Chapter 2 - Water Sources And Treatment Test

Front 1

Water should be free from all impurities that are offensive to the senses of sight, taste, and smell. (T or F)

Back 1

T. First priority is always water that is free from pathogens, bacteria, and toxic materials yet consumers also want the questions qualities plus non-staining (manganese and iron), non-corrosive, and no scale deposits (calcium).

Front 2

What is SDWA?

Back 2

The Safe Drinking Water Act

Front 3

Did The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) give the EPA the responsibility to enforce drinking water regulations?

Back 3

No. The SDWA gave the Feds the responsibility not the EPA. The act set:
1. National standards
2.Monitoring of public water systems
3. Uniform guidelines for acceptable treatment tech.

Front 4

What is lake or reservoir stratification?

Back 4

Having layer of varying temperature, plant, and organisms. Epilimnion, Metalimnion, Hypolimnion.

Front 5

When should a sanitary survey be created?

Back 5

With any new supply so you can identify any existing and potential hazards and report their present or future impacts.

Front 6

What is cross connection?

Back 6

A connection between drinking (potable) water system and an unapproved water supply.

Front 7

Chemical analysis in a sanitary survey looks for?

Back 7

1. Inorganic chemicals such as arsenic, mercury, etc
2. Organic chemicals such as bezene, pesticides
3. General mineral constituents such as alkalinity, calcium, hardness.

Front 8

Biological analysis in a sanitary survey looks for?

Back 8

1. Pathogenic Organism
2. Spores
3. Viruses and such

Front 9

Physical characteristics in a sanitary survey looks for?

Back 9

1. Turbidity
2. Color
3. Temperature
4. Tastes
5. Odors

Front 10

Radiological factors in a sanitary survey looks for?

Back 10

1. Radionuclides

Front 11

What are some of the factors a sanitary survey covers?

Back 11

1. Chemical analyses
2. Biological analyses
3. Physical characteristics
4. Radiological factors