Texas Wastewater Class A | 194 Questions With Complete Solutions.

eeding of BOD samples is necessary when samples - (All of the above) have a chlorine residual, have a previously been chlorinated, have been subjected to high temperatures, contain high or low pH industrial wastes When is blue-green algae the most dominant on a pond treatment system? - Summer A 30-inch diameter wastewater interceptor is observed to be flowing half-full at about two fps. The approximate volume of wastewater flowing through the pipe is 3.14x1.25 x 1.25 x 2 = 4.9 cfs x 449 = 2,200 gpm - c. 2,200 gallons per minute A one-cylinder reciprocating sludge pump with a 10-inch bore and a 5-inch stroke pumps at a rate of 50 cycles per minute. How many minutes must the pump be operated to pump 5,000 gallons of sludge? 3.14x0.416 x 0.416 x0.416 x 50 x7.48 = 84.5 gpm 5000 gal = 59,2min 84.5 gpm b. 29 - 60 minutes If an existing centrifugal pump motor is replaced with a motor with 25 percent more speed, the motor horsepower required will increase by 1.25 x 1.25 x 1.25 = 1.95 - 95 percent When must TCEQ be notified about expansions of a treatment facility? - Before construction In an anaerobic digester, the percentage of methane and carbon dioxide gas content should be - 70% methane, 30% carbon dioxide The temperature of an anaerobic digester should be maintained at a minimum of - 95° F What type of wastewater treatment operates in the endogenous bacteria growth phase? - Extended air Why is recirculation needed in a trickling filter? - Keep the media wet Further reduce BOD All of the above (a, b, and c)What type of fire extinguisher would be used on an electrical control panel that has been de -energized? - Class A Class C (a and d)