CA Water Treatment Plant Operator Chapter 1 Quiz

To be completely familiar with the entire plant layout, including the piping, equipment, and machinery and their intended operation

To check on the engineer's treatment process calculations

To ensure that all electrical monitoring instrumentation is properly wired

To make sure the lowest contractor's bid is accepted

To modify source waters

To produce safe and pleasant drinking water

To provide work experience for operators

To treat drinking water

To control corrosion

To filter out suspended particles

To gather together fine, light particles to form larger particles (floc) to aid the sedimentation and filtration processes

To settle out larger suspended particles

To draw in water while preventing leaves and other debris from clogging or damaging pumps

To ensure fish passage without undue harm to the fishery

To provide a structure for housing the low head influent pumps

To take in excess water from the raw water source

Causing scale formation

Creating high pH levels

Deteriorating metal pipe

Turning water black

To control corrosion

To kill disease-causing organisms and to provide chlorine residual for the distribution system

To kill most disease-causing organisms and help control taste- and odor-causing substances

To provide chlorine contact time for disinfection and store water for high demand

To control corrosion

To filter out suspended particles

To gather together fine, light particles to form larger particles (floc) to aid the sedimentation and filtration processes

To settle out larger suspended particles

To be able to quit studying

To be in compliance with regulatory guidelines

To obtain certificates that indicate a level of prefessional competence

To prove they know safety rules and regulations