2024-2025
A local government with the authority to regulate septic systems is termed
an - ANSWER-Authori ced Agent
.A person legally constructing OSSF systems as a business is an and must
be licensed by - ANSWER-Installer, TCEQ
.A professional designer is either a ____ with experience in the design of -
ANSWER-Professional Engineer, Registered sanitarian, onsite waste water
systems
.An official inspector of OSSF systems is a - ANSWER-DR
.Artesian aquifers can be contaminated by bore holes and injection wells. -
ANSWER-True
.Bore holes and injection wells are legal in Texas and may be installed. -
ANSWER-False
.Cess pools - ANSWER-Pits constructed in permeable soil with open-jointed
, material along the sides to the bottom of the pit that receive a direct
discharge of raw wastewater are called
.Cesspools and seepage pits are legal systems in Texas and may be
installed. - ANSWER-False
.evaporation where it comes in contact - ANSWER-
.Ground Water - ANSWER-The term refers to water that collects beneath
the surface of the earth in porous, permeable, water-bearing geologic
formations or aquifers.
.Ground water that is obtained via a well can be used for - ANSWER-
Drinking, industrial, or agricultural
.Groundwater quality is recognized as a minor problem in Texas. -
ANSWER-False
.Homeowners should be educated the need for and importance of
maintaining their OSSF system. - ANSWER-True
.How are waterborne diseases transmitted? - ANSWER-Microorganisms
(pathogens) that live in the intestine are passed in the feces and get into
the water supply