Basic Wastewater D exam questions with
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answers
1. Water resources in Texas include lakes, rivers, bays,
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estuaries, wetlands, groundwater, and stormwater runoff.
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a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b
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2. Water pollutants include organic and inorganic
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material, heat, and radiation. |\ |\ |\ |\
a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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3. In Texas, clean water is needed to provide for human
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consumption and recreation, maintain aquatic habitats for
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wildlife, supply bays with fresh water, recharge
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groundwater, and provide for industry. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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4. Two sources of water contamination are point-source
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discharges and pointless source discharges.
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a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b
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5. The fine for polluting state water is as much as
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$25,000 per day. |\ |\ |\
a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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6. Examples of point-source discharges are ________.
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a. stormwater drainage from industry and urban areas
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,b. seepage from septic tanks and drainfields
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c. municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewater
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treatment facilities |\ |\
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c
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7. Protecting Texas water from contamination requires
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________ of wastewater.
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a. collection and transportation to treatment facilities
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b. treatment that removes contaminants
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c. processing and disposal of solids
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d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d
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8. Benefits of treating point-source and non-point-source
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wastes are prevention of ground and surface water
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pollution and ________. |\ |\ |\
a. protection of human and animal health
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, b. prevention of oxygen depletion in surface water
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c. prevention of landfill leakage
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d. a and b - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d
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9. The Texas Water Code establishes the following means
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of protecting state water: water quality standards for
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streams, discharge limitations for point-sources, and
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________. |\
a. monitoring air quality in urban areas
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b. controlling non-point sources of waste
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c. limiting the catch of shrimp and oysters
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d. requiring disinfection of drinking water - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔b |\
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answers
1. Water resources in Texas include lakes, rivers, bays,
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estuaries, wetlands, groundwater, and stormwater runoff.
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a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b
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2. Water pollutants include organic and inorganic
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material, heat, and radiation. |\ |\ |\ |\
a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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3. In Texas, clean water is needed to provide for human
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consumption and recreation, maintain aquatic habitats for
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wildlife, supply bays with fresh water, recharge
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groundwater, and provide for industry. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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4. Two sources of water contamination are point-source
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discharges and pointless source discharges.
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a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b
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5. The fine for polluting state water is as much as
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$25,000 per day. |\ |\ |\
a. true
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b. false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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6. Examples of point-source discharges are ________.
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a. stormwater drainage from industry and urban areas
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,b. seepage from septic tanks and drainfields
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c. municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewater
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treatment facilities |\ |\
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c
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7. Protecting Texas water from contamination requires
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________ of wastewater.
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a. collection and transportation to treatment facilities
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b. treatment that removes contaminants
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c. processing and disposal of solids
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d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d
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8. Benefits of treating point-source and non-point-source
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wastes are prevention of ground and surface water
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pollution and ________. |\ |\ |\
a. protection of human and animal health
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, b. prevention of oxygen depletion in surface water
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c. prevention of landfill leakage
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d. a and b - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d
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9. The Texas Water Code establishes the following means
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of protecting state water: water quality standards for
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streams, discharge limitations for point-sources, and
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________. |\
a. monitoring air quality in urban areas
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b. controlling non-point sources of waste
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c. limiting the catch of shrimp and oysters
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d. requiring disinfection of drinking water - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔b |\
