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 Texas Students Only
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For Texas TCEQ Wastewater Licensed Operators Important
Information

Wastewater/Collections Rule Changes (Texas Only)

Rule Changes and Updates for Domestic Wastewater Systems

On Nov. 4, 2014, TCEQ commissioners adopted revisions to 30 Texas
Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 217, Design Criteria for Domestic
Wastewater Systems, and “re-adopted” previously repealed rules in 30 TAC,
Chapter 317, Design Criteria Prior to 2008.

Some of the changes to Chapter 217 include:

 Adding new definitions and clarifying existing definitions;
 Adding design criteria and approval requirements for rehabilitation of
existing infrastructure;
 Adding design criteria for new technologies, including cloth filters and air
lift pumps;
 Making changes to reflect modern practices, standards and trends;
 Modifying rule language to improve readability and enforceability; and
 Modifying the design organic loadings and flows for a new wastewater
treatment facility.

SUBCHAPTER A: ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS §§217.1 - 217.18

Effective December 4, 2015 §217.1. Applicability. (a) Applicability. (1) This
chapter applies to the design, operation, and maintenance of: (A) domestic
wastewater treatment facilities that are constructed with plans and specifications
received and approved by the executive director after the effective date of the
amendments to this chapter; (B) treatment units that are altered, constructed, or
re-rated with plans and specifications received and approved by the executive
director after the effective date of the amendments to this chapter; (C) collection
systems that are constructed with plans and specifications received and
approved by the executive director after the effective date of the amendments to
this chapter; (D) collection system units that are altered, constructed, or re-rated
with plans and specifications received and approved by the executive director
after the effective date of the amendments to this chapter; (E) existing domestic
wastewater treatment facilities that do not have a current Texas Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System permit or a Texas Land Application Permit and are
required to have an active wastewater permit; (F) existing wastewater treatment
facilities and collection systems that never received approval for plans and
specifications from the executive director; and (G) collection system rehabilitation
projects covered in §217.56(c) and §217.69 of this title (relating to Trenchless
Pipe Installation; and Maintenance, Inspection, and Rehabilitation of the
Collection System). (2) Domestic wastewater treatment facilities, treatment units,
collection systems, and collection system units with plans and specifications
approved by the executive director that were received on or after August 28,

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2008 and before the effective date of this chapter must comply with the rules in
this chapter, as they existed immediately before the effective date of the
amendments to this chapter.

The rules in Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Page 2 Chapter 217 -

Design Criteria for Domestic Wastewater Systems effect immediately before the
effective date of the amendments to this chapter are continued in effect for that
purpose. (3) This chapter does not apply to: (A) the design, installation,
operation, or maintenance of domestic wastewater treatment facilities, treatment
units, collection systems, or collection system units with plans and specifications
that were approved by the executive director on or before August 27, 2008,
which are governed by Chapter 317 of this title (relating to Design Criteria Prior
to 2008) or design criteria that preceded Chapter 317 of this title; and (B)
systems regulated by Chapter 285 of this title (relating to On-Site Sewage
Facilities); or collection systems or wastewater treatment facilities that collect,
transport, treat, or dispose of wastewater that does not have the characteristics
of domestic wastewater, although the wastewater may contain domestic
wastewater.
(b) The executive director may grant variances from new requirements added by
the amendments of this chapter to a person who proposes to construct, alter, or
re-rate a collection system or wastewater treatment facility if the plans and
specifications for the project are submitted within 180 days after the date the
amendments to this chapter are effective, provided the plans and specifications
comply with the rules in effect immediately prior to the amendment. Adopted
November 4, 2015 Effective December 4, 2015

The link to the rules is available on the TCEQ website at

https://www.tceq.texas.gov/rules/indxpdf.html

For Texas Students Only….

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WATER /WASTEWATER SAMPLING Answer Key
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Multiple Choice. Pick only one answer per question. Select answer according to text,
exactly as in text. Circle, Mark off, underline or Bold the answer.

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Please e-mail or fax this survey with your final exam

WATER / WASTEWATER SAMPLING CEU COURSE

CUSTOMER SERVICE RESPONSE CARD

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Any other concerns or comments.

This course contains general EPA’s CWA/SDWA federal rule requirements. Please be
aware that each state implements water/ wastewater/ safety/ environmental / building
regulations that may be more stringent than EPA’s regulations. Check with your state
environmental/health agency for more information. These rules change frequently and
are often difficult to interpret and follow. Be careful to not be in non-compliance and do
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Rush Grading Service
If you need this assignment graded and the results mailed to you within a 48-hour period,
prepare to pay an additional rush service handling fee of $50.00. This fee may not cover
postage costs. If you need this service, simply write RUSH on the top of your Registration
Form. We will place you in the front of the grading and processing line.

