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SAFE 310 CWA Quiz71% - ANS-How much of water covers the earth's surface?
0.003% - ANS-Of the water that covers the earth's surface, how much is potable?
the industrial and agricultural industries - ANS-Who are the leading consumers of water?
Thermoelectrical plants - ANS-What industry uses the most water?
Texas and California - ANS-Which states lead in consumptive uses of water in the US?
any discernable, confined, and discrete conveyance from which pollutants are or may be
discharged - ANS-Point Source Pollution
Factories - ANS-Example of Point Source Pollution
Pollution that does not come from a direct source or cannot be traced - ANS-Nonpoint Source
Pollution
fertilizers and pesticides - ANS-Example of Nonpoint Source Pollution
Heat/thermal pollution - ANS-Warmed water is what type of water pollution?
biological oxygen demand (BOD) - ANS-What did the Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 focus
on?
the Flannery Decree - ANS-The EPA was sued by environmental groups for failure to meet
deadlines and address toxics controls. This lawsuit resulted in a consent decree known as
what?
the toxicity of water - ANS-The consent decree mentioned in class refocused the federal water
pollution program on what?
the Federal Water Pollution and Control Act - ANS-What was the CWA initially called?
Coming out of (water source) - ANS-effluent
Yes, if in compliance with the CWA's permit requirements, effluent limitations, and other
provisions. - ANS-Are you allowed to discharge pollutants into our waterways?
NPDES permit - ANS-What is the permit that regulates certain discharges?
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