BESC 367 Exam 2 Questions and Answers All Correct 2024 New Update
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BESC 367 Exam 2 Questions and Answers All Correct 2024 New Update
What is a point source - Answer-it is discernable, confined and discrete conveyances such as piping, ditches, channels etc.
Which is not a source of pollution or water quality standards - Answer-all of these sources of pollution...
BESC 367 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers All Correct 2024 New
Update
What is a point source - Answer-it is discernable, confined and discrete conveyances
such as piping, ditches, channels etc.
Which is not a source of pollution or water quality standards - Answer-all of these
sources of pollution
True or False: It is not possible for a segment listed on the 303(d) list to have more than
one impairment for that body of water - Answer-false
Water quality criteria may include all of the following except - Answer-taste of water
True or False: Water Quality Standards require surface waters be free of oils, scum,
floating debris, objectionable bottom deposits, nuisance levels of odor, color and other
conditions. - Answer-true
The SDWA defines three types of regulated water systems, which one of these is NOT
a regulated water system? - Answer-Public and Community Pool Water
Which of the following is NOT a component of the SDWA? - Answer-Federal mandated
monitoring program for ground water
The citizens of Flint Michigan went for ________ days without clean drinking water. -
Answer-2112
The three most important years for amendments to Safe Drinking Water Act were -
Answer-1986, 1996, 2016
Feasibly possible takes into account all of the following except - Answer-all of these
apply
State Primacy (SDWA) means - Answer-EPA has reviewed water management and
monitoring plan for a public water system and is allowing the state to manage this
requirement.
, The EPA Administrator determines if a contaminant has the risk to cause immediate
harm to the health of humans. What three things must be true for the Administrator to
add a contaminant to the CLL - Answer-options one, two and three are correct
Once a state has reported a non-compliance and EPA has confirmed that non-
compliance, EPA mandates the state notify customers of the violation within 24 hours. -
Answer-True
Once a contaminant has been identified as a potential health risk and added to the
CCL, what must EPA do? - Answer-Propose a rule within 24 months and promulgate 18
after proposal
The following, is the overlapping statement showing where SDWA and CWA protect in
the same manner. - Answer-Protect waters residing within the US through regulatory
means
For smaller public water systems that have difficulty complying with SDWA, they have
been allowed: - Answer-variances and exemptions provided there is not an immediate
risk to public health
After 1972, a dual approach to tackle water pollution issues was taken to address
____________;point sources were managed through regulatory approaches, and water
body integrity wassupported by quality standards that address _____________ sources
- Answer-water quality; point and non-point
All permits issued whether wastewater or stormwater will include parameters, such as
pH,frequency, mandatory testing requirements for BOD or TSS. Where would these be
found? - Answer-they will appear in a monitoring section that provides you with narrative
or numeric standards
How long do NPDES permits last before they expire and must be renewed? - Answer-
three years
How many years is a generator mandated to keep manifest? - Answer-three years
What sources require an NPDES permit? - Answer-All point sources of discharge into
surface water
The Clean Water Act was initially known as ________ ? - Answer-Federal Water
Pollution Control Act
The purpose of the CWA was - Answer-restore and maintain the chemical, physical and
biological integrity of the "Nation's Waters" so as to provide for the protection and
propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and recreation in and on the water
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