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1. production of safe drinking water
2. production of aesthetically pleasing drinking water
3. production of drinking water at a reasonable cost with respect to capital,
operation, and maintenance costs
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1 Cross connection 2 decomposition
3 basic objectives of water
4 short-circuiting
treatment
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a connection between a potable water system and
Cross connection an unapproved water supply. Mixing can occur,
leading to contamination of drinking water.
time required for a small amount of water to pass
Detention time through a tank at a given rate of flow. (volume, gal x
24 hr/day)/(flow, gal/day)
1) drop in the water table or lvl of water in the
ground when being pumped from a well
Drawdown
2) amount of water used from reservoir
3) drop in the water level of a reservoir
annual quantity of water that can be taken from a
safe yield source of supply over a period of yrs without
depleting the source
occurs in a basin: some of the flowing water
entering a tank flows along a direct pathway from
short-circuiting
the inlet to the outlet. results in shorter contact,
reaction, or settling times
quantity of water that can be collected from a given
yield
surface or groundwater source.
dry soil or rock between ground surface and top of
zone of aeration
water table
soil or rock located below the top of the
zone of saturation
groundwater table...saturated with water
physical- color, turbidity, temp, taste, and odor.
chemical- alkalinity, pH, chemical, presence or
water characteristics absence of VOCs, SOCs
biological- presence of viruses, bacteria, algae, etc
radiological - contact with radioactive substances
1974,
*set national standards regulating the levels of
contaminants
Safe Drinking Water Act * require public water systems to monitor and report
lvls of identified contaminants
*establish guidelines for the acceptable treatment
technologies
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Water Treatment Class 3 - A Exam Questions &
Answers Latest Update
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Practice questions for this set
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1. production of safe drinking water
2. production of aesthetically pleasing drinking water
3. production of drinking water at a reasonable cost with respect to capital,
operation, and maintenance costs
Give this one a try later!
1 Cross connection 2 decomposition
3 basic objectives of water
4 short-circuiting
treatment
Don't know?
Terms in this set (63)
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a connection between a potable water system and
Cross connection an unapproved water supply. Mixing can occur,
leading to contamination of drinking water.
time required for a small amount of water to pass
Detention time through a tank at a given rate of flow. (volume, gal x
24 hr/day)/(flow, gal/day)
1) drop in the water table or lvl of water in the
ground when being pumped from a well
Drawdown
2) amount of water used from reservoir
3) drop in the water level of a reservoir
annual quantity of water that can be taken from a
safe yield source of supply over a period of yrs without
depleting the source
occurs in a basin: some of the flowing water
entering a tank flows along a direct pathway from
short-circuiting
the inlet to the outlet. results in shorter contact,
reaction, or settling times
quantity of water that can be collected from a given
yield
surface or groundwater source.
dry soil or rock between ground surface and top of
zone of aeration
water table
soil or rock located below the top of the
zone of saturation
groundwater table...saturated with water
physical- color, turbidity, temp, taste, and odor.
chemical- alkalinity, pH, chemical, presence or
water characteristics absence of VOCs, SOCs
biological- presence of viruses, bacteria, algae, etc
radiological - contact with radioactive substances
1974,
*set national standards regulating the levels of
contaminants
Safe Drinking Water Act * require public water systems to monitor and report
lvls of identified contaminants
*establish guidelines for the acceptable treatment
technologies
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