Nebraska Section DHHS Water Well Standards Exam
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How many sections a standard township is made up of? - ✔✔36 sections. Sections are
1 sq. Mile or 640 acres
Each type of approved grouting material is by the Board. (6) - ✔✔1. Neat Cement Grout
Slurry 2. Sand cement grout slurry 3. Non-slurry Bentonite Grout 4. Cement/Bentonite
Grout Slurry 5. High Solids Bentonite Grout Slurry 6. Bentonite Grout Slurry
How many groundwater regions are in Nebraska? - ✔✔13 Groundwater regions. 1. Hat
Creek White River Drainage 2. Northern Panhandle Tableland 3. Southern Panhandle
Tableland 4. Southwestern Tableland 5. North Central Tableland 6. Sand Hills 7. East
Central Dissected Plains 8. Platte River Valley 9. South Central Plains 10. Republican
River Valley and Dissected Plains 11. Northeastern Nebraska Glacial Drift 12.
Southeast Nebraska Glacial Drift 13. Missouri River Lowland
porosity - ✔✔the percent of the bulk volume of a rock or soil that is occupied by
interstices, whether isolated or connected
transmissivity - ✔✔The rate at which water is transmitted through a unit width of the
saturated thickness of the aquifer under a unit hydraulic gradient
confined aquifer. - ✔✔bounded below and above by confining units. Water recharges a
confined aquifer where it intersects an unconfined aquifer. As water enters it becomes
pressurized by the weight of the water and the seal provided by the overlying confining
unit. Water in a well drilled into it will flow into the well until the water level is above the
top of the aquifer. Artesian well can be flowing if flowing above ground surface
decommission - ✔✔when used in relation to a water well, means the act of filling,
sealing, and plugging a water well in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
department
unconfined aquifer - ✔✔bounded below by a confining unit and above by the water
table, not under pressure, but at atmospheric pressure
, Who needs public liability and property insurance & how much? - ✔✔Applicant for an
initial license as a licensed water well contractor or as a licensed pump installation
contractor-at least $100,000.00
What do you do when a well is contaminated with hazardous materials to human
health? - ✔✔
Describe the characteristics of a chalk/limestone aquifer. - ✔✔
continuing education hours - ✔✔Must complete at least 12 hours related to the
discipline for which his/her license was issued unless the continuing education
requirements are waived....
Know where the majority of ground water in Nebraska's aquifers came from. - ✔✔The
majority of groundwater in Nebraska's aquifers mainly come from precipitation infiltration
pump installation contractor - ✔✔An individual who has obtained a license from the
Department and who is a principal officer, director, manager, or owner/operator of any
business engaged in the installation of pumps and pumping equipment or the
decommissioning of water wells
water well monitoring technician - ✔✔engaged solely in the measuring of ground water
levels, the collection of ground water samples from existing water wells, or the
inspection of installed water well equipment or pumping systems. Shall not supervise
the work of others.
water well drilling supervisor - ✔✔engaged in the construction or decommissioning of
water wells. May have discretionary and supervisory authority over other employees of
a water well contractor
Drawdown - ✔✔distance between the static water level and the surface of the cone of
depression. Also defined as reduction in hydraulic head observed at a well in an aquifer,
typically due to pumping water from said well.
Know what to do when an applicant fails an exam. - ✔✔Failure results in denial of the
application for the license or its reinstatement. Upon reapplication for licensure or for
reinstatement retake the examination at any regularly scheduled examination.
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How many sections a standard township is made up of? - ✔✔36 sections. Sections are
1 sq. Mile or 640 acres
Each type of approved grouting material is by the Board. (6) - ✔✔1. Neat Cement Grout
Slurry 2. Sand cement grout slurry 3. Non-slurry Bentonite Grout 4. Cement/Bentonite
Grout Slurry 5. High Solids Bentonite Grout Slurry 6. Bentonite Grout Slurry
How many groundwater regions are in Nebraska? - ✔✔13 Groundwater regions. 1. Hat
Creek White River Drainage 2. Northern Panhandle Tableland 3. Southern Panhandle
Tableland 4. Southwestern Tableland 5. North Central Tableland 6. Sand Hills 7. East
Central Dissected Plains 8. Platte River Valley 9. South Central Plains 10. Republican
River Valley and Dissected Plains 11. Northeastern Nebraska Glacial Drift 12.
Southeast Nebraska Glacial Drift 13. Missouri River Lowland
porosity - ✔✔the percent of the bulk volume of a rock or soil that is occupied by
interstices, whether isolated or connected
transmissivity - ✔✔The rate at which water is transmitted through a unit width of the
saturated thickness of the aquifer under a unit hydraulic gradient
confined aquifer. - ✔✔bounded below and above by confining units. Water recharges a
confined aquifer where it intersects an unconfined aquifer. As water enters it becomes
pressurized by the weight of the water and the seal provided by the overlying confining
unit. Water in a well drilled into it will flow into the well until the water level is above the
top of the aquifer. Artesian well can be flowing if flowing above ground surface
decommission - ✔✔when used in relation to a water well, means the act of filling,
sealing, and plugging a water well in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
department
unconfined aquifer - ✔✔bounded below by a confining unit and above by the water
table, not under pressure, but at atmospheric pressure
, Who needs public liability and property insurance & how much? - ✔✔Applicant for an
initial license as a licensed water well contractor or as a licensed pump installation
contractor-at least $100,000.00
What do you do when a well is contaminated with hazardous materials to human
health? - ✔✔
Describe the characteristics of a chalk/limestone aquifer. - ✔✔
continuing education hours - ✔✔Must complete at least 12 hours related to the
discipline for which his/her license was issued unless the continuing education
requirements are waived....
Know where the majority of ground water in Nebraska's aquifers came from. - ✔✔The
majority of groundwater in Nebraska's aquifers mainly come from precipitation infiltration
pump installation contractor - ✔✔An individual who has obtained a license from the
Department and who is a principal officer, director, manager, or owner/operator of any
business engaged in the installation of pumps and pumping equipment or the
decommissioning of water wells
water well monitoring technician - ✔✔engaged solely in the measuring of ground water
levels, the collection of ground water samples from existing water wells, or the
inspection of installed water well equipment or pumping systems. Shall not supervise
the work of others.
water well drilling supervisor - ✔✔engaged in the construction or decommissioning of
water wells. May have discretionary and supervisory authority over other employees of
a water well contractor
Drawdown - ✔✔distance between the static water level and the surface of the cone of
depression. Also defined as reduction in hydraulic head observed at a well in an aquifer,
typically due to pumping water from said well.
Know what to do when an applicant fails an exam. - ✔✔Failure results in denial of the
application for the license or its reinstatement. Upon reapplication for licensure or for
reinstatement retake the examination at any regularly scheduled examination.
