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Water Treatment Process Control CEU Training Course Assignment
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answer per question and please use the answer key.

Contaminant Selection
1. P.L. 104-182 establishes a new process for the EPA to select contaminants for regulatory
consideration based on occurrence, health effects, and meaningful opportunity for health risk
reduction.
A. True B. False

2. P.L. 104-182 directs the EPA to evaluate contaminants that present the greatest health
concern and to regulate contaminants that occur at concentration levels and frequencies of
public health concern.
A. True B. False

3. The law also includes a schedule for the EPA to complete regulations for disinfectants and
disinfection byproducts (D/DBPs) and Copper.
A. True B. False

4. For each contaminant that the EPA has determined merits regulation, the EPA must set a
non-enforceable action levels at a level at which no known or anticipated recommended health
effects occur, and which allows an adequate margin of safety.
A. True B. False

5. The EPA must then set an enforceable standard, a maximum contaminant level (MCL), as
close to the MCLG as is " feasible " using the best technology, treatment techniques, or other
means available (taking costs into consideration).
A. True B. False

6. Each regulation establishing an MCL must list any technologies, treatment techniques, or
other means that comply with the MCL and that are affordable for three categories of small
public water systems.
A. True B. False

7. The 1996 Amendments authorize the EPA to set a standard at other than the feasible level if
the feasible level would lead to an increase in some risks by increasing the concentration of
other contaminants or by interfering with the technologies used to comply with other SDWA
regulations.
A. True B. False

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8. If the EPA determines that the benefits do not justify the costs, the EPA may, with certain
exceptions, promulgate a standard that minimizes benefits at a low cost that is justified by the
benefits.
A. True B. False

State Primacy
9. The primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems lies with the states, provided
they adopt regulations as stringent as the national requirements, adopt authority for
administrative penalties, develop adequate procedures for enforcement, maintain records, and
create a plan for providing emergency water supplies.
A. True B. False

10. Whenever the EPA finds that a public water system in a state without primary enforcement
authority does comply with regulations, the Agency must notify the police and the system and
provide assistance to bring the system into compliance.
A. True B. False

11. If the state fails to commence enforcement action within 1 year after the notification, the
EPA is authorized to issue an administrative order or bad letter.
A. True B. False

Nonprimacy State
12. Primacy states may establish alternative monitoring requirements to provide interim
monitoring relief for systems serving 10,000 or fewer persons for most contaminants, if a
contaminant is not detected in the first quarterly sample.
A. True B. False

13. States with approved source water protection programs may adopt alternative monitoring
requirements to provide permanent monitoring relief to qualified systems for chemical
contaminants.
A. True B. False

Safe Drinking Water Act Terms

14. A public water system that serves _____________ service connections used by year-round
residents of the area served by the system or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
A. At least 5 D. At least 30
B. At least 15 E. At least 500
C. 1,000 F. None of the Above

15. Class V Underground Injection Control is the process of identifying and inventorying
contaminant sources within delineated source water protection areas through recording existing
data.
A. True B. False

16. Which of the following bugs is a protozoan associated with the disease cryptosporidiosis in
humans?
A. Giardia lamblia D. Hypoxia
B. Water bear D. Paramecium
C. Cryptosporidium E. None of the above

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17. Which of the following EPA terms is under section 1452 of the SDWA, the EPA awards
capitalization grants to states to develop drinking water revolving loan funds to help finance
drinking water system infrastructure improvements?
A. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
B. Contamination Source Inventory
C. Class V Underground Injection Control
D. Phase I
E. Phase II
F. None of the Above

SDWA Water Quality Information and MCLs

Radionuclides
18. 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

19. 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

20. Which compound/element can dissolve and accumulate in underground water sources,
such as wells, and in the air in your home?
A. Radon gas D. Alpha emitters
B. Beta/photon emitters E. Combined Radium 226/228
C. Radioactive material F. None of the Above

21. Which compound/element do communities add to their drinking water to promote dental
health?
A. Fluorine D. Chlorine
B. Fluoride E. Arsenic
C. Floc F. None of the Above

22. 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

23. Which compound/element typically leaches into water from plumbing in older buildings?
A. Lead D. Waterborne outbreaks
B. Fluoride E. Arsenic
C. Intestinal illness F. None of the Above

