2.iNortherni
PanhandleiTablelandi3.iSoutherniPanhandleiTablelandi4.iSouthwesterni
Tablelandi5.iNorthiCentraliTablelandi6.iSandiHillsi7.iEastiCentraliDissect
ediPlainsi8.iPlatteiRiveriValleyi9.iSouthiCentraliPlainsi10.iRepublicaniRiv
eriValleyiandiDissectediPlainsi11.iNortheasterniNebraskaiGlacialiDrifti12
.iSoutheastiNebraskaiGlacialiDrifti13.iMissouriiRiveriLowland
porosityi-iCorrectiAnswer-
theipercentiofitheibulkivolumeiofiairockiorisoilithatiisioccupiedibyiintersti
ces,iwhetheriisolatedioriconnected
, transmissivityi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Theirateiatiwhichiwateriisitransmittedithroughiaiunitiwidthiofitheisatura
tedithicknessiofitheiaquiferiunderiaiunitihydraulicigradient
confinediaquifer.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
boundedibelowiandiaboveibyiconfiningiunits.iWaterirechargesiaiconfine
diaquiferiwhereiitiintersectsianiunconfinediaquifer.iAsiwaterientersiitibe
comesipressurizedibyitheiweightiofitheiwaterianditheisealiprovidedibyith
eioverlyingiconfiningiunit.iWateriiniaiwellidrillediintoiitiwilliflowiintoithei
welliuntilitheiwaterileveliisiaboveitheitopiofitheiaquifer.iArtesianiwellica
nibeiflowingiififlowingiaboveigroundisurface
decommissioni-iCorrectiAnswer-
wheniusediinirelationitoiaiwateriwell,imeansitheiactiofifilling,isealing,ian
dipluggingiaiwateriwelliiniaccordanceiwithitheirulesiandiregulationsiofith
eidepartment
unconfinediaquiferi-iCorrectiAnswer-
boundedibelowibyiaiconfiningiunitiandiaboveibyitheiwateritable,inotiun
deripressure,ibutiatiatmosphericipressure
Whoineedsipubliciliabilityiandipropertyiinsurancei&ihowimuch?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-
Applicantiforianiinitialilicenseiasiailicensediwateriwellicontractorioriasiaili
censedipumpiinstallationicontractor-atileasti$100,000.00
Standards Exam With 100% Correct
Answers
Howimanyisectionsiaistandarditownshipiisimadeiupiof.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
36isections.iSectionsiarei1isq.iMileiori640iacres
EachitypeiofiapprovedigroutingimaterialibyitheiBoard.i(6)i-
iCorrectiAnswer-
1.iNeatiCementiGroutiSlurryi2.iSandicementigroutislurryi3.iNon-
slurryiBentoniteiGrouti4.iCement/BentoniteiGroutiSlurryi5.iHighiSolidsiB
entoniteiGroutiSlurryi6.iBentoniteiGroutiSlurry
HowimanyigroundiwateriregionsiareiiniNebraska?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
13iGroundiwateriregions.i1.iHatiCreekiWhiteiRiveriDrainagei2.iNortherni
PanhandleiTablelandi3.iSoutherniPanhandleiTablelandi4.iSouthwesterni
Tablelandi5.iNorthiCentraliTablelandi6.iSandiHillsi7.iEastiCentraliDissect
ediPlainsi8.iPlatteiRiveriValleyi9.iSouthiCentraliPlainsi10.iRepublicaniRiv
eriValleyiandiDissectediPlainsi11.iNortheasterniNebraskaiGlacialiDrifti12
.iSoutheastiNebraskaiGlacialiDrifti13.iMissouriiRiveriLowland
porosityi-iCorrectiAnswer-
theipercentiofitheibulkivolumeiofiairockiorisoilithatiisioccupiedibyiintersti
ces,iwhetheriisolatedioriconnected
, transmissivityi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Theirateiatiwhichiwateriisitransmittedithroughiaiunitiwidthiofitheisatura
tedithicknessiofitheiaquiferiunderiaiunitihydraulicigradient
confinediaquifer.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
boundedibelowiandiaboveibyiconfiningiunits.iWaterirechargesiaiconfine
diaquiferiwhereiitiintersectsianiunconfinediaquifer.iAsiwaterientersiitibe
comesipressurizedibyitheiweightiofitheiwaterianditheisealiprovidedibyith
eioverlyingiconfiningiunit.iWateriiniaiwellidrillediintoiitiwilliflowiintoithei
welliuntilitheiwaterileveliisiaboveitheitopiofitheiaquifer.iArtesianiwellica
nibeiflowingiififlowingiaboveigroundisurface
decommissioni-iCorrectiAnswer-
wheniusediinirelationitoiaiwateriwell,imeansitheiactiofifilling,isealing,ian
dipluggingiaiwateriwelliiniaccordanceiwithitheirulesiandiregulationsiofith
eidepartment
unconfinediaquiferi-iCorrectiAnswer-
boundedibelowibyiaiconfiningiunitiandiaboveibyitheiwateritable,inotiun
deripressure,ibutiatiatmosphericipressure
Whoineedsipubliciliabilityiandipropertyiinsurancei&ihowimuch?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-
Applicantiforianiinitialilicenseiasiailicensediwateriwellicontractorioriasiaili
censedipumpiinstallationicontractor-atileasti$100,000.00
