Wastewater treatment Test Questions and Answers Rated A
As an operator, you are responsible to your employer for
TRUE
maintaining an economical and eflcient operating facility.
An operator has an obligation to the great numbers of
people who rely on down stream water supplies and are
TRUE
totally dependent on the operator's competence and trust
worthiness for their welfare
Today, the natural purification processes in rivers treat all
FALSE
the waste loads and keep rivers clean.
Operators are water quality protectors on the front line of
TRUE
the water pollution battle.
The main benefit of a successful wastewater treatment
TRUE
program is the protection of the public health.
Without adequate, reliable records of every phase of op-
eration, the ettectiveness of your operation has not been TRUE
documented (recorded).
Your records showing a high-quality effluent will mean
nothing to citizens visiting your plant unless your plant
TRUE
appears clean and well maintained and the effluent looks
good.
Safety is never an operator responsibility. FALSE
Chief operators frequently have the responsibility of train-
ing new operators and must encourage all operators to TRUE
work safely.
The waste water treatment field is changing rapidly and
operators, maintenance personnel, foremen, managers,
TRUE
instrumentation experts, and laboratory technicians are
sorely needed.
What is a treatment plant operator?
, Wastewater treatment Test Questions and Answers Rated A
The final and essential link in maintaining and protecting
the aquatic environment upon which all life depends on.
Why are wastewater treatment plants built? To purify soiled water and prevent pollution.
How should wastewater treatment plant operators con- As a water quality protector on the front line of the water
sider their job? pollution control battle.
What is the primary objective of an operator operating a To protect the receiving water quality by continuous and
wastewater treatment plant? eflcient plant performance.
How can a well-guided tour for other operators help an May allow the other operators to suggest helpful solutions
operator? to operational problems.
A city, sanitation district, or other public agency. A large
What types of employers might a wastewater treatment industry that operates its own treatment plant. A private
plant operator work for? contractor retained to operate and maintain a municipal
or industrial treatment plant.
Advanced or improved equipment. Increasing budgets.
Why do wastewater treatment plant operators need con-
Increasing instrumentation. More facility tours. New treat-
tinuous training? Due to
ment techniques.
Why should an operator be present or at least available To become familiar with the entire plant, including the
during the construction period of a new plant? equipment and machinery and their operation.
Operators are in the field of public relations and must be City council or directors of the plant. Civic organizations.
able to explain the purpose and operation of their plant Oflcials of regulatory agencies. Representatives of news
to which groups? media. School classes.
More sophisticated treatment. Operator certification reg-
Which factors are contributing to the increasing need for
ulations. Population growth. Regulatory requirements.
trained wastewater treatment plant operators?
Retirement of many current operators.
All organic materials have one thing in common --- they
FALSE
all contain basic minerals.
Most living creatures need oxygen to survive, including
TRUE
fish and other aquatic life.
, Wastewater treatment Test Questions and Answers Rated A
Initial ettorts to control human wastes evolved from the
TRUE
need to prevent the spread of diseases.
The bacteria that grow in the intestinal tract of diseased
humans find the environment in the wastewater treatment
TRUE
plant or receiving waters favorable for their growth and
reproduction.
One of the primary functions of a treatment plant is the
TRUE
removal of solids from wastewater.
Operators try to kill or inactivate pathogenic organisms by
TRUE
disinfection.
The weight of non-settleable solids may be calculated by
subtracting the weight of dissolved and total solids from TRUE
the weight of settleable solids.
The organic portion of the total solids can be very harmful
TRUE
to receiving waters.
Operators should use a standard method for the mea-
FALSE
surement and evaluation of floatable solids.
Nutrient cycles are very complex and involve chemical
TRUE
changes in living organisms.
What is the definition of pollution? Any interference with the beneficial reuse of water.
Waste material that may come from animal or plant
What is organic waste?
sources.
What is inorganic waste? Waste material such as sand, salt, iron, or calcium.
What happens to fish in receiving waters when bacteria
use the entire supply of oxygen from the stream faster
They die.
than it can be replenished by natural dittusion from the
atmosphere?
The stabilization of a waste means which of the following? To convert the waste to a form that resists change.