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Water / Wastewater Sampling Course Assignment
The Assignment (Exam) is also available in Word on the Internet for your Convenience,
please visit www.ABCTLC.com and download the assignment and e- mail it back to TLC.

You will have 90 days from the start of this course to complete in order to receive your
Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or Continuing Education Unit (CEU). A score of 70 %
is necessary to pass this course. We prefer if this exam is proctored. No intentional trick
questions. If you should need any assistance, please email all concerns and the completed
manual to [email protected].

We would prefer that you utilize the enclosed answer sheet in the front, but if you are unable to
do so, type out your own answer key. Please include your name and address on your manual
and make copy for yourself. You can e-mail or fax your Answer Key along with the Registration
Form to TLC. (S) Means answer may be plural or singular. Multiple Choice Section, One
answer per question and please use the answer key.

New EPA Rules

1. The EPA set standard limits for the amount of this compound/element/substance in drinking
water to 10 ppb.
A. Arsenic D. Copper
B. Trihalomethanes E. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs)
C. Disinfection F. None of the Above

ICR
2. The EPA has collected data required by the Information Collection Rule (ICR) to support
future regulation of Microbial contaminants, disinfectants, and disinfection byproducts.
A. True B. False

Disinfection Byproduct Regulations

3. Which compound/element/substance are a group of chemicals that are formed along with
other disinfection byproducts when chlorine or other disinfectants are used?
A. Disinfectant residual D. Giardia and viruses
B. Chlorite E. Disinfection By-Products (DBPs)
C. Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) F. None of the Above

4. Which compound/element/substance is a chemical that is formed when ozone, used to

disinfect drinking water, reacts with naturally occurring bromide found in source water?
A. Bromate D. From the results of coliform testing
B. Counter pathogens E. Bacteria, Virus and Intestinal parasites
C. Monobromoacetic acid F. None of the Above

5. Trihalomethanes are regulated at a maximum allowable annual average level of 100 ppb for
water systems serving more than 10,000 people under which of the following rules?
A. Cryptosporidium D. Total Trihalomethane
B. Trihalomethanes E. Stage 1 Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproduct
C. Disinfection byproduct F. None of the Above

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6. Which rule standard became effective for trihalomethanes and other disinfection byproducts
in December 2001 for large surface water public water systems?
A. Cryptosporidium D. Total Trihalomethane
B. Trihalomethanes E. Stage 1 Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproduct
C. Disinfection byproduct F. None of the Above

7. Which compound/element/substance are chloroform, bromodichloromethane,

dibromochloromethane, and bromoform?
A. Cryptosporidium D. Total HAAA5s
B. Trihalomethanes E. Maximum Contaminant Levels MCLs
C. HAAs F. None of the Above

Disinfection Rule Review

8. Chlorine is the most widely used water disinfectant due to its effectiveness and cost. Using
chlorine as a drinking water disinfectant has prevented millions of water borne diseases, such
as typhoid, cholera, dysentery, and diarrhea. Most states require community water systems to
use chlorination.
A. True B. False

9. These compounds are called disinfection by-products (DBPs). All disinfectants form DBPs in
one of two reactions: Chorine and chlorine-based compounds (halogens) react with organics in
water causing the chlorine atom to substitute other atoms resulting in_____________.
A. Chlorine D. Halogenated by-products
B. Organic sulfide(s) E. HOCl
C. Calcium carbonate F. None of the Above

10. The Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) rule applies to all water
systems using _________________under the influence of a surface water, as well as
groundwater/surface water blends.
A. Surface water, groundwater D. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) Rule
B. DBP MCLs Rule E. Total Trihalomethanes
C. A community water system (CWS) F. None of the Above

Public Health Concerns

11. While disinfectants are effective in controlling many microorganisms, they react with natural
organic and inorganic matter in source water and distribution systems to form ___________.
Results from toxicology studies have shown several to be carcinogenic in laboratory animals.
A. DBPs D. Classes of DBPs
B. Chlorine and chloramine E. Ultraviolet light
C. Stage 2 DBPR F. None of the Above

