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ABC Association of Boards of Certification VIP Operator Exam

ABC — The Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) is a nonprofit organization that develops and administers standardized certification examinations for water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment, and wastewater collection operators across the United States and Canada; exams are grade-leveled (I–IV) and adopted by individual state licensing boards, with a typical passing score of 70% and exam lengths ranging from 60–100+ questions depending on grade and discipline.

30
Questions
120m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP

A water treatment plant operator is treating surface water with a turbidity of 18 NTU. After coagulation and flocculation, the settled water turbidity is 2.1 NTU. The plant uses rapid sand filtration. Under the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), what is the maximum allowable turbidity in the filtered effluent, and is this plant currently in compliance if the filter effluent measures 0.28 NTU?

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