WASTE WATER D LICENSE STUDY
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 330 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. WatermResourcesminmTexasmincludesmlakes,mrivers,mbays,mestuaries,mwetlands,mgroundmwat
er,mandmstormm(1-3)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
2. WatermPolluntantsmincludemorganicmandminorganicmmaterial,mheat,mandmradiationm(1-4)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
3. InmTexas,mCleanmwatermismneededmtomprovidemformhumanmcomsumptionmandmrecreation,m
Maintainmaquaticmhabitatsmformwildlife,mrechargemgroundmwater,mandmprovidemformindustry
.m(1-4)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
4. Twomsourcesmofmwatermcontaminationmaremdischargesmandmnon-
mpointmsourcemdischargesm(1-4)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
5. Examplesmofmpoint-sourcemdischargesmare:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMunicipal,mindustrial,mandmagriculturalmwastewatermtreatmentmfacili
ties
6. ProtectingmTexasmwatermfrommcontaminationmrequires_______________mofmwastewaterm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.Collectionmandmtransportationmtomtreatment
7. 2.Treatmentmthatmremovesmcontaminates
8. 3.Processingmandmdisposal
,9. Benefitsmofmtreatingmpoint-sourcemandmnon-
pointmsourcemwastesmarempreventionmofmgroundmandmsurfacemwatermpollution,mandm_____
____m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mProtectionmofmhumanmandmanimalmhealth
10. 2.mPreventionmofmoxygenmdepletionminmsurfacemwater
11. ThemTexasmWatermCodemestablishesmthemfollowingmmeansmofmprotectingmstatemwater:mwat
ermqualitymstandardsmformstreams;mdischargemlimitationsmformpointmsources;mandm_______
___m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRequiringmdisinfectionmofmdrinkingmwater
12. Themstatesmsetsmwatermqualitymstandards,mcalledm________________,mformrivermandmlakes.
m-mCORRECTmANSWERmStreammstandards
13. Tommeetmstreammstandardsmthemstatemissuesm_________________mformwastemdischargem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPermits
14. Amrolemofmsupervisionmandmmanagementmismtomsetmjobmassignmentsmandmsecurempermitsm
andmfinancesmtomdomthemjobm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
15. ResponsibilitiesmofmthemlicensemoperatormincludemprotectingmthemPublicmfrommwaterborne
mdisease,mperformingmdutiesmprofessionally,mprotectingmstatemwatermfrommpollution,mmain
tainingmrequiredmlicensempracticingmsafetymandmcontrollingmOperationmcost.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
16. ThemFederalmWatermControl.mActmofm1972m(CleanmWatermAct)mHasmamgoalmofmeliminatingmp
ollutionmofmthemnation'smwaterm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
17. Chapterm26mofmthemTexasmWatermCodemismthemlawmcontrollingmwatermpollutions.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
,18. TCEQmfunctionsmincludemsettingmwatermqualitymstandards,mmonitoringmdischarges,mmandm
enforcingmthemCleanmWatermActm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
19. Tombecomemamlicensedmoperatormitmismnecessarymtom(2-3)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPassmamtestmadministeredmbymTCEQ
20. Paidmbymthempermitmholderm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPersonnelmworkingmatmamdomesticmwastewatermplantmmustmbemstatem
licensedmifmtheymarem(2-3)
21. Localmgovernmentsmhavemauthoritymtominspectmfacilitiesmusingmthemcollectionmsystem,menf
orcemlocalmpollutionmcontrolmlaws,msetmdischargemrules,mandmcollectm_____________-m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsermcharges
22. ThemLocalmgovernmentmmayminspectmandminvestigatemwatermqualitymconditionsmwithinmitsm