12. Which Rule and Disinfection Byproduct Rule updates and supersedes the 1979 regulations
for total trihalomethanes? In addition, it will reduce exposure to three disinfectants and many
disinfection byproducts.
A. DBPs D. Stage 3 Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct
B. The Stage 1 Disinfectant E. The LT2 requirements
C. SDWA in 1996 F. None of the Above

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Stage 2 DBP Rule Federal Register Notices
13. Which Rule is part of the Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rules (MDBPs), which are
a set of interrelated regulations that address risks from microbial pathogens and
disinfectants/disinfection byproducts?
A. Groundwater Rule (GWR) D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
B. Compliance E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
C. The Stage 2 DBP F. None of the Above

14. Which Rule focuses on public health protection by limiting exposure to DBPs, specifically
total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and five haloacetic acids (HAA5), which can form in water through
disinfectants used to control microbial pathogens?
A. Stage 2 DBPR D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
B. DBP exposure E. Traditional disinfection practices
C. The Stage 2 DBP F. None of the Above

15. There are specific microbial pathogens, such as__________________, which can cause
illness, and are highly resistant to traditional disinfection practices.
A. Enteric virus(es) D. C. perfringens
B. Oocyst(s) E. E. coli host culture
C. Cryptosporidium F. None of the Above

What does the rule require?

16. Which Rule also requires each system to determine if they have exceeded an operational
evaluation level, which is identified using their compliance monitoring results?
A. Stage 2 DBPR D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. DBP exposure E. Traditional disinfection practices
C. The Stage 1 DBP rule F. None of the Above

Who must comply with the rule?

17. Which system is a public water system that serves year-round residents of a community,
subdivision, or mobile home park that has at least 15 service connections or an average of at
least 25 residents.
A. A nontransient non-community water system (NTNCWS) D. Trailer park
B. A non-community water system E. A nontransient water system
C. A community water system (CWS) F. None of the Above

What are Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)?

18. Which term forms when disinfectants used to treat drinking water react with naturally
occurring materials in the water (e.g., decomposing plant material)?
A. Disinfectants D. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs)
B. DBLs E. Sodium Thiosulfate
C. Humic F. None of the Above

Are THMs and HAAs the only disinfection byproducts?

19. The presence of this term is representative of the occurrence of many other chlorination
DBPs; thus, a reduction in these generally indicates a reduction of DBPs from chlorination.
A. DBPs from chlorination D. Classes of DBPs
B. Chlorine and chloramine E. TTHM and HAA5
C. Stage 2 DBPR F. None of the Above

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Stage 2 DBP Rule Federal Register Notices
20. Chlorine and its _______________are neutrally charged and therefore easily penetrate the
negatively charged surface of pathogens.
A. Halogen D. Hydrolysis product hypochlorous acid
B. Water chlorination E. Hypochlorous acid
C. Chlorine as a disinfectant F. None of the Above

Microbial Regulations
21. One of the key regulations developed and implemented by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) to counter pathogens in drinking water is the Surface Water
Treatment Rule requires that a public water system, using surface water (or ground water under
the direct influence of surface water) as its source, have sufficient treatment to reduce the
source water concentration of Giardia and viruses by at least 99.9% and 99.99%, respectively.
A. True B. False

22. Which rule specifies treatment criteria to assure that these performance requirements are
met; they include turbidity limits, disinfectant residual, and disinfectant contact time conditions?
A. Long Term 1 Rule D. Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water
C. Stage 1 Byproducts Rule F. None of the Above

23. Which rule was established to maintain control of pathogens while systems lower
disinfection byproduct levels to comply with the Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts
Rule and to control Cryptosporidium?
A. Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG)
C. Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule
D. Surface Water Treatment Rule
E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
F. None of the Above

24. The EPA established a MCL of 0.0010 for all public water systems and a 99% removal
requirement for Cryptosporidium in filtered public water systems that serve at least 100,000
people. The new rule will tighten turbidity standards by December 2001.
A. True B. False

25. Color is an indicator of the physical removal of particulates, including pathogens.

A. True B. False

26. Which rule improves physical removal of Cryptosporidium, and to maintain control of
pathogens?
A. Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG)
C. Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule
D. Surface Water Treatment Rule
E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
F. None of the Above

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Radionuclides
27. Some people who drink water containing this compound/element in excess of the EPA
standard over many years could experience skin damage or problems with their circulatory
system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
A. Lead D. Aluminum
B. Fluoride E. Arsenic
C. Copper F. None of the Above

28. Some people who drink water containing this compound/element in excess of the EPA
standard over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
A. Radon gas D. Alpha emitters
B. Beta/photon emitters E. Combined Radium 226/228
C. Radioactive mineral F. None of the Above

