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CEU Challenge
Members of the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association (FWPCOA) may earn continuing education units through the CEU Challenge! Answer the questions published on this page, based on the technical articles in this month’s issue. Circle the letter of each correct answer. There is only one correct answer to each question! Answer 80 percent of the questions on any article correctly to earn 0.1 CEU for your license. Retests are available.
This month’s editorial theme is Stormwater Management and Emerging Technologies. Look above each set of questions to see if it is for water operators (DW), distribution system operators ( DS), or wastewater operators (WW). Mail the completed page (or a photocopy) to: Florida Environmental Professionals Training, P.O. Box 33119, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 33420-3119. Enclose $15 for each set of questions you choose to answer (make checks payable to FWPCOA). You MUST be an FWPCOA member before you can submit your answers!
SUBSCRIBER NAME (please print)
Article 1 ____________________________________
LICENSE NUMBER for Which CEUs Should Be Awarded
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Hillsborough County’s Innovative Pipe Inspection Program Adds Efficiency and Accuracy
Richard Cummings and Michael Condran (Article 1: CEU = 0.1WW02015389)
1. Which of the following is listed as a specific advantage of the focused electrode leak location (FELL) system? a. Determining watertightness of customer service connections b. Locating protruding sewer laterals c. Detecting cross bores d. Locating fats, oils, and grease (FOG) deposits
2. What type of signal is emitted by the probe inserted into the pipeline? a. Pulse duration b. Alternating current electrical current c. 4-20 milliamp d. Sonic
3. The 2020 legislation requiring Florida utilities to focus greater attention on sanitary sewer overflows is the a. Clean Water Act. b. Safe Drinking Water Act. c. Save Our Rivers Act. d. Florida Clean Waterways Act.
4. The Clair-Mel pipe material showing the greatest potential for inflow and infiltration (I/I) is a. cast iron. b. polyvinyl chloride. c. cured-in-place. d. unlined vitrified clay.
5. Sub-basin no. ____ of the Dale Mabry Collection Basin showed the greatest potential for I/I. a. 1 b. 30 c. 31 d. 42
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