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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 preliminary treatment
removal usually accomplished in?
Rotating Biological Contactor a type of biological secondary treatment process
How are protozoa (cause of disinfection
amoebic dysentery) destroyed?
Other than stream discharge, what aquifer recharge, evaporation in a pond, and
are other ways to dispose of application to farm land by irrigation
effluent wastewater?
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 TCEQ
specifications for new construction
projects before construction
begins?
Water quality fees may be as high $115,000
as ____________ per permit?
Administrative penalties, up to $25,000
__________ per day for each violation,
may be assessed against any
violator.
Every city with more than ________ in 10,000
population needs to establish a
water pollution control program
and hire qualified personnel to
administer it.
State law requires that reports are 20
to be submitted no later than the
________th day of the following month.
What are major surface waters segments
classified as for the purposes of
water quality management and
designation of site-specific
standards?
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).