Georgia Water Distribution Study Guide
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Who enforces the drinking water regulations in Georgia? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Georgia EPD
What type of sample is required for bacterial analysis? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flushed
What type of sample is required for lead and copper? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First
Draw
Water must sit in the customer's plumbing lines motionless for at least 6 hours, but no longer
than 12 hour for which of the following samples? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead &
Copper
Care must be taken when handling bacteria sample bottles during the sampling process due to
the fact that they are: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sterile
What water quality problem is most likely to occur dead-end water mains? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Dirty Water and or Taste & Odor
Examples of three waterborne diseases are: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Typhoid fever,
Infectious hepatitis, Cholera
When should a new water main be flushed and disinfected before placing in service? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Every Time
The standard purity of HTH is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅65%
Sodium hypochlorite is also known as - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bleach
, The chemical used to detect chlorine residuals in water is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅DPD
A venturi tube increases the velocity and decreases the pressure as water flows through the
unit. This type of tube is used to: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Measure the rate of water
flowing through it
Which one of the following types of meters has no moving parts: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Venturi
Which tap is a connection made into a main that is full of water or under pressure? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Wet Tap
A valve that joins a customer's service to the water main called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Corporation Stop
The following meter is used where the water demand varies considerably: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Compound
Which if the following factors determine the type of corporation stop that should be used? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Size and material of main being tapped, Service line material,
Type of connection to service line
Which of the following is an advantage of wet taps? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅No
interruption in service, Made without shutting off the water, Less chance of contamination
The most commonly known corporation stop thread is called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Mueller Threads
Ab example of a large-flow water main is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Velocity Meter
Temporary cloudiness in a freshly drawn sample of tap water may be caused by: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Air
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Who enforces the drinking water regulations in Georgia? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Georgia EPD
What type of sample is required for bacterial analysis? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flushed
What type of sample is required for lead and copper? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅First
Draw
Water must sit in the customer's plumbing lines motionless for at least 6 hours, but no longer
than 12 hour for which of the following samples? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead &
Copper
Care must be taken when handling bacteria sample bottles during the sampling process due to
the fact that they are: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sterile
What water quality problem is most likely to occur dead-end water mains? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Dirty Water and or Taste & Odor
Examples of three waterborne diseases are: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Typhoid fever,
Infectious hepatitis, Cholera
When should a new water main be flushed and disinfected before placing in service? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Every Time
The standard purity of HTH is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅65%
Sodium hypochlorite is also known as - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bleach
, The chemical used to detect chlorine residuals in water is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅DPD
A venturi tube increases the velocity and decreases the pressure as water flows through the
unit. This type of tube is used to: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Measure the rate of water
flowing through it
Which one of the following types of meters has no moving parts: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Venturi
Which tap is a connection made into a main that is full of water or under pressure? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Wet Tap
A valve that joins a customer's service to the water main called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Corporation Stop
The following meter is used where the water demand varies considerably: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Compound
Which if the following factors determine the type of corporation stop that should be used? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Size and material of main being tapped, Service line material,
Type of connection to service line
Which of the following is an advantage of wet taps? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅No
interruption in service, Made without shutting off the water, Less chance of contamination
The most commonly known corporation stop thread is called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Mueller Threads
Ab example of a large-flow water main is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Velocity Meter
Temporary cloudiness in a freshly drawn sample of tap water may be caused by: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Air