29. The EPA has set an enforceable drinking water standard for this compound/element of 4
mg/L, because some people who drink water containing an excess of this level over many years
could get bone disease, including pain and tenderness of the bones).
A. Lead D. Waterborne outbreaks
B. Fluoride E. Arsenic
C. Intestinal illness F. None of the Above

30. According to the text, __________________are spread by secretions that are coughed or
sneezed into the air by an infected person.
A. Fecal Coliform and E coli D. Influenza virus and tuberculosis bacteria
B. Giardia lamblia E. Coliform bacteria
C. Microorganisms F. None of the Above

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Review

31. The states are expected to administer and enforce these regulations for public water
systems (systems that either have 25 or more service connections or regularly serve an
average of 50 or more people daily for at least 60 days each year).
A. True B. False

32. Public water systems must provide water treatment, ensure proper drinking water quality
through monitoring, and provide public notification of contamination problems.
A. True B. False

Relating to prevention of waterborne disease, the SDWA required EPA to:

33. Set numerical standards, referred to as Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs — the
highest allowable contaminant concentrations in drinking water) or treatment technique
requirements for contaminants in public water supplies;
A. True B. False

34. Treatment must remove or inactivate at least 99.9% of Giardia lamblia cysts and 99.99% of
viruses.
A. True B. False

Microbes
35. Coliform bacteria are common in the environment and are considered harmful.
A. True B. False

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36. The presence of coliform bacteria in drinking water indicates that the water may be
contaminated with germs that can cause disease.
A. True B. False

37. Microbes in human wastes can cause short-term effects, such as diarrhea, cramps,
nausea, headaches, or other symptoms and are caused by?
A. Fecal Coliform and E coli D. Cryptosporidiosis
B. Giardia lamblia E. Coliform bacteria
C. Microorganisms F. None of the Above

38. What is the bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with
human or animal wastes?
A. Fecal Coliform and E coli D. Bac-T
B. Protozoa E. Coliforinia bacteria
C. Thermophilic F. None of the Above

39. What is the parasite that enters lakes and rivers through sewage and animal waste? It
causes cryptosporidiosis, a mild gastrointestinal disease.
A. Fecal Coliform and E coli D. Cryptosporidiosis
B. Giardia lamblia E. Cryptosporidium
C. Microorganisms F. None of the Above

Conclusion
40. All of the following have been associated with waterborne illnesses: hepatitis viruses
(including hepatitis E virus), Campylobacter jejuni, microsporidia, cyclospora,
_______________, calciviruses and environmental bacteria like Mycobacterium spp,
aeromonads, Legionella pneumophila and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
A. Yersinia enterocolitica D. Emergence of disinfection resistant variants
B. Legionella pneumophila E. Campylobacter
C. Shigellosis F. None of the Above

41. Areas of water quality concerns include life cycles, mechanisms of infection, protective or
dormant states, emergence of disinfection resistant variants, __________________, regrowth in
distribution lines.
A. Optimal pathogen removal techniques D. Primary methods used for the disinfection
B. Disinfection process E. Extensive waterborne disease research
C. Environmental and regulatory impact F. None of the Above

42. Humans are the reservoir for the Salmonella typhi pathogen, which causes diarrheal illness,
and also known as?
A. Campylobacter D. Typhoid fever
B. Pathogen E. Shigella dysenteriae
C. Pontiac fever F. None of the Above

43. Salmonella typhi. Prevention strategies for this pathogen include source protection,
halogenation of water, and?
A. Adding cchlorine D. Adding NH4
B. Adding sodium chlorite E. Boiling water for one minute
C. Adding KNO4 F. None of the Above

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44. Shigella species, in the United States two-thirds of the shigellosis in the U.S. is caused by
Shigella sonnei, and the remaining one-third is caused by Shigella flexnieri.
A. True B. False

45. Campylobacter, the basics. It's a bacterium. It causes diarrheal illness. Campylobacter is
primarily associated with poultry, animals, and humans.
A. True B. False

46. Hepatitis A, the basics. It's a virus. It causes inflammation of the liver. And the reservoir for
___________ is humans.
A. Hepatitis A virus D. Hepatitis B
B. Diarrheal illness E. Waterborne outbreaks
C. Cryptosporidium F. None of the Above

47. Humans are the reservoir for the Norovirus, prevention strategies for this pathogen include
?
A. Maintaining water systems D. Containment protection
B. Source protection E. Internal protection
C. Chlorine monoxide F. None of the Above

