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31 Cards in this Set
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Four types of water resources in Texas are |
Lakes rivers bays and estuaries wetlands and groundwater |
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Discharge of poorly treated Wastewater can what |
Decrease the oxygen level |
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Introducing pollutants into lakes or Rivers can cause what |
Fishkill- a mass extinction or death of aquatic life in a river lake or stream |
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Bays and estuaries provide habitat for |
Shellfish shrimp saltwater fish in Texas |
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Wetlands provide a habit for |
Waterfowl frogs alligators Turtles and other wildlife |
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Oil spills contaminants and development can cause what |
Damage to Wetlands |
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Ground water comes from underground formations called |
Aquifers |
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Groundwater supplies the drinking water for most |
Small Public Water Systems and home wells in Texas |
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What threatens groundwater supplies |
Wastewater discharge landfills septic tanks discharge and urban runoff |
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Human activity and natural processes pollute what |
Water Resources |
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Pollutants include what |
Organic materials and inorganic materials heat and radiation |
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In Texas clean water is needed for human consumption and Recreation maintaining aquatic habitats |
Supplying bae's with fresh water recharging groundwater and providing for industry |
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Where does point source discharge come from |
Pipes or concrete dishes that are monitored controlled and inspected |
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What are some examples of point source discharges |
Wastewater treatment facilities municipal industrial and agricultural |
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What is nonpoint source discharges |
Nonpoint discharges are intermittent dispersed Flo's having little or no control |
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Nonpoint source discharges include |
Stormwater drainage from industry in urban areas seepage from septic tanks and drainage Fields runoff from Farm and Ranch Land seeking landfills dumps and hazardous waste sites and leaking Wastewater collection systems |
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Proper handling of waste |
Careful regulation monitoring and control of point source discharges |
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The proper handling of Wastewater requires |
Collection and transportation of Wastewater to treatment facilities treatment of contaminants and processing of solids removed from Wastewater |
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Benefits of treatment |
Prevention of water pollution protection of human and animal health prevention of dissolved oxygen depletion in water prevention of nutrients which cause algae blooms or gross |
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What is stream standards |
State sets water quality standards called stream standards four lakes and rivers |
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To meet stream standards the state does what |
They stay issues permits for Waste discharges |
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Multiple discharges or large volumes of waste for polluting state water can be fined up to how much per day |
$25,000 per day |
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What is a nonpoint source control |
Difficult to Monitor and control |
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Most of the pollution of Texas water originates from |
Nonpoint source |
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What is beneficial reuse |
Wastewater treatment plants can be utilized by industry and agriculture |
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Beneficial reuse can also be used for |
Recharge groundwater and irrigate public areas such as golf courses and to irrigate farmland |
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What is the hydrologic cycle |
Natural exchange of water between the Earth and the atmosphere |
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What is the human water cycle |
Like the hydrologic cycle just a circular process |
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What is a water distribution system |
It is made up of pipes valves connections pumps and storage tanks |
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What is Wastewater collection system |
Wastewater collection system is where it is transported to a treatment facility the collection system includes a serious of pipes connections manholes and lift stations |
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What is wastewater treatment |
Wastewater treatment facility is water that is treated to a point where it is safe to return back into the environment so that it can be used by others |
