Acronyms
Math
Meters
Pumps
Water cycle
100

What does MCL stand for and is it enforceable and if so who enforces it?



Maximum Contaminant Level

Yes its enforced.

its Enforced by MDH (Minnesota Department of Health)


100

How do convert gallons per seconds to gallons per day?

gallons per sec * 60 * 1440 = GPD

100

Name two types of displacement Meters

Piston and Nutating disk

100

diaphragm pumps number one use?

chemical dosing

100

What layer of atmosphere does most of the cycle take place?

Takes place in the troposphere.

200

SMCL

Is this enforced?

Secondary Maximum Containment level

No but recommended

200

what does it mean to solve x?

To isolate x and get it by itself?

200

What are 4 reasons for metering a municipal water supply?

Accountability

Revenue

Equality

Conservation

200

What is the main use for a piston pump?

Pumping Sludge

200

what are 5 stages of the water cycle?



Evaporation

Transpiration

Condensation

Precipitation

Infiltration

300

PWS

and the definition of it

Public Water Supply

15 service connections

25 people or more

60 plus days a year

300

Always do what at the end of the equation?

Simplify your answer.

300

Are positive displacement meters installed Horizontal or vertical?

Horizontal

300

what are 3 types of impellers

open, closed, semi open

300

Approximately 75% of the nations water supplies use groundwater for their souce?

Ground Water.

400

C-PWS

and its definition


Community Public Water Supply

Customers that are full time residents


400

1 for of head is how many psi

2.31 psi

400

What is a Meter Yoke used for?

A gadget used to install a horizontal meter on a vertical pipe.

400

What pump uses a rotor and stator?

Progressive Cavity

400

Ph is a measure of?

Hydrogen ion Concentration in water

500

NTU

and what is it used for

Nephlometric Turbidity Unit

used to measure Turbidity in the water

500

Find the volume of a tank with the dimensions of 55ft by 40ft by 20ft tall.

44000ft3

500

Are there electronic or mechanical parts that will need to be replaced on a Venturi Meter?

NO

500

What part of the peristaltic pump has to be replaced often?

The rubber hose inside.

500

What are the three forms of water?

Liquid, solid, and gas.

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