48. Filtration with an "absolute" pore size of one micron or smaller can eliminate?
A. Pathogen D. Pseudomonas
B. Cryptosporidium E. Salmonellosis
C. Hepatitis A virus F. None of the Above

49. Giardia prevention strategies for this pathogen include _____________; filtration,
coagulation, and halogenation of drinking water.
A. Maintaining hot water systems D. Primary protection
B. Source protection E. Secondary measurements
C. Sulfur dioxide F. None of the Above

Viral-Caused Diseases
50. Which of the following terms is an example of a common viral disease that may be
transmitted through water? The onset is usually abrupt with fever, malaise, loss of appetite,
nausea and abdominal discomfort, followed within a few days by jaundice.
A. Pathogen D. Campylobacteriosis
B. Yersiniosis E. Incubation period
C. Hepatitis A F. None of the Above

51. Most ________________in drinking water can be inactivated by chlorine or other

disinfectants.
A. Illnesses D. Pathogen(s)
B. Giardiasis E. Infections
C. Viruses F. None of the Above

Protozoan Caused Diseases

52. Which of the following bugs is larger than bacteria and viruses but still microscopic, they
invade and inhabit the gastrointestinal tract?
A. HIV infections D. Hepatitis A
B. Symptoms E. Protozoan pathogens
C. Giardiasis F. None of the Above
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53. A few of the parasites enter the environment in a dormant form, with a protective cell wall,
called a?
A. Lamblia D. Cyst
B. Shell E. Infection
C. Case F. None of the Above

Giardia lamblia
54. Which of the following bugs has been responsible for more community-wide outbreaks of
disease in the U.S. than any other, drug treatment is not 100% effective?
A. HIV infection D. Hepatitis A
B. Giardia lamblia E. Cryptosporidiosis
C. Giardiasis F. None of the Above

Cryptosporidiosis
55. The mode of transmission of this bug is fecal-oral, either by person-to-person or animal-to-
person, there is no specific treatment.
A. HIV infection D. Hepatitis A
B. Giardia lamblia E. Cryptosporidiosis
C. Giardiasis F. None of the Above

56. Which of the following usually come and go, and end in fewer than 30 days in most cases,
the incubation period is 1-12 days, with an average of about seven days?
A. HIV infections D. Hepatitis A
B. Symptoms E. Cryptosporidiosis
C. Giardiasis F. None of the Above

Bacteriological Monitoring Section

57. Which of the following are usually harmless, occur in high densities in their natural
environment and are easily cultured in relatively simple bacteriological media?
A. Indicator bacteria D. Microbiological analysis
B. Bacteria tests E. Presence of an indicator
C. Contaminate F. None of the Above

58. Indicators in common use today for routine monitoring of drinking water include total
coliforms, fecal coliforms, and?
A. Sample container D. Escherichia coli (E. coli)
B. Bacteria tests E. Iron bacteria
C. Coliform bacteria F. None of the Above

59. According to the text, the routine microbiological analysis of your water is for?
A. Indicator bacteria D. Coliform bacteria
B. Bacteria tests E. Presence of an indicator
C. Contamination F. None of the Above

60. Which of the following terms is used as an indicator organism to determine the biological
quality of your water?
A. Microbiological analysis D. Escherichia coli (E. coli)
B. Bac-T E. Presence of an indicator
C. Coliform bacteria F. None of the Above

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61. The presence of an indicator or ________________in your drinking water is an important
health concern.
A. Indicator bacteria D. Microbiological analysis
B. Pathogenic bacteria E. Presence of an indicator
C. Contaminate F. None of the Above

62. Which of the following terms is used to signal possible fecal contamination, and therefore,
the potential presence of pathogens?
A. Indicator bacteria D. Microbiological analysis
B. Pathogenic bacteria E. Presence of an indicator
C. Contaminate F. None of the Above

Laboratory Procedures
63. The laboratory may perform the _______________ in one of four methods approved by the
U.S. EPA and your local environmental or health division.
A. Colilert D. Total coliform analysis
B. Coliform E. Pathogen test
C. Sample time F. None of the Above

Methods
64. The MMO-MUG test, a product marketed as ____________, is the most common. The
sample results will be reported by the laboratories as simply coliforms present or absent.
A. Colilert D. Total coliform analysis
B. Coliform E. Pathogen media
C. Sample stuff F. None of the Above

