FlexiQuiz - WELL CONTRACTORS CERTIFICATION CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS QUIZ1

Why might it be important to check the plumbness and alignment of a well once digging is completed:

Determine if a vertical turbine can be installed

Assure the operation of an installed pump

Bowing of casing can occur if misaligned

All fo the above

When grout has to be placed on casing greater than 20 feet below land surface one of the following two methods must be used:

Gravity flow

Pumping

Pressure

B & C

A setback of a minimum of ______ ft is required for a well from a septic tank, drainfield and drainfield repair area

25ft

100ft

50ft

75ft

The well screen length is optimum when:

Chosen with relation to the thickness of the aquifer

Chosen with respect to available drawdown

Chosen based on stratifications of the aquifer

All of the above

None of the above

What is NOT required when using pitless adapters or units as a method of well head completion:

Top of the unit extends at least 12 in above the land surface

Compatible with the well casing

Casing and pitless device is filled with grout from the top of the casing grout to the land surface

An access port is not required