TX Class C Wastewater Treatment License Questions with Correct Answers

Preliminary Treatment Correct 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? Correct Answer preliminary treatment Rotating Biological Contactor Correct Answer a type of biological secondary treatment process How are protozoa (cause of amoebic dysentery) destroyed? Correct Answer disinfection Other than stream discharge, what are other ways to dispose of effluent wastewater? Correct Answer aquifer recharge, evaporation in a pond, and application to farm land by irrigation Clean Water Act Correct Answer gives the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States Texas Water Code Correct 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? Correct Answer TCEQ Water quality fees may be as high as ____________ per permit? Correct Answer $115,000 Administrative penalties, up to __________ per day for each violation, may be assessed against any violator. Correct Answer $25,000 Every city with more than ________ in population needs to establish a water pollution control program and hire qualified personnel to administer it. Correct Answer 10,000 State law requires that reports are to be submitted no later than the ________th day of the following month. Correct Answer 20 What are major surface waters classified as for the purposes of water quality management and designation of site-specific standards? Correct Answer segments Inflow Correct Answer direct discharges of storm water or surface water into a wastewater collection system (storm drains, roof gutters, yard drains, basement sump pumps and broken manholes and wastewater lines).