Storm Water, Waste Water Treatment and Water Quality exam questions fully solved & updated 2024

Erosion - the wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind or water causing a loss of soil. Infiltration When water soaks into the ground. This water can be used by the roots of plants or stored in the groundwater system. Non-point source pollution There is no specific source of water runoff picking up pollutants that may be on the ground, such as fertilizer, oil, litter, pet waste, or bare soil and carries them to a body of water. Point source pollution - contaminants that come from a specific source pollution such as an industrial facility or municipal sewage treatment plant Runoff - when water from precipitation flows over the surface of the ground and eventually makes it way to a stream or river. sewer pipes a pipe that carries unclean water (i.e., from toilets, sinks, bathtubs)from homes and businesses to a wastewater treatment plant Stormwater - water that washes off the land after a rainstorm. It flows off roofs and pavement into storm drains that may feed directly into a stream; often carries concentrated pollutants. Waste water treatment plant an industrial waste water treatment plant that is used to process waste water to be discharged into the ocean Watershed an area of land that drains water from high points to low points in an area that then goes into a common water body, such as a stream, lake, river, or wetland Discharge any release, or flow of any pollutant, storm water or other substance into the storm drainage system Ecosystem the area where living organisms and the non-living environment functioning as one system. Endangered species Endangered species: plants or animals in serious danger of becoming extinct. Invasive species An introduced species that spreads out and often has harmful effects on other species Hazardous waste any discarded solid, liquid, or gaseous material that can harm humans or other animals Storm water drainage system a system of streets, roads, storm drains, curbs, gutters, ditches, creeks, lakes and rivers that are designed or used exclusively to collect and transport storm water. Toxic harmful, destructive, or deadly to humans, animals and plants.