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24. Which secondary standard of 2 mg/L is there to protect against dental fluorosis?
A. Lead D. Florentine
B. Fluoride E. Floraslitic
C. Arsenic F. None of the Above

New EPA Rules

Arsenic
25. Long-term exposure of this compound/element/substance in drinking water to a variety of
cancers in humans.
A. Arsenic D. THHMMS
B. Trihalomethanes E. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs)
C. Disinfection F. None of the Above

26. The EPA set a standard limit or the amount of 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

27. This compound/element/substance is a chemical that occurs naturally in the earth's crust.
When rocks, minerals, and soil erode, they release this compound/element/substance into water
supplies.
A. Arsenic D. Lead
B. Trihalomethanes E. Radon
C. Disinfection byproducts F. None of the Above

ICR
28. 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

29. The rule is intended to provide EPA with information on chemical byproducts that form when
disinfectants used for microbial control react with chemicals already present in source water
(disinfection byproducts (DBPs)); Disease-causing microorganisms (pathogens), including
Cryptosporidium; and engineering data to control these contaminants.
A. True B. False

30. 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

31. 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

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32. Oxidation reactions, where chlorine oxidizes __________present in water.
A. Carbon D. Chorine and chlorine-based compounds (halogens)
B. Surface water E. Secondary by-products
C. Compounds F. None of the Above

33. Which of the following rules requires systems using public water supplies from either
surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water to disinfect?
A. TTHM and HAA5 Rule D. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) Rule
B. DBP MCLs Rule E. Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR)
C. A community water system (CWS) F. None of the Above

34. The maximum contaminant level (MCL) for the SWTR disinfection set by EPA. At this time,
an MCL is set for only_______________, and proposed for additional disinfection byproducts.
A. TTHM and HAA5 Rule D. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) Rule
B. DBP MCLs Rule E. Total Trihalomethanes
C. A community water system (CWS) F. None of the Above

35. Which of the following rules apply to all community and non-community water systems using
a disinfectant such as chlorine, chloramines, ozone and chlorine dioxide?
A. TTHM and HAA5 Rule D. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) Rule
B. DBP MCLs Rule E. Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts
C. A community water system F. None of the Above

36. 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

37. Which of the following rules began in 2006 with the characterization of raw water
Cryptosporidium and E. coli levels?
A. DBPs requirements D. Stage 1 Disinfectant Byproduct Rule
B. Disinfectants requirements E. The LT2 requirements
C. SDWA in 1996 F. None of the Above

38. Which of the following rules applies to all public water systems using groundwater?
A. Groundwater Rule D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2)
B. Compliance E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
C. SDWA in 1996 F. None of the Above

39. Which of the following rules require EPA to develop rules to balance the risks between
microbial pathogens and disinfection byproducts?
A. Amendments to the SDWA in 1996 D. Stage 1 Disinfectant Byproduct Rule
B. Disinfectants E. The LT2 requirements
C. SDWA in 1996 F. None of the Above

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40. The Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and ________________,
announced in December 1998, are the first of a set of rules under the 1996 SDWA
Amendments.
A. Groundwater Rule D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2)
B. Compliance E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
C. SDWA in 1996 F. None of the Above

Public Health Concerns

41. While disinfectants are effective in controlling many microorganisms, they react with natural
organic and inorganic matter in source water and distribution systems to form?
A. DBPs D. Classes of DBPs
B. Chlorine and chloramine E. Ultraviolet light
C. Stage 2 DBPR F. None of the Above

42. Which of the following terms have also been shown to cause adverse reproductive or
developmental effects 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

43. More than 200 million people consume water that has been disinfected. Because of the
large population exposed, health risks associated with ____________, even if small, need to be
taken seriously.
A. DBPs D. Classes of DBPs
B. Chlorine and chloramine E. Ultraviolet light
C. Stage 2 DBPR F. None of the Above

44. Which of the following rules and Disinfection Byproducts Rule applies to all community and
nontransient non-community water systems that treat their water with a chemical disinfectant?
A. Groundwater Rule (GWR) D. Long Term 2 Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. The Stage 1 Disinfectants E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
C. SDWA in 1996 F. None of the Above

