TX Class C Wastewater Treatment License

Preliminary Treatment - Answer-the 1st stage of sewage treatment where large debris, such as sticks, grit, and rags pas through a screen followed by a grit chamber, where the flow of water is slowed enough to allow for sedimentation. What stage of treatment is grit removal usually accomplished in? - Answer-preliminary treatment Rotating Biological Contactor - Answer-a type of biological secondary treatment process How are protozoa (cause of amoebic dysentery) destroyed? - Answer-disinfection Other than stream discharge, what are other ways to dispose of effluent wastewater? - Answer-aquifer recharge, evaporation in a pond, and application to farm land by irrigation Clean Water Act - Answer-gives the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States Texas Water Code - Answer-gives the TCEQ jurisdiction over discharges of waste into or adjacent to water in the state Who reviews plans and specifications for new construction projects before construction begins? - Answer-TCEQ Water quality fees may be as high as ____________ per permit? - Answer-$115,000 Administrative penalties, up to __________ per day for each violation, may be assessed against any violator. - Answer-$25,000 Every cit