jurisdictionmtomdeterminem___________________m(2-5)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mStandardsmaremmet
23. 2.mDischargesmhavempermits
24. 3.mPermitsmaremfollowed
25. 4.mAllmthemabove
26. Localmgovernmentsmmaymmakemdischargemrulesmtomprotectmpersonnel,mthemwastewatermsy
stem.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTreatmentmFacility
27. Amlocalmgovernmentmmaymbringmsuitmtomenforcemit'sm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRules
28. Citiesmwithmmoremthenm________________mpopulationmmustmhavemamwatermpollutionmco
ntrolmprogramm-mCORRECTmANSWERm10000
, 29. GoalsmofmTCEQmincludemmaintainingmwatermqualitymformpublicmhealth,mcommercialmuse,man
dm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWildlifemPreservation
30. TCEQmmaymrevokemamlicensemifmthemoperatorm____________m(2-6)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.Violatemthempermit
31. 2.Falsifiesmrecords
32. 3.Neglectsmtheirmduty
33. 4.Allmthemabove
34. Whenmamaccidentalmdischarge,mbypass,mormspillmoccurs,mthemdischargermmustmnotifymTCEQm
withinm_____________mhoursm-mCORRECTmANSWERm24
35. AnmAdministrativempenaltymcanmbemupmtom________________mpermdaym-
mCORRECTmANSWERm$10000
36. Penaltymassessmentsmismbasedmuponmphysicalmeffect,mintentions,mresponsibility,mandm____
____________(2-7)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEconomicsmbenefitmaccrued
37. Penaltiesmaremleviedmform-mCORRECTmANSWERm1,Failuremtomsubmitsmreports
38. 2.Bypasses
39. 3.Nomdischargempermit
40. 4.mAllmthemabove
41. Inmeachmpermit,mthemTCEQmsetsmconditionsmincludingmpermitmduration,mstrengthmofmthemdi
scharge,mmonitoringmrequirements,mpointmofmdischarge,mandm_________________mofmthe
mdischarge.m(2-7)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmQuality
42. Statemlawsmrequiresmthatmself-
reportingmformsmbemcompliedmandmmailedmeachm_________________mtomTCEQm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMonth
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 330 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. WatermResourcesminmTexasmincludesmlakes,mrivers,mbays,mestuaries,mwetlands,mgroundmwat
er,mandmstormm(1-3)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
2. WatermPolluntantsmincludemorganicmandminorganicmmaterial,mheat,mandmradiationm(1-4)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
3. InmTexas,mCleanmwatermismneededmtomprovidemformhumanmcomsumptionmandmrecreation,m
Maintainmaquaticmhabitatsmformwildlife,mrechargemgroundmwater,mandmprovidemformindustry
.m(1-4)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
4. Twomsourcesmofmwatermcontaminationmaremdischargesmandmnon-
mpointmsourcemdischargesm(1-4)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
5. Examplesmofmpoint-sourcemdischargesmare:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMunicipal,mindustrial,mandmagriculturalmwastewatermtreatmentmfacili
ties
6. ProtectingmTexasmwatermfrommcontaminationmrequires_______________mofmwastewaterm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.Collectionmandmtransportationmtomtreatment
7. 2.Treatmentmthatmremovesmcontaminates
8. 3.Processingmandmdisposal
,9. Benefitsmofmtreatingmpoint-sourcemandmnon-
pointmsourcemwastesmarempreventionmofmgroundmandmsurfacemwatermpollution,mandm_____
____m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mProtectionmofmhumanmandmanimalmhealth
10. 2.mPreventionmofmoxygenmdepletionminmsurfacemwater
11. ThemTexasmWatermCodemestablishesmthemfollowingmmeansmofmprotectingmstatemwater:mwat
ermqualitymstandardsmformstreams;mdischargemlimitationsmformpointmsources;mandm_______
