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TEXAS WASTEWATER D Exam Comprehensive
Questions and Verified Detailed Solutions 100%
Correct
water moves upward through xylem cells in plants by ___
action
capillary
plants ___ water vapor into the atmosphere through
openings formed y specialized cells called ___
transpire/stomata
the molecular weight of water is about ___ grams/mole
18
pure water is a ___ conductor of electricity
poor
the water in oceans represents about __% of the worlds total
water inventory
97
1.0 acre foot is ___ gallons
325,851
about ___% of the precipitation that falls on texas in a year
will return to the atmosphere by evapotranspiration
89
water goes from the surface, through the ground and into
___ by the process of ___
aquifiers/percolation
statewide, the total water usage is about ___ million acre feet
per year, most of which is for ___
16/irrigation
on average, domestic sewage is about ___ residential and
___ commercial and institutional
2/3 - 1/3
when the original sewers were built, the sewage was
discharged to ___
, 2
rivers or streams
the Imhoff tank was designed by Dr. Karl Imhoff in germany
in ___
1906
which of the following is an example of a "point source"?
potw discharge and industrial discharge
which of the following is an example of a "non-point
source"?
a landfill
the large sewer in rom that was completed around 500 bc
was called___
cloaca maxima
the name for any matter in the water that renders it
"undesirable" for human use is
pollution
the name for any matter in the water that renders it "unfit" for
human use is
contamination
____ is a readily available "source" of water that will become
more acceptable as population growth makes water more
scarce
effluent re-use
the federal agency having authority over environmental
matters, including regulation of wastewater systems, is the
USEPA
the state agency having authority over environmental
matters, including regulation of wastewater systems, is the
TCEQ
the purpose for clean water in the state is/are
water pollution control
delegation of regulatory authority to state environmental
agencies by EPA is called__
primacy
in 2002 the ___ formally became the TCEQ
TNRCC
TEXAS WASTEWATER D Exam Comprehensive
Questions and Verified Detailed Solutions 100%
Correct
water moves upward through xylem cells in plants by ___
action
capillary
plants ___ water vapor into the atmosphere through
openings formed y specialized cells called ___
transpire/stomata
the molecular weight of water is about ___ grams/mole
18
pure water is a ___ conductor of electricity
poor
the water in oceans represents about __% of the worlds total
water inventory
97
1.0 acre foot is ___ gallons
325,851
about ___% of the precipitation that falls on texas in a year
will return to the atmosphere by evapotranspiration
89
water goes from the surface, through the ground and into
___ by the process of ___
aquifiers/percolation
statewide, the total water usage is about ___ million acre feet
per year, most of which is for ___
16/irrigation
on average, domestic sewage is about ___ residential and
___ commercial and institutional
2/3 - 1/3
when the original sewers were built, the sewage was
discharged to ___
, 2
rivers or streams
the Imhoff tank was designed by Dr. Karl Imhoff in germany
in ___
1906
which of the following is an example of a "point source"?
potw discharge and industrial discharge
which of the following is an example of a "non-point
source"?
a landfill
the large sewer in rom that was completed around 500 bc
was called___
cloaca maxima
the name for any matter in the water that renders it
"undesirable" for human use is
pollution
the name for any matter in the water that renders it "unfit" for
human use is
contamination
____ is a readily available "source" of water that will become
more acceptable as population growth makes water more
scarce
effluent re-use
the federal agency having authority over environmental
matters, including regulation of wastewater systems, is the
USEPA
the state agency having authority over environmental
matters, including regulation of wastewater systems, is the
TCEQ
the purpose for clean water in the state is/are
water pollution control
delegation of regulatory authority to state environmental
agencies by EPA is called__
primacy
in 2002 the ___ formally became the TCEQ
TNRCC
