1. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 became CWA.
a) false
b) true
Explanation: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first key U.S. law to address water pollution, it was amended in 1972 and the law Clean Water Act (CWA).
2. The CWA reduced the amount of pollution from _________
a) Point sources
b) Non-point sources
c) Chemical
d) Mining
Explanation: The Clean Water Act has been accredited with pointedly reducing the amount of pollution that enters the U.S. waterways from point sources, municipal and industrial discharges
3. The discharge of regulated chemicals into surface waters is controlled by __________
a) SARA
b) CERCLA
c) NPDES
d) PDAC
Explanation: The discharge of regulated chemicals into surface waters is controlled by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) which entails contaminators to obtain federal permits for each chemical they discharge.
4. The maximum amount of pollution that each waterway could absorb is known as _________
a) TMDL
b) TSML
c) TDSML
d) TDS
Explanation: The TMDL establishes a target for total load of pollutant the water body can assimilate and allocates the load to point sources which are known as the waste load allocation and nonpoint sources known as the load allocation.
5. __________ requires EPA to establish regulations to protect human health from contaminants present in drinking water.
a) SAWD
b) SDWA
c) ASAW
d) SWSA
Explanation: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) permits EPA to develop national drinking water standards and safeguard agreement with these standards, and guides EPA to protect underground sources of drinking water through the regulation of underground injection of fluids to prevent pollution.
6. Who is responsible for the clean-up of oil spill?
a) HWS
b) APS
c) Oil Pollution Act
d) SARA
Explanation: The CWA and the Oil Pollution Act provide federal authority to prevent, respond to and clean up an oil spill or the threat of an oil spill.
7. Which section of CWA regulates land disposal of sludge?
a) Section 402
b) Section 403
c) Section 404
d) Section 405
Explanation: Section 405 of the CWA regulates the land application and the land disposal of sludge – the solid, semisolid or liquid untreated residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment facility.
8. Which CWA program controls water pollution by regulating point sources?
a) SPCC
b) PCC
c) NPDES
d) PDA
Explanation: The NPDES program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into the waters of the United States.
9. Which section of CWA is responsible for monitoring of wetlands?
a) Section 402
b) Section 403
c) Section 404
d) Section 405
Explanation: Section 404 of the CWA establishes a program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands
10. Which CWA program manages non-point source pollution?
a) NPSMP
b) NSPPP
c) NSGOP
d) NPSRA
Explanation: The CWA under Section 319 established the Nonpoint Point Source (NPS) Management Program to manage nonpoint sources of pollution