Basic Wastewater Operations Module 1-3 Exam Questions with Verified Answers (Graded A+) Already Passed

Basic Wastewater Operations Module 1-3 Exam Questions with Verified Answers (Graded A+) Already Passed What water resource supplies water for many large Texas cities? These surface sources of freshwater are essential for domestic use, industry, recreation, and wildlife. - Answers Lakes and Rivers What water resource provides habitat for shellfish, shrimp, and saltwater fish in Texas? This water resource depends on a clean supply of river water. - Answers Bays and Estuaries Are Point-Source Discharges permitted or non-permitted? - Answers Permitted What water resource comes from underground formations called aquifers? It supplies the drinking water for most small public water systems and home wells in Texas. - Answers Groundwater What water source provides a habitat for waterfowl, frogs, alligators, turtles, and other wildlife? Oil spills, contaminants, and development cause damage to wetlands. - Answers Wetlands What kind of waste discharge comes from pipes or concrete ditches that are monitored, controlled, and inspected? - Answers Point-Source Discharge Are Non-Point-Source Discharges permitted or non-permitted? - Answers Non-permitted What kind of waste discharge are intermittent, dispersed flows having little or no control? - Answers Non-Point-Source Discharge How much is the fine for polluting state water can be as much as $________ per day? - Answers $25,000 True or False. Water resources in Texas include lakes, rivers, bays, estuaries, wetlands, groundwater, and stormwater runoff. - Answers False True or False. Water pollutants include organic and inorganic material, heat, and radiation. - Answers True True or False. In Texas, clean water is needed to provide for humans consumption and recreation, maintain aquatic habitats for wildlife, supply bays with fresh water, recharge groundwater, and provide for industry. - Answers True True or False. Two sources of water contamination are point-source discharges and pointless source discharges. - Answers False (correct: non-point, not pointless) True or False. The fine for polluting state water is as much as $25,000 per day. - Answers True What are some examples of point-source discharges? A. Stormwater drainage from industry and urban areas B. Seepage from septic tanks and drainfields C. Municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewater treatment facilities D. All of the above - Answers C. Municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewater treatment facilities Which of the following are required of wastewater to protect Texas water from contamination? A. Collection and transportation to treatment facilities B. Treatment that removes contaminants C. Processing and disposal of solids D. All of the above - Answers D. All of the above Along with the prevention of ground and surface water pollution, what is the benefit of treating point-source and non-point-source wastes? A. Protection of human and animal health B. Prevention of oxygen depletion in surface water C. Prevention of landfill leakage D. A and B - Answers D. A and B The Texas Water Code establishes the following means of protecting state water: water quality standards for streams, discharge limitations for point sources, and __________. A. Monitoring air quality in urban areas B. Controlling non-point-sources of water C. Limiting the catch of shrimp and oysters D. Requiring disinfection of drinking water - Answers B. Controlling non-point-sources of water The state sets water quality standards, called ______, for rivers and lakes. A. Stream standards B. Extreme standards C. Water standards - Answers A. Stream standards To meet stream standards, the state issues _______ for waste discharge. A. Permits B. Licenses C. Sample containers D. Certificates E. Acids and alkalis - Answers A. Permits Functions that the TCEQ performs - Answers - Setting water quality standards - Monitoring discharges - Enforcing the Clean Water Act Goals of the TCEQ - Answers Maintain water quality for: - Public health - Commercial use - Wildlife preservation The responsible person shall submit a monthly summary by the ______ day of the month for each accidental discharge or spill. - Answers 20th The records must remain on-site for _______ years and be made immediately available to commission staff upon request. - Answers 3 years True or False. A role of supervision and management is to set job assignments and secure permits and finances to do the job. - Answers True True or False. Responsibilities of the licensed operator include protecting the public from waterborne disease, performing duties professionally, protecting state water from pollution, maintaining required licensing, practicing safety, and controlling inflation. - Answers False (not controlling inflation) True or False. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (Clean Water Act) has a goal of eliminating pollution of the nation's water. - Answers True True or False. Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code is the state law controlling water pollution. - Answers True True or False. TCEQ functions include setting water quality standards, monitoring discharge, and enforcing the Clean Water Act. - Answers True To become a licensed operator it is necessary to ________.