FlexiQuiz - WELL CONTRACTORS CERTIFICATION CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS QUIZ2

A well may be permanently abandoned when the following occurs:

Owner allows non owner to service well

Owner maintains the well

Becomes a source of contamination to groundwater supply

All of the above

A water supply well shall not be located in any of the following areas:

Depressions

Drainage ways

Other landscapes

All of the above

When beginning to use the Air Lift Method to evaluate well yield, the first measurement that should be taken:

Static Water Level

Air Pressure

Drawdown Level

Soil Depth

If the wellhead is also equipped with a threaded hose bibb in addition to the threadless sampling tap, the hose bibb shall be fitted with:

Garden hose

Direct connect

Backflow preventer

None of the above

Why is the “sand lock” method considered a good way to remove a well screen

It is an old method

Soil mechanics has demonstrated that clean sand can resist high stress

Most reliable for transmitting pulling force to the well screen

Both B & C

WELL CONTRACTORS CERTIFICATION CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS QUIZ2