___m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRequiringmdisinfectionmofmdrinkingmwater
12. Themstatesmsetsmwatermqualitymstandards,mcalledm________________,mformrivermandmlakes.
m-mCORRECTmANSWERmStreammstandards
13. Tommeetmstreammstandardsmthemstatemissuesm_________________mformwastemdischargem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPermits
14. Amrolemofmsupervisionmandmmanagementmismtomsetmjobmassignmentsmandmsecurempermitsm
andmfinancesmtomdomthemjobm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
15. ResponsibilitiesmofmthemlicensemoperatormincludemprotectingmthemPublicmfrommwaterborne
mdisease,mperformingmdutiesmprofessionally,mprotectingmstatemwatermfrommpollution,mmain
tainingmrequiredmlicensempracticingmsafetymandmcontrollingmOperationmcost.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
16. ThemFederalmWatermControl.mActmofm1972m(CleanmWatermAct)mHasmamgoalmofmeliminatingmp
ollutionmofmthemnation'smwaterm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
17. Chapterm26mofmthemTexasmWatermCodemismthemlawmcontrollingmwatermpollutions.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
,18. TCEQmfunctionsmincludemsettingmwatermqualitymstandards,mmonitoringmdischarges,mmandm
enforcingmthemCleanmWatermActm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
19. Tombecomemamlicensedmoperatormitmismnecessarymtom(2-3)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPassmamtestmadministeredmbymTCEQ
20. Paidmbymthempermitmholderm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPersonnelmworkingmatmamdomesticmwastewatermplantmmustmbemstatem
licensedmifmtheymarem(2-3)
21. Localmgovernmentsmhavemauthoritymtominspectmfacilitiesmusingmthemcollectionmsystem,menf
orcemlocalmpollutionmcontrolmlaws,msetmdischargemrules,mandmcollectm_____________-m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsermcharges
22. ThemLocalmgovernmentmmayminspectmandminvestigatemwatermqualitymconditionsmwithinmitsm
jurisdictionmtomdeterminem___________________m(2-5)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mStandardsmaremmet
23. 2.mDischargesmhavempermits
24. 3.mPermitsmaremfollowed
25. 4.mAllmthemabove
26. Localmgovernmentsmmaymmakemdischargemrulesmtomprotectmpersonnel,mthemwastewatermsy
stem.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTreatmentmFacility
27. Amlocalmgovernmentmmaymbringmsuitmtomenforcemit'sm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRules
28. Citiesmwithmmoremthenm________________mpopulationmmustmhavemamwatermpollutionmco
ntrolmprogramm-mCORRECTmANSWERm10000
, 29. GoalsmofmTCEQmincludemmaintainingmwatermqualitymformpublicmhealth,mcommercialmuse,man
dm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWildlifemPreservation
30. TCEQmmaymrevokemamlicensemifmthemoperatorm____________m(2-6)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.Violatemthempermit
31. 2.Falsifiesmrecords
32. 3.Neglectsmtheirmduty
33. 4.Allmthemabove
34. Whenmamaccidentalmdischarge,mbypass,mormspillmoccurs,mthemdischargermmustmnotifymTCEQm
withinm_____________mhoursm-mCORRECTmANSWERm24
35. AnmAdministrativempenaltymcanmbemupmtom________________mpermdaym-
mCORRECTmANSWERm$10000
36. Penaltymassessmentsmismbasedmuponmphysicalmeffect,mintentions,mresponsibility,mandm____
____________(2-7)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEconomicsmbenefitmaccrued
37. Penaltiesmaremleviedmform-mCORRECTmANSWERm1,Failuremtomsubmitsmreports
38. 2.Bypasses
39. 3.Nomdischargempermit
40. 4.mAllmthemabove
41. Inmeachmpermit,mthemTCEQmsetsmconditionsmincludingmpermitmduration,mstrengthmofmthemdi
scharge,mmonitoringmrequirements,mpointmofmdischarge,mandm_________________mofmthe
mdischarge.m(2-7)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmQuality
42. Statemlawsmrequiresmthatmself-
reportingmformsmbemcompliedmandmmailedmeachm_________________mtomTCEQm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMonth