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This document contains exam-style questions and correct answers designed to prepare students and operators for wastewater treatment certification exams. It covers critical topics including wastewater treatment processes, activated sludge systems, clarifier operation, sludge handling, disinfection methods, and laboratory testing procedures. The material is structured to reinforce operational knowledge, calculation techniques, and troubleshooting skills commonly tested in wastewater certification examinations.

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WASTEWATER




WASTEWATER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.

The term pathogenic means Answer >>>> Capable of causing disease



Question: The minimum separation, between sewer lines, and potable water lines
is


A. 8 feet
B. 9 feet
C. 10 feet Answer >>>> B. 9 feet


An important step, in testing a sample, for Total Suspended Solids is Answer >>>>
Filtering a sample


Biochemical oxygen Demand, (BOD) test is based on? Answer >>>> Measuring,
the dissolved oxygen, used


Results, of Biochemical Oxygen Demand, (BOD) sample, taken at a treatment
plant, tells the operator Answer >>>> How the plant, was operating, 5 days ago


Question: Which of the following are dangerous gasses that are likely to be
present in lift stations and manholes Answer >>>> Natural gas, gasoline fumes,
hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide

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Question: What is the preferred, hydraulic method of cleaning sewer lines Answer
>>>> Answers: Hydro Jet Cleaning


Question: what are some Ways, to reduce bad odors, generated in the collection
system Answer >>>> Answer:
Routinely cleaning, slow running, or low flow lines,
adding chlorine, or hydrogen peroxide, to the collection system


Question: what are some Types of pipe materials commonly found in wastewater
collection system Answer >>>> Answer: ductile iron, Poly Vinyl Chloride, (PVC)
vitrified clay pipe, fiberglass


Question: before entering a confined space, a worker should perform, what
procedures Answer >>>> Answer: have an approved monitoring device, and
check, for the presence of dangerous gasses, ventilate, the space with a blower,
wear a safety harness, and be attach to a life line


A properly designed, and operated primary sedimentation tank, should remove
what percent of incoming BOD.


A.20% to 30%
B. 25 % to 50%
C. 30% to 40% Answer >>>> C. 30 to 40%


What Devices, can be used, to determine, the level of sewage, in a lift station
Answer >>>> Answer: air bubbler, floats, electrodes, Acoustic (sonic), radar

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What, is the most important role, of aerobic bacteria, in the treatment, of
wastewater? Answer >>>> decomposition, of organic matter


Question: How is the hydraulic loading, of a trickling filter, determined Answer
>>>> Answer: flow rate, and filter area


Question: what equipment, or methods, can be used, to dewater sludge Answer
>>>> Answer: belt press, drying beds, solid bowl, centrifuge, gravity thickener


Question: what are the Most important factors, to providing adequate sewage
treatment, in a stabilization pond Answer >>>> Answer: sunlight, algae, bacteria
and, time


Question: what do Offensive, and objectionable odors, in a trickling filter, usually
indicate Answer >>>> Answer: septic conditions exist


Question: Dissolved Oxygen, (DO) in an activated sludge, aeration tank, should be
maintained in What Range Answer >>>> Answer: 2, to 4, milligram, per liter


Question: what factors Contribute to infiltration in a collection system Answer
>>>> Answer: breaks in the main lines, high ground water levels, heavy rains,
hydro jet cleaning, of plugged mains


Question: what happen When a centrifugal pump loses prime Answer >>>>
Answer: it is no longer moving liquid

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