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The WI-WTO exam has 40 questions and runs 3 hours.
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At a municipal garage, a potable-water hose is left submerged in a pesticide-mixing tank. Which change provides the most reliable protection against both backsiphonage and backpressure from this health-hazard connection?
Correct answer: C - Use an approved air gap above the tank's flood-level rim
Operators hear a sharp bang and see a momentary pressure spike whenever a large distribution valve is shut. Pump operation is normal. Which operating change best addresses the likely cause?
Correct answer: A - Close the valve more slowly at a controlled rate
An emergency well with naturally high fluoride has supplied one pressure zone for an extended period. The fluoride concentration is above the MCL, although customers report no unusual taste or odor. Which population-effect pairing is the principal concern?
Correct answer: D - Children with developing teeth - dental fluorosis in the forming enamel
A water-lubricated packed centrifugal pump has a small, steady drip from the stuffing box. The gland is cool, vibration is normal, and discharge is stable. How should the operator respond?
Correct answer: B - Maintain slight leakage and continue monitoring
Four outlets are available at an approved routine bacteriological sampling location. After proper flushing and tap disinfection, which outlet is the best choice for collecting the sample?
Correct answer: D - A smooth, leak-free cold-water tap with its aerator removed
A consecutive distribution system supplied with treated surface water is notified that one routine sample is total-coliform positive and E. coli negative. Which monitoring action is required next under the Revised Total Coliform Rule?
Correct answer: B - Collect at least three prescribed repeat samples within 24 hours
Finished water has a measured pH of 7.2 and a calcium-carbonate saturation pH of 8.1. Using LSI = measured pH - saturation pH, the Langelier Saturation Index is -0.9. How should this result be interpreted?
Correct answer: A - Undersaturated; calcium carbonate tends to dissolve
After a cold rain event, raw-water turbidity rises and pH falls. The existing alum dose now produces pin floc and poor settling. What should the operator do before changing the full-scale coagulant dose?
Correct answer: A - Run jar tests on the current raw water across dose and pH
Well 3 pumps 600 gpm. Its static level is 70 feet below datum and its pumping level has changed from 100 feet to 110 feet below datum, while the static level and pumping rate remain unchanged. Specific capacity equals pumping rate divided by drawdown. Which conclusion is most defensible?
Correct answer: C - 15 gpm/ft; investigate well loss or screen incrustation
A groundwater plant pumps 0.72 MGD. Process testing shows a chlorine demand of 1.8 mg/L, and the operator wants a 0.7 mg/L free residual after contact. Required dose equals demand plus residual, and pounds per day equals MGD x mg/L x 8.34. Which initial feed setting is appropriate before confirming the residual?
Correct answer: D - 15.0 lb/day
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