Cross Connection
Sampling
Sanitary Surveys
Operation
Laboratory
100

The reversal of the intended direction of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids, gases, or other substances into the distribution pipes of a potable water system from any source.

What is backflow?

100

How many site sample tiers should be used when submitting the revised Master Site Sampling List (MSSL) in 2027?

What is five?

100

The minimum frequency for sanitary surveys for community water systems.

What is once every three years?

100

Monthly operation reports (MORs) are due to be submitted by the ____ of each month.

What is the 10th.

100

The number of bacteriological samples a water system is required to take each month is based on _____.

What is the population served?

200

It is the ___________’s responsibility to see that all cross connection hazards are protected and that all testing and repairs are completed in a timely manner.

Who is the water purveyor (public water system)?

200

On what frequency is the Synthetic Organic Contaminants (SOC) reduced monitoring & waiver application required to be submitted?

What is every three years?

200

True or False: The sanitary survey score percentage is able to be rounded?

False

200

This is the recommended disinfectant in the State of Tennessee.

What is chlorine?

200

For bacteriological testing the incubator must maintain a stable temperature, measured twice per day 4 hours apart and must maintain a temperature of _____

What is 35 C +/- 0.5 C?

300

This device contains two spring loaded resilient seat check valves with a relief valve mechanism that will automatically discharge to the atmosphere any leakage past either check valve, which might otherwise allow contamination to flow back into the water supply lines.

What is a reduced pressure backflow preventer?

300

What is the name of the calculation done with HAA and TTHM results using the most recent quarter result times two, the result from the previous quarter, and the result from two quarters ago?

What is the Operational Evaluation Level (OEL)?

300

Defects in design, operation, maintenance, or a failure or malfunction of the sources, treatment, storage, or distribution system that the primacy agency determines to be causing, or has potential to cause, the introduction of contamination into the water delivered to consumers

What is a significant deficiency?

300

At what level of average daily use is a system required to begin water treatment plant expansion planning?

What is 80% of design capacity?

300

Media must be tested using positive and negative

controls before use AND _____ until it is

used or expired.

What is every 90 days?

400

When mechanical devices are relied upon to provide protection against backflow, it is necessary to inspect, test, and repair the assemblies at this frequency.

What is annually (every 12 months)?

400

When must community water systems and non-transient noncommunity water systems be in compliance with the PFAS rule MCLs and Hazzard Index calculation?

What is April 2029?

400

Surface water systems are given no more than ____ days to respond in writing  to significant deficiencies.

What is 45?

400

Community water systems shall maintain this pressure at a minimum in the distribution system.

What is 20 psi?

400

Sample bottles are checked for sterility by inoculating them with 25 mL of this substance, and then examining for growth after 24 and 48 hours.

What is tryptic soy broth?

500

List 4 of the 8 Essential Elements of a working Cross Connection Control Program

What are

•Legal Authority

•Approved Plan/Procedures

•Trained Staff to Administer the Program

•Customer Education

•Ongoing Surveys and Inspections

•Annual Testing of Assemblies

•Follow up and Enforcement

•Recordkeeping

500
What are the three things that would require a water system to complete a level one assessment?

What are 

 1.5% of monthly samples being TC+ if more than 40 samples per month are collected

2. Two TC+ samples if less than 40 are collected monthly

3. Failure to collect all repeats after a TC+

500

List the 3 barriers in the multi-barrier approach to safe drinking water.

What are Source Protection, Treatment and Distribution?

500

Tanks and clearwells shall have a professional inspection at least every ____ years.

What is five?

500

Chlorine meters should be calibrated with primary standards such as chlorine standards or potassium permanganate standards at this frequency at a minimum.

What is monthly?