TX Class C Wastewater Treatment License Question and Answers 100% Pass

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TX Class C Wastewater Treatment License Question and Answers 100% Pass Preliminary Treatment ✔✔the 1st stage of sewage treatment where large debris, such as sticks, grit, and rags pas through ... a screen followed by a grit chamber, where the flow of water is slowed enough to allow for sedimentation. What stage of treatment is grit removal usually accomplished in? ✔✔preliminary treatment Rotating Biological Contactor ✔✔a type of biological secondary treatment process How are protozoa (cause of amoebic dysentery) destroyed? ✔✔disinfection Other than stream discharge, what are other ways to dispose of effluent wastewater? ✔✔aquifer recharge, evaporation in a pond, and application to farm land by irrigation Clean Water Act ✔✔gives the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States Texas Water Code ✔✔gives the TCEQ jurisdiction over discharges of waste into or adjacent to water in the state Who reviews plans and specifications for new construction projects before construction begins? ✔✔TCEQ Water quality fees may be as high as ____________ per permit? ✔✔$115,000 Administrative penalties, up to __________ per day for each violation, may be assessed against any violator. ✔✔$25,000 Every city with more than ________ in population needs to establish a water pollution control program and hire qualified personnel to administer it. ✔✔10,000 State law requires that reports are to be submitted no later than the ________th day of the following month. ✔✔20 What are major surface waters classified as for the purposes of water quality management and designation of site-specific standards? ✔✔segments Inflow ✔✔direct discharges of storm water or surface water into a wastewater collection system (storm drains, roof gutters, yard drains, basement sump pumps and broken manholes and wastewater lines). How many gallons per day will each person contribute to the wastewater treatment plant? ✔✔100 How much BOD will each person contribute to the wastewater treatment plant each day? ✔✔0.17 Cause of septic wastewater ✔✔bacterial action Classifications of solids in wastewater ✔✔fixed/ash, suspended/dissolved, organic/inorganic Organic compounds in wastewater include ✔✔carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (animal and vegetable in nature) Type of organic matter present in wastewater ✔✔proteins BOD is a measure of what? ✔✔oxygen used up Ways that oxygen can be depleted in streams ✔✔untreated waste discharges, algae masses at night, and high BOD in the effluent A gas found in treatment systems that is NOT dangerous ✔✔dissolved oxygen Cycles of decay include ✔✔carbon, nitrogen and sulfur A flow totalizer is required when the plant design flow is more than ✔✔0.5 MGD Non-hazardous wastes include ✔✔chlorides, alkal [Show More]

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