65. If coliforms are present, the laboratory will analyze the sample further to determine if these
are ________ and __________and report their presence or absence.
A. Colilert, E. coli D. Total coliform analysis, Pathogens
B. Coliforms, E. coli E. Pathogens, Total coliform analysis
C. Fecal coliforms, E. coli F. None of the Above

Types of Water Samples

66. It is important to properly identify the type of ____________ you are collecting.
A. Colilert D. Total coliform analysis
B. Coliforms E. Pathogens
C. Sample F. None of the Above

The three (3) types of samples are:

67. Samples collected following a ‘coliform present’ routine sample. The number of repeat
samples to be collected is based on the number of ____________ samples you normally
collect.
A. Repeat D. Total coliform analysis
B. Special E. Routine
C. QA QC F. None of the Above

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68. What type of samples can be collected for other reasons? Examples would be a sample
collected after repairs to the system.
A. Repeat D. Total coliform analysis
B. Special E. Routine
C. Sample F. None of the Above

69. What type of samples can be collected on a routine basis to monitor for contamination?
Collection should be in accordance with an approved sampling plan.
A. Repeat D. Total coliform analysis
B. Special E. Routine
C. Sample F. None of the Above

Repeat Sampling
70. If a _________________ is total coliform or fecal coliform present, a set of repeat samples
must be collected within 24 hours after being notified by the laboratory.
A. MCL compliance D. Original sampling location
B. Distribution system E. Repeat sample(s)
C. Routine sample F. None of the Above

The follow-up for repeat sampling is:

71. Repeat samples must be collected from: Within five (5) service connections upstream from
the?
A. MCL compliance D. Original sampling location
B. Distribution system E. Repeat sample(s)
C. Routine sample F. None of the Above

72. Repeat samples must be collected from: Within five (5) service connections downstream
from the?
A. Special Sample D. Coliform present
B. Routine sample E. Original sampling location
C. Repeat sample(s) F. None of the Above

73. Repeat samples must be collected from: If the system has only one service connection, the
_________________ must be collected from the same sampling location over a four-day period
or on the same day.
A. Special Sample D. Coliform present
B. Routine sample E. Original sampling location
C. Repeat sample(s) F. None of the Above

74. Repeat samples must be collected from: All ______________ are included in the MCL
compliance calculation.
A. Special Sample D. Coliform present
B. Routine sample E. Original sampling location
C. Repeat sample(s) F. None of the Above

Sampling Procedures
75. This must be followed and all operating staff must be clear on how to follow the sampling
plan.
A. Seal individual samples D. Sample siting plan
B. Chain of custody E. Positive for total coliform
C. Distribution system F. None of the Above
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76. Staff must be aware of how often sampling must be done, the ___________________to be
used for collecting the samples, and the proper procedures for identification, storage and
transport of the samples to an approved laboratory.
A. Multiple sources D. Proper procedures and sampling containers
B. Sample siting plan E. Sampling containers
C. Total coliform F. None of the Above

77. In addition, proper procedures must be followed for repeat sampling whenever a routine
sample result is?
A. Seal individual samples D. Sample siting plan
B. Chain of custody E. Positive for total coliform
C. Distribution system F. None of the Above

Chain of Custody Procedures

78. If you have physical possession of a sample, have it in view, or have physically secured it to
prevent tampering then it is defined as being in “custody." A_______________, therefore,
begins when the sample containers are obtained from the laboratory. From this point on, a chain
of custody record will accompany the sample containers.
A. Multiple sources D. Chain of custody record
B. Sample siting plan E. Sampling containers
C. Total coliform F. None of the Above

79. Each custody sample requires a _____ record and may require a seal. If you do not seal
individual samples, then seal the containers in which the samples are shipped.
A. Seal individual samples D. Sample siting plan
B. Chain of custody E. Positive for total coliform
C. Distribution system F. None of the Above

80. Because a sample is physical evidence, ____________ procedures are used to maintain
and document sample possession from the time the sample is collected until it is introduced as
evidence.
A. Multiple sources D. TCR
B. Sample siting plan E. Chain of custody
C. Total coliform F. None of the Above

81. If both parties involved in the transfer must sign, date and note the time on the chain of
custody record, this is known as?
A. Multiple sources D. Samples transfer possession
B. Sample siting plan E. Sampling containers
C. Total coliform F. None of the Above

82. The recipient will then attach the _______________showing the transfer dates and times to
the custody sheets. If the samples are split and sent to more than one laboratory, prepare a
separate chain of custody record for each sample.
A. Seal individual samples D. Sample siting plan
B. Chain of custody E. Positive for total coliform
C. Shipping invoices F. None of the Above

