DEQ
Practice
/
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / /
The
/Federal
/Water
/Pollution
/Control
/Act
/Amendments
/of
/_____________
/were
/passed
/by
/congress
/to /regulate /and /improve /the /quality /of /effluents /discharge /into /the /streams /and /rivers /of /this
/country. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /1972
The
/goal
/of
/this
/legislation /and /of /wastewater /treatment /is /to /have /all /public /waters /remain /or /become /more
/suitable /for__________ /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Wildlife /and /public /use
As
/the
/quality
/of
/the /environment /declines, /the /quality /of /life /___________ /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /decreases
,All
/certified
/wastewater
/system
/operators
/are
/considered
/___________
/who
/have /
a
/very
/important
/role
/in
/protecting
/the /public /health /in /their /communities. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Public /Health /Professionals
The
/average
/wastewater
/production /per /person /per /day /is /between /_______ /gallons. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /70-100
The /appropriate /abbreviation /for /million /gallons /per /day /is: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /MGD
NPDES /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Permits
/required
/by
/the
/federal
,/Water
/Pollution
/Control
/Act
/Amendments
/of /1972 /that /regulate /discharges /into /navigable /waters /from /all /point /sources /of /pollution.
Community
/Wastewater
/System /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /A /public /wastewater /system /which /has /at /least /15 /service /connections
/or /treats /5000 /gallons /or /more /of /wastewater /per /day.
water
/pollution /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Any
/change
/in
/the
/natural
/state
/of
/water
/which
/interferes /with /its /beneficial /reuse /or /causes /failure /to /meet /water /quality /requirements.
Disinfection /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /The /process /designed /to /kill /or /inactivate /most /microorganisms /in /wastewater.
, primary
/treatment /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /
A
/wastewater
/treatment
/process
/that
/takes
/place
/in /
a
/rectangular
/or
/circular
/tank
/and
/allows
/those
/substances
/in
/wastewater /that /readily /settle /or /float /to /be /separated /from /the /wastewater /being /treated.
Anaerobic /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /A /condition /in /which /"free" /or /dissolved /oxygen /is /not /present /in /water /or /wastewater.
stabilize /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /to /convert /to /a /form /that /resists /change.
Influent /-
/correct
Practice
/
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / /
The
/Federal
/Water
/Pollution
/Control
/Act
/Amendments
/of
/_____________
/were
/passed
/by
/congress
/to /regulate /and /improve /the /quality /of /effluents /discharge /into /the /streams /and /rivers /of /this
/country. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /1972
The
/goal
/of
/this
/legislation /and /of /wastewater /treatment /is /to /have /all /public /waters /remain /or /become /more
/suitable /for__________ /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Wildlife /and /public /use
As
/the
/quality
/of
/the /environment /declines, /the /quality /of /life /___________ /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /decreases
,All
/certified
/wastewater
/system
/operators
/are
/considered
/___________
/who
/have /
a
/very
/important
/role
/in
/protecting
/the /public /health /in /their /communities. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Public /Health /Professionals
The
/average
/wastewater
/production /per /person /per /day /is /between /_______ /gallons. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /70-100
The /appropriate /abbreviation /for /million /gallons /per /day /is: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /MGD
NPDES /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Permits
/required
/by
/the
/federal
,/Water
/Pollution
/Control
/Act
/Amendments
/of /1972 /that /regulate /discharges /into /navigable /waters /from /all /point /sources /of /pollution.
Community
/Wastewater
/System /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /A /public /wastewater /system /which /has /at /least /15 /service /connections
/or /treats /5000 /gallons /or /more /of /wastewater /per /day.
water
/pollution /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Any
/change
/in
/the
/natural
/state
/of
/water
/which
/interferes /with /its /beneficial /reuse /or /causes /failure /to /meet /water /quality /requirements.
Disinfection /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /The /process /designed /to /kill /or /inactivate /most /microorganisms /in /wastewater.
, primary
/treatment /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /
A
/wastewater
/treatment
/process
/that
/takes
/place
/in /
a
/rectangular
/or
/circular
/tank
/and
/allows
/those
/substances
/in
/wastewater /that /readily /settle /or /float /to /be /separated /from /the /wastewater /being /treated.
Anaerobic /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /A /condition /in /which /"free" /or /dissolved /oxygen /is /not /present /in /water /or /wastewater.
stabilize /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /to /convert /to /a /form /that /resists /change.
Influent /-
/correct