45. Which of the following rules and Disinfection Byproduct Rule updates and supersedes the
1979 regulations for total trihalomethanes?
A. DBPs D. Stage 1 Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproduct Rule
B. The Stage 1 Disinfectant E. The LT2 requirements
C. SDWA in 1996 F. None of the Above

Stage 2 DBP Rule Federal Register Notices

46. Which of the following rules is part of the Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rules,
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 Rule
B. Compliance E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
C. The Stage 2 DBP rule F. None of the Above

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

48. This rule will apply to all community water systems and nontransient non-community water
systems that add a primary or residual disinfectant other than ___________or deliver water that
has been disinfected by a primary or residual disinfectant other than UV.
A. Ultraviolet (UV) light D. UV source
B. The open-channel system E. UV radiation
C. UV rather than ozone F. None of the Above

49. Which of the following rules has been highly effective in protecting public health and has
also evolved to respond to new and emerging threats to safe drinking water?
A. Stage 2 DBPR D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. DBP exposure E. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
C. The Stage 2 DBP rule F. None of the Above

50. Which of the following terms is one of the major public health advances in the 20th century?
A. Major public health advances D. Amendments to the SDWA in 1996
B. The Stage 2 DBPR E. Primary or residual disinfectant
C. Disinfection of drinking water F. None of the Above

51. 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

52. The Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and___________, promulgated
in December 1998.
A. Health advances D. Amendments to the SDWA in 1996
B. The Stage 2 DBPR E. Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
C. This final rule F. None of the Above

53. The Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR) builds upon
the ____________to address higher risk public water systems for protection measures beyond
those required for existing regulations.
A. Stage 2 DBPR D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. DBP exposure E. Traditional disinfection practices
C. Stage 1 DBPR F. None of the Above

54. Which of the following rules and the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
are the second phase of rules required by Congress?
A. Major public health advances D. Amendments to the SDWA in 1996
B. The Stage 2 DBPR E. Primary or residual disinfectant
C. This final rule F. None of the Above

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55. Which of the following rules will reduce potential cancer and reproductive and
developmental health risks from disinfection byproducts?
A. Stage 1 DBPR D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Rule
B. DBP exposure E. Traditional disinfection practices
C. Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule F. None of the Above

56. Which of the following terms strengthens public health protection for customers by
tightening compliance monitoring requirements for two groups of DBPs, trihalomethanes and
haloacetic acids?
A. Major public health advances D. Amendments to the SDWA in 1996
B. The Stage 3 DBPR E. Primary or residual disinfectant
C. This final rule F. None of the Above

57. Which of the following rules targets systems with the greatest risk and builds incrementally
on existing rules?
A. Stage 2 DBPR D. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
B. The rule E. Traditional disinfection practices
C. The Stage 1 DBP rule F. None of the Above

58. Which of the following rules is being promulgated simultaneously with the Long Term 2
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule to address concerns about risk tradeoffs between
pathogens and DBPs?
A. Major public health advances D. Amendments to the SDWA in 1996
B. The Stage 2 DBPR E. Primary or residual disinfectant
C. This final rule F. None of the Above

What does the rule require?

59. Which of the following terms systems will conduct an evaluation of their distribution
systems, known as an Initial Distribution System Evaluation?
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

60. Compliance with the maximum contaminant levels for two groups of disinfection byproducts
(TTHM and HAA5) will be calculated for each monitoring location in the distribution system. This
approach, referred to as the?
A. TTHM and HAA5 D. Disinfection byproducts (DBPs)
B. DBP MCLs E. Trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids
C. Locational running annual average F. None of the Above

61. Which of the following rules 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

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Who must comply with the rule?
62. Which of the following rules will community and nontransient noncommunity water systems
that produce and/or deliver water that is treated with a primary or residual disinfectant other than
ultraviolet light?
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

63. Which of the following terms 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. Trailer park D. NTNCWS
B. A non-community water system E. A nontransient water system
C. A community water system (CWS) F. None of the Above

64. More than six months of the year, but not as primary residence, such as schools,
businesses, and day care facilities?
A. Trailer park D. NTNCWS
B. A non-community water system E. A nontransient water system
C. A community water system (CWS) F. None of the Above

