WV Utilities Sewer and Water Practice Questions - West Virginia Utilities (Sewer and Water) Contractor Examination Exam - WV Utilities Sewer and Water Practice Questions - West Virginia Utilities (Sewer and Water) Contractor Examination Exam

Question 1

Before breaking ground for a private water or sewer trench in West Virginia, an excavator must notify the statewide one-call system (WV 811 / 811) at least how far in advance?

Not less than 2 calendar hours on the same day as excavation Not less than 30 calendar days so markings never expire No notice is required on private commercial or residential property Not less than 48 business hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays

Correct Answer:

Not less than 48 business hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays

Question 2

Under IBC 2018 Section 1804.4, the ground immediately adjacent to a building foundation must be sloped away from the wall at not less than which rate for a minimum distance of 10 feet, unless an exception applies?

One unit vertical in 2 units horizontal (50-percent slope) One unit vertical in 48 units horizontal (2-percent slope) as the general rule A level grade for the first 10 feet so surface water ponds away from utilities One unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope)

Correct Answer:

One unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope)

Question 3

IBC 2018 Section 1804.3 requires excavation backfill placed outside a foundation to be which of the following?

Any excavated spoil, including stumps and scrap lumber, if it is compacted in 24-inch lifts Only flowable fill; soil backfill is prohibited next to foundation walls Soil free of organic material, construction debris, cobbles, and boulders, or controlled low-strength material (CLSM) Uncompacted topsoil placed in a single lift against the waterproofing

Correct Answer:

Soil free of organic material, construction debris, cobbles, and boulders, or controlled low-strength material (CLSM)

Question 4

On a new private utility corridor, clearing and grubbing is performed primarily to:

Compact the finished pavement section before pipe is delivered Disinfect the water main before hydrostatic testing Establish the final invert elevations of gravity sewer Remove trees, brush, stumps, and roots so trench and grade work can proceed on a prepared surface

Correct Answer:

Remove trees, brush, stumps, and roots so trench and grade work can proceed on a prepared surface

Question 5

Where silt fence is used for temporary sediment control along a utility trench corridor, standard practice is to install it:

Along the ridge line only, with the fabric laid loosely on top of the grass Inside the trench on the pipe crown to filter groundwater Across the channel of a live stream as the only erosion control On the contour, trenched in at the downhill edge of disturbed soil so runoff cannot undercut the fabric

Correct Answer:

On the contour, trenched in at the downhill edge of disturbed soil so runoff cannot undercut the fabric

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