Clean Water Act
What is 1972?
This is the year the Clean Water Act was originally passed by Congress.
Connecticut is nicknamed this, due to its early adoption of a written constitution.
What is "The Constitution State"?
This bird, known for its red breast, is Connecticut’s official state bird.
What is the American robin?
Beyoncé first rose to fame as a member of this R&B group.
What is Destiny’s Child?
What is a point source?
This term refers to any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance from which pollutants are or may be discharged.
This river, the longest in New England, cuts through the middle of Connecticut.
What is the Connecticut River?
The byproduct of wastewater treatment, often used as fertilizer, is called this.
What is biosolids or sludge?
Chosen as the state animal in 1975, this marine mammal reflects Connecticut’s history and conservation efforts.
What is the sperm whale?
This 2017 horror film is based on a Stephen King novel and features a killer clown.
What is It?
What is Section 303?
This section of the Clean Water Act sets standards for water quality in U.S. waters.
This process uses oxygen and bacteria to break down organic matter in wastewater, producing carbon dioxide and water.
What is aerobic digestion (or biological oxidation)?
This large mammal, once extirpated from Connecticut, has made a comeback and is now regularly seen in Litchfield and Hartford counties.
What is the black bear?
What 1985 film
What is Back to the Future?
What is Rapanos v. United States?
This federal court case clarified the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act in 2006.
This chemical, commonly used for disinfection in wastewater treatment, has the formula NaOCl.
What is sodium hypochlorite (bleach)?
What is the Impaired Waters List?
This term describes the legal requirement for states to identify and list waters that do not meet water quality standards, under Section 303(d).
This test measures the amount of oxygen required to chemically oxidize organic and inorganic matter in water, indicating the degree of pollution.
What is Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)?