WASTEWATER LATEST
OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Clean Water Act - ANSWERS-1977 primary legislation concerning
water pollution and its regulation. It establishes the NPDES permit
system that prohibits point sources from discharging pollutants into
waters of the United States.
EPA - ANSWERS-Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the
federal government of the United States charged with protecting human
health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based
on laws passed by Congress
NPDES - ANSWERS-National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
is a permit issued by state or federal government regulating amount of
pollutants wastewater treatment plants can discharge
CFR - ANSWERS-Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of
the general and permanent rules and regulations published in the 'Federal
Register' by the executive departments and agencies (like EPA) of the
Federal Government of the United States
Wastewater - ANSWERS-The spent water of a community from homes,
businesses, and industries
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OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Domestic Wastewater - ANSWERS-Wastewater from homes and
businesses with little to no industrial components
Wastewater Physical Characteristics - ANSWERS-temperature, color
(gray), odor (musty), turbidity
Sewer Use Ordinance - ANSWERS-Local ordinance that addresses what
is prohibited from being discharged and sets limits for particular
pollutants
POTW - ANSWERS-Publicly Owned Treatment Works. A treatment
works, as defined by Section 212 of the CWA, that is owned by the state
or municipality. Includes the treatment plant and the collection system.
Industrial Pretreatment Program - ANSWERS-A program run by a
permitting authority requiring industries to pretreat wastes and
establishing discharge limits for the water sent to the POTW
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OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Sanitary Sewer - ANSWERS-Sewer system that transports spent water
from homes, business, and industries to the wastewater treatment plant
SSO - ANSWERS-Sanitary Sewer Overflow. Untreated of partiality
treated sewage overflows from a sanitary sewer collection system
Storm Sewer - ANSWERS-Sewer system that transports stormwater
runoff to a water body
Combined Sewer System - ANSWERS-A sewer system that transports
both sanitary sewage and stormwater typically found in older
municipalities
CSO - ANSWERS-Combined Sewer Overflow. A discharge of untreated
wastewater from a combined sewer system at a point prior to the
headworks of a POTW. CSOs generally occur during wet weather
(rainfall or snowmelt)
Sewer Main - ANSWERS-Pipe that collects the wastewater from the
system laterals and branch sewers and conveys it to larger trunk sewers
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OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Trunk Sewers - ANSWERS-The main arteries of a collections system
that convey water to treatment plants or interceptors
Manhole - ANSWERS-Opening to a sewer line for the purpose of
permitting operators or equipment to enter or leave a sewer
Lift Station - ANSWERS-A wastewater pumping station that lifts the
wastewater to a higher elevation; usually the next gravity sewer or the
treatment plant
The Collection System - ANSWERS-A network of pipes equipment, and
appurtenances that collect, pump, and transport wastewater to the
wastewater treatment plant
Slope - ANSWERS-The ratio of the vertical distance over the horizontal
distance. Rise over run
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OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Clean Water Act - ANSWERS-1977 primary legislation concerning
water pollution and its regulation. It establishes the NPDES permit
system that prohibits point sources from discharging pollutants into
waters of the United States.
EPA - ANSWERS-Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the
federal government of the United States charged with protecting human
health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based
on laws passed by Congress
NPDES - ANSWERS-National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
is a permit issued by state or federal government regulating amount of
pollutants wastewater treatment plants can discharge
CFR - ANSWERS-Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of
the general and permanent rules and regulations published in the 'Federal
Register' by the executive departments and agencies (like EPA) of the
Federal Government of the United States
Wastewater - ANSWERS-The spent water of a community from homes,
businesses, and industries
END OF
PAGE
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, WASTEWATER LATEST
OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Domestic Wastewater - ANSWERS-Wastewater from homes and
businesses with little to no industrial components
Wastewater Physical Characteristics - ANSWERS-temperature, color
(gray), odor (musty), turbidity
Sewer Use Ordinance - ANSWERS-Local ordinance that addresses what
is prohibited from being discharged and sets limits for particular
pollutants
POTW - ANSWERS-Publicly Owned Treatment Works. A treatment
works, as defined by Section 212 of the CWA, that is owned by the state
or municipality. Includes the treatment plant and the collection system.
Industrial Pretreatment Program - ANSWERS-A program run by a
permitting authority requiring industries to pretreat wastes and
establishing discharge limits for the water sent to the POTW
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, WASTEWATER LATEST
OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Sanitary Sewer - ANSWERS-Sewer system that transports spent water
from homes, business, and industries to the wastewater treatment plant
SSO - ANSWERS-Sanitary Sewer Overflow. Untreated of partiality
treated sewage overflows from a sanitary sewer collection system
Storm Sewer - ANSWERS-Sewer system that transports stormwater
runoff to a water body
Combined Sewer System - ANSWERS-A sewer system that transports
both sanitary sewage and stormwater typically found in older
municipalities
CSO - ANSWERS-Combined Sewer Overflow. A discharge of untreated
wastewater from a combined sewer system at a point prior to the
headworks of a POTW. CSOs generally occur during wet weather
(rainfall or snowmelt)
Sewer Main - ANSWERS-Pipe that collects the wastewater from the
system laterals and branch sewers and conveys it to larger trunk sewers
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, WASTEWATER LATEST
OPERATOR CLASS 3
EXAM
Trunk Sewers - ANSWERS-The main arteries of a collections system
that convey water to treatment plants or interceptors
Manhole - ANSWERS-Opening to a sewer line for the purpose of
permitting operators or equipment to enter or leave a sewer
Lift Station - ANSWERS-A wastewater pumping station that lifts the
wastewater to a higher elevation; usually the next gravity sewer or the
treatment plant
The Collection System - ANSWERS-A network of pipes equipment, and
appurtenances that collect, pump, and transport wastewater to the
wastewater treatment plant
Slope - ANSWERS-The ratio of the vertical distance over the horizontal
distance. Rise over run
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