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1
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1) You suspect your anaerobic digester is going sour, what is the best way to verify its condition?

A

VA/ALK Ratio

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2) What is considered normal operation of an aerobic digester?

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Settle and Decant as needed

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3) What growth phase is an aerobic digester operated in?

A

Endogenous Respiration

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4) Low DO and nutrient deficiency will promote the growth of what?

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Filamentous Bacteria

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5) If you pump green sludge to a drying bed, what chemical should be applied?

A

Lime

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6) Chlorine leaks can be detected by?

A

Ammonia solution with Q-tip

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7) Why is an aerobic digester covered?

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To protect from cold weather

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8) What takes place in the stabilization tank in a contact stabilization plant?

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Absorption

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9
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9) Why would you chlorinate the RAS line?

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To control filamentous bacteria

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10) What is the most common type of pond?

A

Facultative

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11) Denitrification will cause what?

A

Rising sludge

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12) How does the temperature effect disinfection?

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Higher the temperature the greater the disinfection

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13
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13) How long should you wait after you make a process change before making another change?

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1 Week

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14
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14) What is needed to calculate the F/M ratio?

A

BOD in Ibs and MLVSS in Ibs

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15) What type of ponds are used after a trickling filter?

A

Polishing pond

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16
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16) You have excessive billowing, white, sudsy foam on the surface of the aerator. What is the cause?

A

F/M is too high

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17) Chlorine is not coming out. Another cylinder is hooked up with the same problem occurring. What is the problem?

A

Manifold line is clogged

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18
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18) What would cause the most damage to a centrifugal pump?

A

Cavitation

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19
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19) Coliform bacteria are used for what?

A

Indicators of possible presence of pathogenic organisms

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20
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20) It can be said that:

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The lower the PH, the greater the disinfection

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21
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21) What is the disadvantage of a hypo chlorinator?

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Increases the PH and decreases the disinfection

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22) What 2 stages are in an anaerobic digester?

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Acid formation and gas formation

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23
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23) What is the benefit of step-feed aeration?

A

Treat higher flows in less space

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24) What are the 2 main gases produced by an anaerobic digester?

A

Methane and CO2

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25
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25) When working in a manhole, what would be the biggest danger?

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Asphyxiation

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26
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26) What are some similarities between Methane and H2S?

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Flammable, explosive, colorless

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27) What causes the most wear to an impeller?

A

Grit

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28
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28) What is a true statement about recording data?

A

There are many ways to record data

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29
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29) Short circuiting in a primary clarifier can be prevented by?

A

Baffles

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30
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30) What do you do if you experience a plant upset due to hydraulic overload?

A

Decrease WAS to maintain microorganism population

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31
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31) You have dark foam, High MLSS, slow settling sludge with a clear effluent, you should?

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Maintain 1-3 foot sludge blanket, monitor MLSS, increase DO if necessary

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32
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32) The PH in your plant is decreasing, effluent turbidity is increasing, and sludge is rising in the clarifier.
What is the problem?

A

Denitrification

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33
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33) How do you calculate the F/M ratio?

A

Influent COD Ibs, divided by the MLVSS in Ibs

34
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34) A good settling sludge would consist of what type of Protozoa?

A

Free swimmers and stalked ciliates

35
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35) Low DO and nutrient deficiency will promote the growth of what?

A

Filamentous bacteria

36
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36) Coliform count fails to meet the standards and your chlorine supply is not the problem. What is?

A

Short circuiting and low contact time

37
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37) The Settleometer settles fairly slowly. You have shiny, dark foam on the surface of the aerator. What
is the problem?

A

MCRT too high

38
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38) CI2 combined with ammonia forms what?

A

Chloramines

39
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39) What is the best range of parameters for the Activated Sludge process?

A

2mg/L DO, PH 7.0, 80-90 Temp

40
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40) What can happen if more than 40lbs of chlorine is withdrawn from a 150lb tank in a 24 hour period?

A

Freezing of the lines

41
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41) The TSS of the digester supernatant should be calculated because?

A

To measure the solids load on the plant

42
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42) The first step in anaerobic digestion is?

A

Acid formation

43
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43) The correct way to break up an overloaded blanket in an anaerobic digester is?

A

Spray down the blanket

44
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44) Chapter code 699/ What is staffing based on?

A

Flow and type of treatment

45
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45) What is one of the most dangerous gases in the plant?

A

Hydrogen sulfide

46
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46) What causes white foam?

47
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47) What causes sludge bulking?

48
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48) What can cause rancid or nasty butter smelling supernatant in an anaerobic digester?

A

Toxic shock load

49
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49) Which of the following are not protozoa?

50
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50) If you see dead spots in the aeration tank what is the cause?

A

Lack of air/blocked diffuser pipe

51
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51) If you have Filament bulking what do you check?

52
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52) What do use on an electrical fire?

A

Carbon Dioxide

53
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53) What is a trend?

A

Increase or decrease in the same direction

54
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54) What is an Aliquot?

A

Representation of a sample

55
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55) Pump impeller provide what end of suction piping with a screen?

A

Intake end

56
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56) Digesters should be cleaned every?

A

5 Years or 3-8 Years

57
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57) When mixing Acid and water you should always?

A

Add acid to water, never the reverse

58
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58) Chlorine cylinders should be stored?

A

In the upright position

59
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59) What is the velocity in a grit channel?

A

1 foot per second

60
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60) What prevents explosions if excessive pressure builds up in a chlorine tank?

A

Fusible plug

61
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61) The distance between manholes is?

A

300-500 Feet

62
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62) Normal operation of a centrifugal pump?

A

One drip per second

63
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63) What will cause an operator to permanently loose licensure?

A

Gross negligence

64
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64) Chapter 62-620 FAC : Plant records must be kept onsite for how many years?

65
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65) What causes dark sudsy foam on the aeration tank surface?

A

Low DO levels

66
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66) What is highly corrosive in the presence of moisture, respiratory irritant, irritation to the eyes, skin
and mucus membrane?

A

Sulfur dioxide

67
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67) What type of positive displacement pump should never be operated against a closed discharge
valve, pipe could be damaged by excessive pressure?

A

Piston pump

68
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68) What is the first step in anaerobic digestion?

A

Acid formation

69
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69) When is the best time to return supernatant from an aerobic digester to the plant?

A

During high flows

70
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70) What is a mixture of two or more liquids (one suspended in the other) called?

71
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71) Which organisms will thrive if the DO in the aeration tank is too low?

A

Filamentous organisms

72
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72) Bubbles are attaching to floc and floating it to the surface, what is the cause?

A

Denitrification

73
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73) What is the proper ratio of nutrients in domestic wastewater (BOD:Nitrogen:Phosphorus:Iron)?

A

100:5:1:0.5

74
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74) Where should samples be taken in a conventional activated sludge plant?

A

At the effluent end of the aerator

75
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75) What is “riprap” used for?

A

To protect against erosion

76
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76) What can be caused by over aeration?

A

Floc shearing

77
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77) Which of the following would be the best VA/ALK ratio?

78
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78) What is it called when nitrate is reduced to nitrogen gas?

A

Denitrification

79
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79) Which organisms will predominate when the F/M ratio is low?

80
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80) What should you do in low temperatures if complete nitrification is required?

A

Increase MLSS

81
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81) In a properly operating facultative pond, algae live on carbon dioxide and nutrients during the day,
and at night produce carbon dioxide. This has what effect on PH?

A

PH increases during the day and

decreases at night

82
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82) How can a sour digester be recovered?

A

Add lime or seed sludge from another plant

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