Statistics for Texas Basic Waste Water Operations Ch#01 Treatment Goals

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Protecting Texas water from contamination requires ________ of wastewater.	all of the above	100%
In Texas, clean water is needed to provide for human consumption and recreation, maintain aquatic habitats for wildlife, supply bays with fresh water, recharge groundwater, and provide for industry.	True	100%
The fine for polluting state water is as much as $25,000 per day.	True	100%
The Texas Water Code establishes the following means of protecting state water: water quality standards for streams, discharge limitations for point-sources, and ________.	controlling non-point sources of waste	88%
To meet stream standards, the state issues ________ for waste discharge.	permits	88%
Benefits of treating point-source and non-point-source wastes are prevention of ground and surface water pollution and ________.	protection of human and animal health AND prevention of oxygen depletion in surface water	88%
Two sources of water contamination are point-source discharges and pointless source discharges.	False	75%
Water resources in Texas include lakes, rivers, bays, estuaries, wetlands, groundwater, and stormwater runoff.	False	63%
Water pollutants include organic and inorganic material, heat, and radiation.	True	63%
The state sets water quality standards, called ________, for rivers and lakes.	Stream Standards	50%
Examples of point-source discharges are ________.	municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewater treatment facilities	25%