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Water Treatment
100

TCEQ means?

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

100

Mininum separation between sewer pipe and water pipe?

What is 9'.

100
Place in the distribution system where you could find what is typically called a curb stop?

What is at the property line and immediately in front of the water meter.

100

BOD

What is biological oxygen demand (BOD). The amount of oxygen required by aerobic biological microorganisms to decompose organic material in a given water at certain temperature over a time period.    

100

Chlorine dosage is demand plus desired_________?

What is residual.

200
Federal law that is most important in the water industry.
What is the Safe Drinking Water Act.
200

Four categories wastewater is characterized as?

What are physical, chemical, bacteriological and radiological.

200
Minerals that cause hardness in water.

What are magnesium and calcium.

200

Two types of disinfection methods in WW treatment.

What are chlorine, UV and ozone.

200

The monthly report name for surface water treatment to TCEQ.

What is a SWMOR.

300

A gallon of water weighs.

What is 8.34 pounds.

300
pH scale number that would be considered neutral.

What is 7.

300

Distribution's system's MOST difficult function?

What is the continuous delivery of water.

300

Annual report if you have more than 10,000 gallons of hazardous materials on site.

What is Tier II.

300

HCl2 or HOCL2 what is more effective?

What is HOCL2.
400

MGD(s) if a groundwater well is producing 820 gallons per minutes?

What is 1.18 MGDs.

400

Gallons per day the average person will contribute to the collection system.

What is 100 gallons per day.

400

1 cubic foot of water equals:

a. 8.34 gallons
b. 3.14 gallons
c. 7.48 gallons
d. 2.31 gallons


What is 7.48 gallons

400

Amount of detention time in sedimentation basins to allow floc to settle.

What is 6 hours.

400

Gallons per minute in 21 MGD.

What is 14,583 gallons.

500
Red water or red stains in water may be due to?

What is iron. 

500

Examples of inorganics in the waste stream are?

What is sand, metal and plastics.

500

Amount of 20' sections of 8" pvc to service 3 1/2 miles?

What is 924 sections.


3.5 x 5280/20=924

500

Typical pH of an influent entering the WWTP will range from?

What is 6.5 - 8.0.

500

Bouncing rock or pinging sound coming from a pump typically is a sign of_________?

What is cavitation.

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