CWEA Collections Grade 1 Practice Test & Study Guide | 2025 Certification
Exam prep
1. Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SO) To accurately estimate the volume of
a sanitary sewer overflow, you must
have Spill Start Time, Spill End Time,
and Spill Rate.
2. Sanitary Sewer System Management Plan The goal of a sanitary sewer sys-
tem is to provide a plan and sched-
ule to properly manage, operate, and
maintain all parts of the system.
3. Basic Elements of a Safety Program The basic elements include accident
investigation, injury frequency rates,
and safety policy statement.
4. Easement Considerations When obtaining an easement for
construction and maintenance of a
collection system, access for equip-
ment and personnel must be consid-
ered.
5. Immediate Response to Board or Council If you do not know all the answers,
you should respond with the infor-
mation available and update them
with more.
6. Managing Substandard Performance Discuss the problem with the sub-
standard foreman and otter to help
before any other action is taken.
7. Pipe Material Selection In selecting pipe material for maxi-
mum service life, the life expectancy
of the pipe is the most important fac-
tor.
, CWEA Collections Grade 1 Practice Test & Study Guide | 2025 Certification
Exam prep
8. Flow Capacity of a Sewer Line The flow capacity of a sewer line is
attected by backfill material, manhole
spacing, and pipe size.
9. Grade Conflict Solution When a grade conflict exists between
a water main and a sewer main, the
best solution is to drop the sewer ser-
vice under the water main and let it
work like a siphon.
10. Challenges in Wastewater Collection Replace- The replacement of wastewater col-
ment lection systems in some downtown
streets is diflcult due to crowding of
other underground utilities.
11. Rescue Service Practice Conditions Each member of the rescue service
must practice permit space rescues
at least once a year in a simulated
situation or by the satisfactory perfor-
mance of an actual rescue.
12. Camera Wedge Problem If the camera becomes wedged dur-
ing a video inspection, the first step in
solving the problem is to dig up the
area where the camera is wedged.
13. As Built Drawings Construction drawings issued to
the contractor, corrected construction
drawings showing changes made in
the field installation, detailed draw-
ings of proposed construction, and
sectional maps on file.
Exam prep
1. Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SO) To accurately estimate the volume of
a sanitary sewer overflow, you must
have Spill Start Time, Spill End Time,
and Spill Rate.
2. Sanitary Sewer System Management Plan The goal of a sanitary sewer sys-
tem is to provide a plan and sched-
ule to properly manage, operate, and
maintain all parts of the system.
3. Basic Elements of a Safety Program The basic elements include accident
investigation, injury frequency rates,
and safety policy statement.
4. Easement Considerations When obtaining an easement for
construction and maintenance of a
collection system, access for equip-
ment and personnel must be consid-
ered.
5. Immediate Response to Board or Council If you do not know all the answers,
you should respond with the infor-
mation available and update them
with more.
6. Managing Substandard Performance Discuss the problem with the sub-
standard foreman and otter to help
before any other action is taken.
7. Pipe Material Selection In selecting pipe material for maxi-
mum service life, the life expectancy
of the pipe is the most important fac-
tor.
, CWEA Collections Grade 1 Practice Test & Study Guide | 2025 Certification
Exam prep
8. Flow Capacity of a Sewer Line The flow capacity of a sewer line is
attected by backfill material, manhole
spacing, and pipe size.
9. Grade Conflict Solution When a grade conflict exists between
a water main and a sewer main, the
best solution is to drop the sewer ser-
vice under the water main and let it
work like a siphon.
10. Challenges in Wastewater Collection Replace- The replacement of wastewater col-
ment lection systems in some downtown
streets is diflcult due to crowding of
other underground utilities.
11. Rescue Service Practice Conditions Each member of the rescue service
must practice permit space rescues
at least once a year in a simulated
situation or by the satisfactory perfor-
mance of an actual rescue.
12. Camera Wedge Problem If the camera becomes wedged dur-
ing a video inspection, the first step in
solving the problem is to dig up the
area where the camera is wedged.
13. As Built Drawings Construction drawings issued to
the contractor, corrected construction
drawings showing changes made in
the field installation, detailed draw-
ings of proposed construction, and
sectional maps on file.
