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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 New Facilities, Expansions, and Upgrades. 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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Developing Effective Funding Strategies for Compliance With the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
Christopher Hill, Quirien Muylwyk, and John Konkus (Article 1: CEU = 0.1 DW/DS02015391)
1. Which of the following is not one of the five ways listed by which service lines are replaced? a. Individual replacements by third parties b. Emergency replacement due to water main or service line repairs c. Customer request d. Replacement as part of planned water main rehabilitation or replacement project
2. The revised rule requires water systems to conduct a materials inventory of all service lines by a. Oct. 16, 2024. b. Dec. 31, 2023. c. Aug. 15, 2022. d. June 30, 2023.
3. The revised rule establishes 10 µg/l as a. the action level concentration for copper. b. the action level concentration for lead. c. the trigger level concentration for copper. d. the trigger level concentration for lead.
4. If a sufficient number of qualifying sites exist, the revised rule requires that ____ percent of lead and copper sample sites be taken from single-family sites with lead service lines. a. 20 b. 25 c. 50 d. 100
5. Water systems must conduct sampling upon request at ______________ for the first five years following the revised rule’s effective date. a. hospitals b. secondary schools c. elementary schools d. childcare facilities
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