Wastewater Collection Chapter 2
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Wastewater P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -A P community's P used P water P and P water-
carried P solid's P (including P used P water P from P industrial P processes) P that P flow P to P a
P treatment P pla Pnt. PStormwater, Psurface Pwater, Pand Pgroundwater Pinfiltration Palso Pmay Pbe
Pincluded Pin Pthe Pwas Ptewater P that P enters P a P wastewater P treatment P and P reuse P plant.
P Also P called P sewage.
Topography P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -The P arrangement P of P hills P and P valleys P in P a P geographic
P area.
Stormwater P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
The P excess P water P running P off Pfrom P the P surface Pof P a P drainage P area P during P and
P immediately P a Pfter P a P period P of P rain.
Stormwater P Collection P System P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
A Psystem Pof Pgutters, Pcatch Pbasins, Pyard Pdrains, Pculverts Pand Ppipes Pfor Pthe Ppurpose Pof
Pconduc P ting P stormwaters P from P an P area, P but P intended P to P exclude P domestic P and
P industrial P wastes.
Infiltration P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
The Pseepage Pof Pgroundwater Pinto Pa Pwastewater Pcollection Psystem, Pincluding Pservice
Pconnecti Pons. PSeepage Pfrequently Poccurs Pthrough Pdefective Por Pcracked Ppipes, Ppipe Pjoints
Pand Pconnecti Pons, P interceptor P access P risers P and P covers, P or P manhole P walls.
Inflow P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
Water P discharged P into P a P wastewater P collection P system P and P service P connections P from P such
P so Purces P as, P but P not P limited P to, P roof P leaders, P cellars, P yard P and P area P drains, P foundation
P drains, P c Pooling P water P discharges, P drains P from P springs P and P swampy P areas, P around
P manhole P covers P or Pthrough P holes P in P the P covers, P cross P connections P from P storm P and
P combined P collection P systems
, Pcatch Pbasins, Pstormwaters, Psurface Prunoff, Pstreet Pwash Pwaters, Por Pdrainage. PInflow Pdiffers
, Pfr P om Pinfiltration Pin Pthat Pit Pis Pa Pdirect Pdischarge Pinto Pthe Psewer Prather Pthat Pa Pleak Pin Pthe
Psewer P itself.
Questions with Correct Answers 2026
Wastewater P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -A P community's P used P water P and P water-
carried P solid's P (including P used P water P from P industrial P processes) P that P flow P to P a
P treatment P pla Pnt. PStormwater, Psurface Pwater, Pand Pgroundwater Pinfiltration Palso Pmay Pbe
Pincluded Pin Pthe Pwas Ptewater P that P enters P a P wastewater P treatment P and P reuse P plant.
P Also P called P sewage.
Topography P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -The P arrangement P of P hills P and P valleys P in P a P geographic
P area.
Stormwater P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
The P excess P water P running P off Pfrom P the P surface Pof P a P drainage P area P during P and
P immediately P a Pfter P a P period P of P rain.
Stormwater P Collection P System P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
A Psystem Pof Pgutters, Pcatch Pbasins, Pyard Pdrains, Pculverts Pand Ppipes Pfor Pthe Ppurpose Pof
Pconduc P ting P stormwaters P from P an P area, P but P intended P to P exclude P domestic P and
P industrial P wastes.
Infiltration P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
The Pseepage Pof Pgroundwater Pinto Pa Pwastewater Pcollection Psystem, Pincluding Pservice
Pconnecti Pons. PSeepage Pfrequently Poccurs Pthrough Pdefective Por Pcracked Ppipes, Ppipe Pjoints
Pand Pconnecti Pons, P interceptor P access P risers P and P covers, P or P manhole P walls.
Inflow P - P CORRECT P ANSWER P -
Water P discharged P into P a P wastewater P collection P system P and P service P connections P from P such
P so Purces P as, P but P not P limited P to, P roof P leaders, P cellars, P yard P and P area P drains, P foundation
P drains, P c Pooling P water P discharges, P drains P from P springs P and P swampy P areas, P around
P manhole P covers P or Pthrough P holes P in P the P covers, P cross P connections P from P storm P and
P combined P collection P systems
, Pcatch Pbasins, Pstormwaters, Psurface Prunoff, Pstreet Pwash Pwaters, Por Pdrainage. PInflow Pdiffers
, Pfr P om Pinfiltration Pin Pthat Pit Pis Pa Pdirect Pdischarge Pinto Pthe Psewer Prather Pthat Pa Pleak Pin Pthe
Psewer P itself.
