Question 1
A facility uses 12 million gallons of water annually and occupies 100,000 square feet. What is the annual water-use intensity?
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Correct answer: B - 120 gallons per square foot per year
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The CWEP exam has 100 questions and runs 4 hours.
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A facility uses 12 million gallons of water annually and occupies 100,000 square feet. What is the annual water-use intensity?
Correct answer: B - 120 gallons per square foot per year
A facility wants continuous remote collection of meter readings and automated communication of data to a central system. Which technology BEST matches this objective?
Correct answer: B - AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure)
During a facility water audit, measured incoming water use is significantly higher than the sum of all known end uses. What should the auditor suspect first?
Correct answer: C - Unaccounted-for water losses or inaccurate measurements may exist
A building owner installs water-saving equipment and wants to determine whether the measured reduction is attributable to the project rather than unrelated changes. Which process is required?
Correct answer: A - Measurement and verification of savings
A water-efficiency professional is selecting a treatment approach for a process stream requiring removal of dissolved ions. Which technology is MOST directly suited for this purpose?
Correct answer: B - Ion exchange
A facility replaces older tank-type toilets in a high-use office building. Which factor is MOST important when evaluating whether the replacement will achieve expected water savings?
Correct answer: B - The new toilets' flush performance and actual usage patterns are evaluated
An industrial laundry facility is evaluating a recycling system. Which factor should be considered BEFORE claiming water savings?
Correct answer: A - Whether recovered water quality is suitable for the intended reuse application
A cooling tower operator observes that tower makeup water has increased while the operating load has remained stable. Which investigation is the BEST first step?
Correct answer: A - Verify cycles of concentration and check for excessive blowdown
A pool operator wants to reduce water lost during filtration maintenance. Which strategy directly targets this source of loss?
Correct answer: B - Optimizing filtration and evaluating backwash practices
An irrigation audit finds that a landscape zone has excessive runoff even though precipitation rates are within design specifications. Which deficiency is MOST likely contributing to the loss?
Correct answer: C - Poor distribution uniformity or inappropriate application timing
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