Bacteriological Monitoring Section

65. 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

66. 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

67. 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

68. 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

69. 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

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70. 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

Bacteria Sampling
71. Water samples for this process must always be collected in a sterile container.
A. Indicator bacteria D. Microbiological analysis
B. Bacteria tests E. Presence of an indicator
C. Contamination F. None of the Above

72. Refrigerate the sample and transport it to the testing laboratory within eight hours (in an ice
chest). Many labs will accept bacteria samples on Friday. Mailing Indicator bacteria is not
recommended because laboratory analysis results are not as reliable.
A. True B. False

73. Which bug forms an obvious slime on the inside of pipes and fixtures? A water test is not
needed for identification. Check for a reddish-brown slime inside a toilet tank or where water
stands for several days.
A. Colonies D. Escherichia coli (E. coli)
B. Algae E. Iron bacteria
C. Coliform bacteria F. None of the Above

74. Which of the following are common in the environment and are generally not harmful, but
the presence of these bacteria in drinking water is usually a result of a problem with the
treatment system or the pipes which distribute water, and indicates that the water may be
contaminated with germs that can cause disease.
A. Diseases D. Escherichia coli (E. coli)
B. Germs E. Iron bacteria
C. Coliform bacteria F. None of the Above

Laboratory Procedures
75. 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

Declining Rate
76. According to the text, which of the following terms or methods allows the filter head to
increase until the filter becomes plugged with particles and the Head loss is too great to continue
operation of the filter?
A. Slow sand/RO D. Fast sand
B. Gravity filters E. Declining Rate
C. Pressure filters F. None of the Above

Loss of Head Indicator

77. Which of the following terms is required to force the water through the filter?
A. Filter run D. Head loss
B. Filtering to waste E. Head
C. Flow tube controller F. None of the Above

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78. Which of the following terms should be continuously measured to help determine when the
filter should be backwashed?
A. Filter run D. Head loss
B. Filtering to waste E. Head
C. Flow tube controller F. None of the Above

79. Which of the following terms is measured in the difference by a piezometer connected to the
filter above the media and the effluent line?
A. Filter run D. Head loss
B. Filtering to waste E. Head
C. Flow tube controller F. None of the Above

In-line Turbidimeter
80. Continuous turbidity monitors provide information about when the filter is approaching this
point so that the operators can start the backwash before the turbidity is too great.
A. True B. False

81. Which of the following terms in water is caused by small suspended particles that scatter or
reflect light?
A. Shelter bacteria D. Floc
B. Suspended material E. Breakthrough
C. Turbidity F. None of the Above

82. Which of the following terms of the filtered water may shelter bacteria, preventing chlorine
from reaching it?
A. Shelter bacteria D. Floc
B. Suspended material E. Breakthrough
C. Turbidity F. None of the Above

83. Which of the following terms of the filtered water is one of the factors that determine the
length of a filter run?
A. Shelter bacteria D. Floc
B. Suspended material E. Breakthrough
C. Turbidity F. None of the Above

84. Which of the following terms in water measurements will also indicate whether the
coagulation and other treatment processes are operating properly?
A. Shelter bacteria D. Floc
B. Suspended material E. Breakthrough
C. Turbidity F. None of the Above

Filtration Process
85. A rapid sand filter will have a flow of two-to-three gpm/square foot of filter area. The high
rate filter may have four-to-six gpm/square foot applied to the surface.
A. True B. False

86. Water from the source or, more commonly, from pre-treatment processes is applied to the
top of the filter; it then flows downward. The water level above the filter bed is usually kept at
two-to-six feet.
A. True B. False

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87. When the filtration is started after being backwashed, there will be great head loss.
A. True B. False

88. Which of the following terms in water is restricted during this time in filters with a control
valve installed on the filter effluent pipe?
A. Shelter bacteria
B. Suspended material
C. Turbidity
D. Filter flow
E. All of the above except D
F. None of the Above

89. The control valve prevents filter surges, which could disturb the media and force
____________ through the filter.
A. Flow D. Floc
B. Suspended material E. Breakthrough
C. Dissolved solids F. None of the Above

90. Which of the following terms in water rate on a filter depends on the type of filter?
A. Flow D. Floc
B. Suspended material E. Breakthrough
C. Turbidity F. None of the Above

