Wastewater Treatment Operator Review
Set 1 100% Pass
WWTP ✔✔Wastewater Treatment Plant
A community or municipal facility designed according to state and federal regulations and
permitted for the purposes of purifying soiled water or wastewater which is the water and solids
from a community including residential, commercial and often industrial entities. In the United
States, WWTPs are closely regulated to preserve and protect public health by the US EPA and
state primacy.
wastewater ✔✔The spent or used water of a community or industry containing dissolved and
suspended matter.
U.S. EPA ✔✔United States Environmental Protection Agency- headquartered in Washington
DC with regional offices throughout the U. S. and labs. This agency of the United states federal
government was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by
writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The agency is led by its
Administrator, who is appointed by the president and approved by Congress. The agency
conducts environmental assessment, research and education. It has the responsibility of
maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in
consultation with state, tribal, and local governments. It delegates some permitting, monitoring,
and enforcement responsibility to U.S states and Native American tribes. EPA enforcement
Set 1 100% Pass
WWTP ✔✔Wastewater Treatment Plant
A community or municipal facility designed according to state and federal regulations and
permitted for the purposes of purifying soiled water or wastewater which is the water and solids
from a community including residential, commercial and often industrial entities. In the United
States, WWTPs are closely regulated to preserve and protect public health by the US EPA and
state primacy.
wastewater ✔✔The spent or used water of a community or industry containing dissolved and
suspended matter.
U.S. EPA ✔✔United States Environmental Protection Agency- headquartered in Washington
DC with regional offices throughout the U. S. and labs. This agency of the United states federal
government was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by
writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The agency is led by its
Administrator, who is appointed by the president and approved by Congress. The agency
conducts environmental assessment, research and education. It has the responsibility of
maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in
consultation with state, tribal, and local governments. It delegates some permitting, monitoring,
and enforcement responsibility to U.S states and Native American tribes. EPA enforcement
