D2 water distribution test (questions and
answers) 100% correct
What is the primary purpose of the SDWA? - CORRECT ANSWER-To create uniform
national
... [Show More] standards for drinking water quality
Who sets Maximum Contaminants Levels (MCLs)? - CORRECT ANSWER-USEPA
What are some of the duties of the EPA? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sets MCLs, delegates
enforcement of SDWA to state agencies, provides grant funds, monitors state activities,
provides continued research
What is state primacy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Giving the authority to the state to
implement and enforce regulations
True or False: State requirements must be at least as stringent as those set by USEPA
- CORRECT ANSWER-True.
A public water system is a system that supplies piped water for human consumption
and that has at least ___ service connections or serves ___ or more persons for ___ or
more days of the year. - CORRECT ANSWER-15, 25, 60
What is an nontransient, noncommunity public water system? Give an example of one. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Establishments with their own private water systems that serve
an average of 25 persons that do not live at the location, but the same people use the
water for more than 6 months per year. Example: school or factory
What is a transient, noncommunity public water system? Give an example of one. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Establishments with own water system and serve at least 25
persons a day but these people only use the water occasionally and for short periods of
time. Example: Motel or Park
What is a community public water system? Give an example of one. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Establishments with their own water supply that serve more than 15 homes.
Example: HOA, or municipal water utilities
Which of the public water systems are required to only monitor for nitrate, nitrite, and
microbiological contamination? - CORRECT ANSWER-transient, noncommunity
What does the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) specify? -
CORRECT ANSWER-MCLs or a treatment technique requirement for contaminants that
may be found in drinking water and could have an adverse health effect on humans
What does the National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) specify? -
CORRECT ANSWER-water contaminants that may adversely affect aesthetic qualities
of the water such as taste, odor or color
When must an agency post a public notification? - CORRECT ANSWER-When the
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