Lift Station Practice Questions
Lift Station Operation and Maintenance is 18 questions on WPI’s Collection Class I and II exams, and pumping is a Texas Class I collection subject.
100 questions across the published subjects, with a score for every area and an explanation for every option.
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Which pump type is common in small lift stations because the pump and motor sit in the wet well?
What our lift stations questions cover
- Wet wells, force mains, submersible and dry-pit stations
- Level controls, alarms and pump alternation
- Clogging, short cycling, amps and run times
- Check valves, standby generators and odor control
- Pump curves and parallel pumping
This list is our own summary, written for practice. The exam owners publish their outlines: California’s Expected Range of Knowledge, TCEQ’s Need-to-Know Criteria and WPI’s Need-to-Know Criteria.
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100 questions across the published subjects, with a score for every area and an explanation for every option.
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- A rising level alarm means pumps are not keeping up.
- Alternation evens out wear.
- Wipes and rags clog impellers.
- Wet wells are permit-required confined spaces.
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Common questions
Why alternate lift station pumps?
To spread wear and run time evenly and to prove every pump works.
What does a pump that runs much longer than usual mean?
It is moving less flow per hour, often from wear, a partial clog or a failing check valve.
100 questions across the published subjects, with a score for every area and an explanation for every option.
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Outlines used for these questions: Expected Range of Knowledge, Drinking Water Treatment Exam (rev. 4/2020, PDF) · Expected Range of Knowledge, Drinking Water Distribution Exam (rev. 4/2020, PDF) · TCEQ: Need-to-Know Criteria for public water system operators · TCEQ: What applicants for wastewater licenses need to know · WPI: 2025 Need-to-Know Criteria.
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