Water Management Quiz 7 (20 MCQs)

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1. Reusing the water used from houses (eg. sinks, baths) is known as what?
2. The electricity produced by dam is called .....
3. The ..... made it illegal to release point-source pollution without a permit, set water pollution standards, and funded sewage treatment plant construction.
4. Conserving water for residential use would involve
5. Of the following are disadvantages of dam and reservoir systems; one is not. Choose the one that is not.
6. Which of the following test parameters is a direct measure of pollution?
7. Where is Lesotho based?
8. Aquifers closest to the vadose zone.
9. Includes plastics and industrial waste, which can poison organisms, cause cancer, etc.
10. Hydrology helps in
11. Water borne disease, pollution, food production, potential conflict are all examples if what?
12. Removing salt, or saline, from sea water is called .....
13. Why is fresh water a limited resource?
14. What 2 important nutrients are tested for in a body of water to check for eutrophication levels?
15. Pollution from mining is considered:
16. Regulation of water quality standards in the USA:
17. Which one of these is a mechanical process of treating water?
18. Pumping water out of the ground faster than it's replaced by rainfall causing wells to dry up and high pumping costs is known as what?
19. What is Palar pani?
20. Pollutants entering waterways from a general area, such as runoff from farmland or suburban communities