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83. If the samples are delivered to after-hours night drop-off boxes, the custody record should
note such __________________and be locked with the sealed samples inside sealed boxes.
A. Multiple sources D. TCR
B. Sample siting plan E. A transfer
C. Total coliform F. None of the Above

Protozoan Diseases
84. Which of the following can survive in the environment for long periods of time and be
extremely resistant to conventional disinfectants such as chlorine?
A. Paramecium D. Protozoan pathogen
B. Host E. Cytoplasm
C. Cyst F. None of the Above

85. Symptoms include chronic diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloating, frequent loose and pale
greasy stools, fatigue and weight loss.
A. Giardia lamblia D. Giardiasis
B. Cytoplasm disease E. Protozoan-caused disease
C. Paramecium disease F. None of the Above

86. The mode of transmission is fecal-oral, either by person-to-person or animal-to-person.

There is no specific treatment for?
A. Giardia lamblia treatment D. Major symptom
B. Incubation period E. Cryptosporidium infections
C. Animal-to-person contact F. None of the Above

87. Which bug/creature/organism/disease is (synonymous with Lamblia intestinalis and Giardia

duodenalis) is a flagellated protozoan parasite that colonizes and reproduces in the small
intestine?
A. Giardia trophozoites D. Giardia lamblia
B. Incubations E. Cryptosporidium infections
C. Animal-to-person contact F. None of the Above

Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs)

88. State and federal laws establish standards for drinking water quality. Under normal
circumstances when these guidelines are being met, the water is somewhat safe to drink with
little threat to human health.
A. True B. False

89. EPA had developed standards which are known as maximum contaminant levels (MCL).
When a particular contaminant exceeds this term a potential health threat may occur.
A. Coliform bacteria count D. HPC
B. MCL E. CFU
C. Standards F. None of the Above

90. This acronym generally expresses properties of the contaminants, risk assessments and
factors, short-term (acute) exposure and long-term (chronic) exposure.
A. Coliform bacteria D. HPC
B. MCLs E. CFU
C. Standards F. None of the Above

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91. When you as the operator take samples to ensure your water is in compliance with the
MCL, there are two types of _________for coliform bacteria.
A. Coliform bacteria D. MCL violations
B. MCLs E. CFU
C. Standards F. None of the Above

92. The first type of MCL violations is for total coliform; the second is ___________violation
characterized by the confirmed presence of fecal coliform or E. coli.
A. Coliform bacteria D. MCL violations
B. MCLs E. An acute risk to health
C. Standards F. None of the Above

Heterotrophic Plate Count HPC

93. Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) --- formerly known as the Standard plate count, is a
procedure for estimating the number of live heterotrophic bacteria and measuring changes
during water treatment and distribution in water or in swimming pools.
A. True B. False

94. Colonies may arise from pairs, chains, clusters, or single cells, all of which are included in
this term?
A. Coliform bacteria units D. HPC units
B. MCLs units E. Colony-forming units
C. Standards F. None of the Above

Spread Plate Method

95. During this method, colonies are on the __________where they can be distinguished
readily from particles and bubbles.
A. Agar surface D. Bottom
B. Surface growth area E. Material
C. Top F. None of the Above

96. During the Spread Plate Method, colonies can be transferred quickly, and
__________easily can be discerned and compared to published descriptions.
A. Colonies grow D. Heterotrophic organisms will grow
B. Surface growth E. Colony morphology
C. Low counts F. None of the Above

Membrane Filter Method

97. This method permits testing large volumes of _______ and is the method of choice for low-
count waters.
A. Colonies D. Heterotrophic organisms
B. Surface water E. MCL
C. Low-turbidity water F. None of the Above

Heterotrophic Plate Count

(Spread Plate Method)
98. Which term uses inorganic carbon sources as their carbon source (food or substrate)?
A. Colonies D. Heterotrophic organisms
B. Surface growth E. Autotrophic organisms
C. AGAR F. None of the Above

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99. Which term provides a technique to quantify the bacteriological activity of a sample?
A. Colonies D. Heterotrophic Plate Count
B. Heat E. MCL
C. Agar F. None of the Above

100. The R2A agar provides a medium that will support a large variety of?
A. Colonies D. Heterotrophic bacteria
B. Bugs E. MCL
C. Germs F. None of the Above

Total Coliforms
101. This MCL is based on the presence of total coliforms, and compliance is on a daily or
weekly basis, depending on your water system type and state rule.
A. True B. False

