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PRACTICE EXAM GRADE III TREATMENT - Division of Water Quality

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17. A malfunctioning gas chlorination system has nonnal gas pressure, no feed rateindicated on rotameter, and no injector vacuum. What is the most likely cause <strong>of</strong>the problem?a. Air leak upstream from the rotameterb. Gas line pluggedc. Injector cloggedd. Pressure-reducing valve diaphragm ruptured18. The most critical criterion for determining when a mixed media filter should bebackwashed isa. Filter effluent qualityb. Flow ratec. Head lossd. Visual inspection <strong>of</strong> the filter surfacel19. The precipitate in coagulation with alum is,aluminuma. Bicarbonateb. Carbonatec. Hydroxided. Sulfate120. Given the following data, what is the mos[ likely cause <strong>of</strong> the mechanically cleanedbar screen problem?Data: Above normal water differential across bar screenDrive motor shaft turningDrive sprocket, chain, and rake not movingLess than normal flow on bar screen downstream sideBar screen mode selector in automatic positionNormal seasonal flow (influent) coming into bar screenAlarm systems operating normallya. Low influent (incoming) levelb. Raw wastewater pumping units out <strong>of</strong> servicec. Sheared pin or disengaged clutch on drive unitd. None <strong>of</strong> the above21. The correct amount <strong>of</strong> chemical used to remove turbidity is known as thea. Coagulation rangeb. Combination dosagec. Efficiency ranged. Optimum dosage22. The temperature <strong>of</strong> anaerobic digester should be changed as slowly as possible toa. Avoid overloading the heat exchangerb. Avoid excess heat lossc. Allow digester walls time to adjustd. Allow bacteria time to adjust

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