91. Which of the following terms is almost fully closed when a filter is clean so that the desired
water level on top of the filter is maintained?
A. Headloss valve D. Backwash cycle valve
B. Constant rate flow valve E. Variable declining rate flow control
C. Flow restrictor F. None of the Above

92. As the filter becomes dirty, the valve opens gradually until the increase in the water level
above the filter indicates that the filter needs?
A. Headloss correction D. Filtration
B. Constant rate flow E. Backwashing
C. Flow restrictor adjusting F. None of the Above

93. Which of the following terms the filters are allowed to take on as much water as they can
handle?
A. Headloss valve D. Backwash cycle valve
B. Constant rate flow valve E. Variable declining rate flow control
C. Flow restrictor F. None of the Above

94. As the filter becomes dirty, the flow through the filter becomes less and, if the plant has
more than one filter, additional _____________________across the other filters.
A. Headloss D. Backwash cycle
B. Flow redistributes E. Media
C. Flow restricting F. None of the Above

95. Which of the following terms is placed in the filter effluent pipe to prevent a filter inflow that
is too great for the filter?
A. Headloss D. Backwash cycle
B. Flow redistributes E. Flow restrictor
C. Flow F. None of the Above

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96. The filter eventually fills with suspended material, usually after 15 to 30 hours; it will need to
be _____________________ to clean the media.
A. Bumped D. Backwashed
B. Jetted E. Flow restrictor
C. Air scoured F. None of the Above

Back Washing
97. A normal backwash rate is between 1.2 to 1.5 gpm per square foot of filter surface area.
A. True B. False

98. Proper backwashing is a very important step in the operation of a filter.

A. True B. False

99. The filter will eventually develop additional operational problems, if the filter is not
___________ completely,
A. Bumped D. Backwashed
B. Jetted E. Flow restrictor
C. Air scoured F. None of the Above

100. The filter must be cleaned before the next filter run, treated water from storage is used for
the backwash cycle. This treated water is taken from elevated storage tanks or pumped in from
the raw water reservoir.
A. True B. False

101. Which of the following terms must be expanded to clean the filter during the backwash?
A. Headloss D. Backwash cycle
B. Floc(s) E. Media
C. Flow restricting F. None of the Above

102. Filter expansion causes the filter grains to violently rub against each other, dislodging the
_____ from the media.
A. Headloss D. Backwash cycle
B. Floc(s) E. Media
C. Flow restricting F. None of the Above

103. The filter media needs to be agitated by the filter backwash to expand and agitate and
suspend the _____________________ in the water for removal.
A. Headloss D. Backwash cycle
B. Floc(s) E. Media
C. Flow restricting F. None of the Above

104. Which of the following filter terms if is too high; media will be washed from the filter into the
troughs and out of the filter.
A. Headloss D. Backwash rate
B. Floc(s) E. Media
C. Flow restricting F. None of the Above

105. During filter backwash, the media expands upwards and around the washing arms.
A. True B. False

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106. According to the text, a newer method of surface wash involves using ________ before the
water wash.
A. Headloss calculation D. Backwash cycle
B. Floc(s) scouring E. Air washing
C. Air scour F. None of the Above

107. Which of the following terms needs two-to-five cubic feet of air per square foot of filter
area?
A. Headloss calculation D. Backwash cycle
B. Floc(s) scouring E. Air washing
C. Air scour F. None of the Above

108. Which of the following terms is so high that the filter will no longer produce water at the
desired rate?
A. Headloss D. Backwash rate
B. Floc(s) E. Flow rate
C. Flow restricting F. None of the Above

109. Which of the following terms starts to break through the filter and the turbidity in the filter
effluent increases; and/or a filter run reaches a given hour of operation?
A. Headloss D. Backwash rate
B. Floc(s) E. Media
C. Flow F. None of the Above

110. If a filter is taken out of service for some reason, it does not need to backwashed prior to
be putting on line.
A. True B. False

111. If a filter is not backwashed until the headloss exceeds a certain number of feet, the
turbidity may break through and cause the filter to exceed the standard of 0.5 NTU of turbidity.
A. True B. False