102. For systems which collect ___________ or more samples per month, no more than five
(5) percent may be Positive, check with your state drinking water section or health department
for further instructions.
A. 5 D. 200
B. 10 E. 40
C. 100 F. None of the Above

Acute Risk to Health (Fecal coliforms and E. coli)

103. A(n) ______________requires the water system to provide public notice via radio and
television stations in the area.
A. Routine analysis violation D. Human health violation
B. Drinking water rule violation E. Acute health risk violation
C. MCL violation F. None of the Above

104. According to the text, the type of contamination can pose an immediate threat to human
health and notice must be given as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after notification
from your laboratory of the test results.
A. True B. False

Public Notice
105. A public notice is required to be issued by a water system whenever it fails to comply with
an applicable MCL or____________, or fails to comply with the requirements of any scheduled
variance or permit.
A. Routine analysis D. Human health violation
B. Drinking water rule E. Fecal coliform or E. coli present
C. Treatment technique F. None of the Above

The following are acute violations:

106. Which is violation of nitrate?
A. Presence D. Count
B. MCL E. Acute violations
C. MCLG F. None of the Above

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107. Concerning total coliforms - when fecal coliforms or E. coli are present in the distribution
system and is a violation of the?
A. Presence D. Count
B. MCL E. Acute violations
C. MCLG F. None of the Above

108. Any outbreak of __________, as defined by the rules.

A. Total coliforms D. Radioactive bacteria
B. MCL E. Acute violations
C. Waterborne disease F. None of the Above

pH Section
109. What is the term associated with a charged species, an atom or a molecule, that has lost
or gained one or more electrons?
A. A proton D. An electron
B. Ion E. A cation
C. Anti-matter F. None of the Above

110. What is a substance that has the ability to reduce other substances and is said to be
reductive in nature?
A. Protons D. Electrons
B. An electron donor E. Cations
C. Anti-matter F. None of the Above

111. According to the manual, which of the following parameter/methods/measurements

determine a parameter using a concentration cell with transference by measuring the potential
difference.
A. Primary pH standard values D. pH measurement(s)
B. Alkalinity E. Measurement of pH
C. pH F. None of the Above

112. Mathematically speaking, pH is the negative logarithm of the activity of the (solvated)
hydronium ion, often expressed as the measurement of?
A. Electrons D. Cation measurement(s)
B. Alkalinity E. Ions
C. Hydronium ion concentration F. None of the Above

113. With respect to standard buffer values, when more than two buffer solutions are used the
electrode can be calibrated by fitting observed pH values to a straight line.
A. True B. False

114. Commercial standard buffer solutions usually comes with information about value and a
correction factor to be applied for what temperatures?
A. 4 °C D. 10 °C
B. 25 °C E. 70 °F
C. 39 °F F. None of the Above

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115. According to the manual, under normal circumstances, strong acids and bases are
compounds that, for practical purposes, are completely dissociated in water; this means that the
concentration of hydrogen ions in acidic solution can be taken to be equal to the concentration
of the acid. The pH is then equal to minus the logarithm of__________.
A. The concentration value D. End-point pH
B. The pH E. A set of non-linear simultaneous equations
C. The Spectrophotometer F. None of the Above

116. If the pH of a solution contains a weak base, this may require?

A. The solution of a cubic equation D. A set of linear simultaneous equations
B. The solution of a linear equation E. A set of non-linear simultaneous equations
C. The solution of a squared equation F. None of the Above

117. While the general case requires the pH solution of?

A. The solution of a cubic equation D. A set of linear simultaneous equations
B. The solution of a linear equation E. A set of non-linear simultaneous equations
C. The solution of a squared equation F. None of the Above

118. The calculation of the pH of a solution containing acids and/or bases is an example of a
____________ calculation, that is, a mathematical procedure for calculating the concentrations
of all chemical species that are present in the solution
A. Universal indicator D. Visual comparison
B. Colorwheel measurement E. Chemical speciation
C. Spectrophotometer F. None of the Above

119. Since pH is a logarithmic scale, a difference of one pH unit is equivalent to a

___________ difference in hydrogen ion concentration
A. 1 D. 10
B. 2 E. 100
C. 5 F. None of the Above

120. According to the manual, this key water measurement is used in the interpretation and
control of water and wastewater treatment processes.
A. Acid D. Chemical ion
B. Alkalinity E. Hydrogen bond formation
C. pH F. None of the Above

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