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A
Within the federal Explanation
government, the following Just a little reminder from your high school
branch generates laws: government class. The federal government is divided
into 3 branches: executive - the President; legislative -
(a) Congress Congress (the Senate and the House of
(b) Office of the President Representatives); and judicial - the Supreme Court.
(c) Supreme Court The legislative branch generates laws so the correct
(d) Library of Congress answer is Congress. The Library of Congress is not
correct, but those into speed reading may have just
seen the word "Congress" and selected this answer.
The law that governs C
wastewater analysis is:
Explanation
(a) Safe Drinking Water Act The correct answer is the Clean Water Act. The Safe
(b) Resource Conservation Drinking Water Act covers drinking water, while the
and Recovery Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act covers
(c) Clean Water Act hazardous waste disposal. The Federal Water
(d) Federal Water Pollution Pollution Control Act is a precursor to the Clean
Control Act Water Act and has been superseded.
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Within the federal agency D
that develops wastewater
regulations, the Office that Explanation
is responsible for the The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develops
wastewater programs is: wastewater regulations and within the EPA the Office
of Water is responsible for wastewater programs
(a) Office of Enforcement under the Clean Water Act. The Office of Solid Waste
(b) Office of Research and and Emergency Response regulates hazardous waste
Development disposal, not wastewater. The Office of Research and
(c) Office of Solid Waste Development may at times be involved in the
and Emergency Response development of wastewater methods, but it does not
(d) Office of Water administer the wastewater programs.
Compliance monitoring D
analysis of wastewater:
Explanation
(a) can be performed by The Clean Water Act specifically authorizes the EPA
any method Administrator to identify testing procedures that are
(b) can be performed by appropriate for monitoring wastewater. These
any method in Standard identified methods are listed in 40 CFR 136.
Methods
(c) can be performed by
any method in the 18th
Edition of Standard
Methods
(d) can be performed by
any method listed in 40
CFR 136
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A
Within the federal Explanation
government, the following Just a little reminder from your high school
branch generates laws: government class. The federal government is divided
into 3 branches: executive - the President; legislative -
(a) Congress Congress (the Senate and the House of
(b) Office of the President Representatives); and judicial - the Supreme Court.
(c) Supreme Court The legislative branch generates laws so the correct
(d) Library of Congress answer is Congress. The Library of Congress is not
correct, but those into speed reading may have just
seen the word "Congress" and selected this answer.
The law that governs C
wastewater analysis is:
Explanation
(a) Safe Drinking Water Act The correct answer is the Clean Water Act. The Safe
(b) Resource Conservation Drinking Water Act covers drinking water, while the
and Recovery Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act covers
(c) Clean Water Act hazardous waste disposal. The Federal Water
(d) Federal Water Pollution Pollution Control Act is a precursor to the Clean
Control Act Water Act and has been superseded.
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Within the federal agency D
that develops wastewater
regulations, the Office that Explanation
is responsible for the The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develops
wastewater programs is: wastewater regulations and within the EPA the Office
of Water is responsible for wastewater programs
(a) Office of Enforcement under the Clean Water Act. The Office of Solid Waste
(b) Office of Research and and Emergency Response regulates hazardous waste
Development disposal, not wastewater. The Office of Research and
(c) Office of Solid Waste Development may at times be involved in the
and Emergency Response development of wastewater methods, but it does not
(d) Office of Water administer the wastewater programs.
Compliance monitoring D
analysis of wastewater:
Explanation
(a) can be performed by The Clean Water Act specifically authorizes the EPA
any method Administrator to identify testing procedures that are
(b) can be performed by appropriate for monitoring wastewater. These
any method in Standard identified methods are listed in 40 CFR 136.
Methods
(c) can be performed by
any method in the 18th
Edition of Standard
Methods
(d) can be performed by
any method listed in 40
CFR 136
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