As an operator, you are responsible to your employer for
TRUE
maintaining an economical and eflcient operating facility.
An operator has an obligation to the great numbers of
people who rely on down stream water supplies and are
TRUE
totally dependent on the operator's competence and trust
worthiness for their welfare
Today, the natural purification processes in rivers treat all
FALSE
the waste loads and keep rivers clean.
Operators are water quality protectors on the front line of
TRUE
the water pollution battle.
The main benefit of a successful wastewater treatment
TRUE
program is the protection of the public health.
Without adequate, reliable records of every phase of op-
eration, the ettectiveness of your operation has not been TRUE
documented (recorded).
Your records showing a high-quality effluent will mean
nothing to citizens visiting your plant unless your plant
TRUE
appears clean and well maintained and the effluent looks
good.
Safety is never an operator responsibility. FALSE
Chief operators frequently have the responsibility of train-
ing new operators and must encourage all operators to TRUE
work safely.
The waste water treatment field is changing rapidly and
operators, maintenance personnel, foremen, managers,
TRUE
instrumentation experts, and laboratory technicians are
sorely needed.
What is a treatment plant operator?
, Wastewater treatment Test Questions and Answers Rated A
The final and essential link in maintaining and protecting
the aquatic environment upon which all life depends on.
Why are wastewater treatment plants built? To purify soiled water and prevent pollution.
How should wastewater treatment plant operators con- As a water quality protector on the front line of the water
sider their job? pollution control battle.
What is the primary objective of an operator operating a To protect the receiving water quality by continuous and
wastewater treatment plant? eflcient plant performance.
How can a well-guided tour for other operators help an May allow the other operators to suggest helpful solutions
operator? to operational problems.
A city, sanitation district, or other public agency. A large
What types of employers might a wastewater treatment industry that operates its own treatment plant. A private
plant operator work for? contractor retained to operate and maintain a municipal
or industrial treatment plant.
Advanced or improved equipment. Increasing budgets.
Why do wastewater treatment plant operators need con-
Increasing instrumentation. More facility tours. New treat-
tinuous training? Due to
ment techniques.
Why should an operator be present or at least available To become familiar with the entire plant, including the
during the construction period of a new plant? equipment and machinery and their operation.
Operators are in the field of public relations and must be City council or directors of the plant. Civic organizations.
able to explain the purpose and operation of their plant Oflcials of regulatory agencies. Representatives of news
to which groups? media. School classes.
More sophisticated treatment. Operator certification reg-
Which factors are contributing to the increasing need for
ulations. Population growth. Regulatory requirements.
trained wastewater treatment plant operators?
Retirement of many current operators.
All organic materials have one thing in common --- they
FALSE
all contain basic minerals.
Most living creatures need oxygen to survive, including
TRUE
fish and other aquatic life.
, Wastewater treatment Test Questions and Answers Rated A
Initial ettorts to control human wastes evolved from the
TRUE
need to prevent the spread of diseases.
The bacteria that grow in the intestinal tract of diseased
humans find the environment in the wastewater treatment
TRUE
plant or receiving waters favorable for their growth and
reproduction.
One of the primary functions of a treatment plant is the
TRUE
removal of solids from wastewater.
Operators try to kill or inactivate pathogenic organisms by
TRUE
disinfection.
The weight of non-settleable solids may be calculated by
subtracting the weight of dissolved and total solids from TRUE
the weight of settleable solids.
The organic portion of the total solids can be very harmful
TRUE
to receiving waters.
Operators should use a standard method for the mea-
FALSE
surement and evaluation of floatable solids.
Nutrient cycles are very complex and involve chemical
TRUE
changes in living organisms.
What is the definition of pollution? Any interference with the beneficial reuse of water.
Waste material that may come from animal or plant
What is organic waste?
sources.
What is inorganic waste? Waste material such as sand, salt, iron, or calcium.
What happens to fish in receiving waters when bacteria
use the entire supply of oxygen from the stream faster
They die.
than it can be replenished by natural dittusion from the
atmosphere?
The stabilization of a waste means which of the following? To convert the waste to a form that resists change.