112. Filter effluent- turbidity alone can cause high head loss and decreased filter flow rate,
causing the pressure in the filter to drop below atmospheric pressure and cause the filter to
_______________________and stop filtering.
A. Prevent headloss D. Lock
B. Air bind E. Bump
C. Assist the backwash cycle F. None of the above

113. According to the text, many filters can operate longer than one week before needing to be?
A. Bumped D. Backwashed
B. Jetted E. Flow restrictor
C. Air scoured F. None of the Above

114. Long filter runs can cause the filter media to pack down so that it is difficult to
___________ during the backwash.
A. Control headloss D. Backwash cycle
B. Control floc(s) E. All of the Above
C. Expand the bed F. None of the Above

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Backwashing Process
115. The normal method for opening the filter backwash valve involves draining the water level
above the filter to a point six inches above the filter media.
A. True B. False

116. When the backwash valve is opened, this action allows backwash water to start flowing
into the filter and start?
A. Control headloss D. Some means of controlling the media carryover
B. Crust on the filter E. Carrying suspended material away from the filter
C. Expand the bed F. None of the Above

117. For a filter with an air wash, the filter backwash water and the air wash should not be used
together, this could be possible only if the following is installed.
A. Control headloss D. Some means of controlling the media carryover
B. Crust on the filter E. Carrying suspended material away from the filter
C. Expand the bed F. None of the Above

118. When the surface wash is turned on it should be allowed to operate for several minutes to
break up?
A. Control headloss D. Some means of controlling the media carryover
B. Crust on the filter E. Carrying suspended material away from the filter
C. Expand the bed F. None of the Above

119. The time elapsed from when the filter wash is started until full flow is applied to the filter
should be greater than one minute.
A. True B. False

120. The filter expansion needed will depend on how much agitation is needed to suspend the
filter media to?
A. Control headloss D. Some means of controlling the media carryover
B. Crust on the filter E. Remove to suspended material trapped in the filter
C. Expand the bed F. None of the Above

121. According to the text, with a multi-media filter, the rate must be high enough to scrub the
interface between the coal and the sand, where the highest amount of suspended solids will be
removed from the media.
A. True B. False

122. The best way to determine how long the filter should be washed is to measure the turbidity
of the?
A. Backwash water is used D. Too much backwash water is used
B. Backwash water leaving the filter E. Serious damage to the filter underdrain
C. Raw water flow entering the plant F. None of the Above

123. Which of the following statements and it must be treated after use, backwash valves must
be opened slowly?
A. Backwash water is used D. Too much backwash water is used
B. Backwash water leaving the filter E. Serious damage to the filter underdrain
C. Raw water flow entering the plant F. None of the Above

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124. Opening the valves too rapidly can cause ______________________, filter gravel, and
filter media.
A. Backwash water is used D. Too much backwash water is used
B. Backwash water leaving the filter E. Serious damage to the filter underdrain
C. Raw water flow entering the plant F. None of the Above

Disposal of Filter Backwash Water

125. Water from the filter backwash can be returned directly to the environment.
A. True B. False

126. The supernatant is then pumped back to the head of the treatment plant at a rate not
exceeding ten percent of the?
A. Daily flow D. Raw water flow entering the plant
B. Backwash water E. Amount of solids that must be removed
C. Eliminates the need to obtain F. None of the Above

127. The settled material is pumped to a sewer or is treated in the solids-handling process, this
conserves most of the backwash water and _________________________ a pollution
discharge permit.
A. Daily flow D. Raw water flow entering the plant
B. Backwash water E. Amount of solids that must be removed
C. Eliminates the need to obtain F. None of the Above

128. Backwash is a very high flow operation, the surges that are created from the backwash
coming from the filter?
A. Daily flow D. Raw water flow entering the plant
B. Backwash water E. Must not be allowed to enter the head of the plant
C. Return F. None of the Above

129. According to the text, the spent backwash water must be stored in storage tanks and
returned slowly to the treatment process.
A. True B. False

Filter to Waste
130. When filtration is started after backwash, suspended material remains in the filter media
until the turbidity in the effluent meets standards. Depending on the type of filter, this may last
from 20-40 minutes.
A. True B. False

131. According to the text, wasting is needed as some _____________________following the

backwash.
A. Daily flow D. Suspended material remains in the filter media
B. Backwash water E. Filtration should always be started
C. Return F. None of the Above

