Water supply Chapter 3: Pipe, Materials, Fitting, and Supports

In 1990, NSF/ANSI 61 was replaced with an advisory program created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

• True

• False

An authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) is an organization, office, or individual with legal power to administer, interpret, and enforce codes and standards.

• True

• False

A specification is a detailed statement of the requirements, such as materials, dimensions, and work quality, for something that is to be built, installed, or manufactured.

• False

• True

PVC has a maximum service temperature of 100°F (37.8°C).

• True

• False

PE pipe/tubing comes in 100' (30.5 m) to 500' (152.4 m) rolls.

• True

• False

Thermoset plastic can be remelted after it has been shaped and cured.

• True

• False

A check valve is specifically required on the discharge piping from water supply tanks at or near the tank and at each water service either at the discharge side of a water service meter or at some point in the unmetered water service.

• True

• False

___ develops voluntary standards that enhance public safety, health, and quality of life as well as facilitate innovation, trade, and competitiveness.

• CSA

• AWWA

• NSF International

• ASME

The Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act (RLDWA) redefined the maximum limit of the amount of lead in the component that is in contact with potable water (wetted surface) to the weighted average of ___%.

• 0.25

• 0.75

• 1.25

• 1.75

The color used to identify drawn copper tube is ___ for Type K.

• red

• blue

• green

• white