132. Which of the following terms should be done slowly after a backwash to prevent
breakthrough of suspended material?
A. Daily flow D. Suspended material
B. Backwash water E. Filtration should always be started
C. Return F. None of the Above

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Filter Aids
133. A normal dose of polymer for filter aiding will be less than 0.1 ppm, but the exact dose will
be decided by the result of a jar test and by experimentation in the treatment plant.
A. True B. False

134. Which of the following terms have very high molecular weight and cause the floc to
coagulate and flocculate quickly?
A. Filter medias D. Filter aids
B. Sand E. Floc
C. Filters F. None of the Above

135. Which of the following terms reflects filter use of large volumes of backwash water to be
able to remove the floc that has penetrated deeply into the filter bed.
A. Filter backwashing D. Too much backwash water is used
B. Backwash water leaving the filter E. Serious damage to the filter underdrain
C. Raw water flow entering the plant F. None of the Above

136. Which of the following terms reflects a material that adds strength to the floc and prevents
its breakup?
A. Filter backwashing D. Too much backwash water is used
B. Backwash water leaving the filter E. Filter aid
C. Raw water flow entering the plant F. None of the Above

137. Which of the following terms are water-soluble, organic compounds that can be purchased
in either wet or dry form?
A. Filter medias D. Filter aids
B. Activated Carbon E. Floc
C. Filters F. None of the Above

138. Which of the following terms expresses that the polymer strengthens the bonds and
prevents the shearing forces in the filter from breaking the floc apart when used?
A. Filter media D. Filter aid
B. Lime E. Floc
C. Filter F. None of the Above

139. Which of the following terms should be added just ahead of the filter?
A. Filter media D. Filter aid
B. Polymer E. Floc
C. Filter F. None of the Above

140. Which of the following terms if too much is added will cause the bonds to become too
strong, which may then cause the filter to plug?
A. Filter media D. Filter aid
B. Polymer E. Floc
C. Filter F. None of the Above

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Filter Operating Problems
141. According to the text, there are three major types of filter problems. They can be caused
by chemical treatment before the filter, __________________________, and backwashing of
filters.
A. Filter aid D. Turbidity breakthrough
B. Control of filter flow rate E. Coagulation and flocculation stages
C. Filter media process F. None of the above

Chemical Treatment before the Filter

142. Which of the following terms of the water treatment must be monitored continuously?
A. Filter aid D. Turbidity breakthrough
B. Control of filter flow rate E. Coagulation and flocculation stages
C. Filter media process F. None of the above

143. Adjustments in the amount of coagulant added must be made frequently to prevent the
filter from becoming overloaded, this may cause the filter to prematurely reach its?
A. Filter aid D. Turbidity breakthrough
B. Control of filter flow rate E. Coagulation and flocculation stages
C. Maximum headloss F. None of the above

144. If there is early turbidity breakthrough in the filter effluent, more coagulant may have to be
added to the coagulation process.
A. True B. False

145. There may be a need for better mixing during the coagulation or the addition of more?
A. Filter aid D. Turbidity
B. Control of filter flow rate E. Coagulation and flocculation
C. Filter media process F. None of the above

146. If there is a rapid increase in filter head loss, too much coagulant may be clogging the
filter.
A. True B. False

Control of Filter Flow Rate

147. When a filter is subjected to rapid changes in flow rate, the turbidity of the effluent will not
be affected; the dirtier the coagulation and flocculation stages, the greater the effect.
A. True B. False

148. According to the text, addition of filter aids may also reduce the impact on the filter effluent.
A. True B. False

149. When backwashing a filter and therefore temporarily taking it out of service, the remaining
filter(s) must pick up the additional flow, this can cause a change in flow that will cause?
A. Turbidity breakthrough D. Filter aid breakthrough
B. Backwash storage basin E. Coagulation and flocculation stages
C. Filter media breakthrough F. None of the Above

150. If the plant has a __________________, this will also prevent surges to the filters.
A. Turbidity breakthrough D. Filter aid breakthrough
B. Backwash storage basin E. Coagulation and flocculation stages
C. Filter media breakthrough F. None of the Above

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