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10. Section 1. Welcome, Introduction and Overview
12. 1. We treat our waste water to:
    -- Select One --A. remove pathogens and other disease causing organismsB. reduce the spread of diseases like diarrhea and other illnessesC. protect our drinking waterD. all of the above
14. 2. Household wastewater consists of
    -- Select One --A. Wastewater from toilets and clothes washerB. Most of the wastewater that leaves your houseC. All of the wastewater that leaves the houseD. Everything except the wastewater from showers and sinks
16. 3. Ground water, surface water and rain water are not considered sewage?
    -- Select One --A. TrueB. False
18. Section 2. System Basics and Soils
20. 4. One part of the design of a septic system depends on
    -- Select One --A. The square footage of your houseB. The number of toilets in the houseC. The number of bedrooms in the houseD. How many people live in the house
22. 5. Soils are a living, breathing environment packed with microbes
    -- Select One --A. TrueB. False
24. 6. The soil depth between the bottom of the drainfield and the top of the restrictive layer that is the soil filter and is important in the removal of pathogens is called
    -- Select One --A. Horizontal separationB. DirtC. Vertical separationD. None of the above
26. 7. A restrictive layer in the soil
    -- Select One --A. Is the point where treatment of the sewage stopsB. Is the bottom of the drainfieldC. Doesn't make any difference to an onsite sewage systemD. All of the above
28. Section 3. Types of Septic Systems
30. 8. The most basic septic system type in Washington State and Jefferson County is the
    -- Select One --A. Gravelless chamber systemB. Conventional gravity systemC. Mound systemD. Proprietary system
32. 9. As the wastewater flows into the tank the scum layer settles in the bottom of the tank
    -- Select One --A. TrueB. False
34. 10. The outlet baffle on a septic tank
    -- Select One --A. Causes the septic system to back up into the houseB. Keeps solids from moving into the drainfieldC. Lets all parts of the sewage – sludge, scum and effluent – go to the drainfieldD. Can be removed if its in the way
36. 11. A distribution box or 'd-box'
    -- Select One --A. Is used to equally split the flow to each of the drain linesB. Keeps solids out of the drainfieldC. Is used to inspect the septic tankD. All of the above
38. 12. Gravelless chambers
    -- Select One --A. Are required by codeB. Can be used as a replacement for drainrockC. Are a pre-treatment deviceD. Go in the septic tank
40. 13. A pressurized system
    -- Select One --A. Pre-treats the sewage before it goes to the drainfieldB. Sends a specific dose to the drainfieldC. Can be set to equally distribute the effluent over the entire drainfieldD. both B and C
42. 14. If the alarm float in the pump chamber is activated
    -- Select One --A. It may be telling you too much water is being usedB. It could mean the pump has failedC. You should silence it and contact a professionalD. All of the above
44. 15. A mound can be used where there is a limited amount of usable soil and
    -- Select One --A. Take up a lot of spaceB. Uses a special engineered type of sandC. Is installed after the drainfieldD. Is buried in the ground
46. 16. A sandfilter
    -- Select One --A. Uses a special engineered sandB. Pre-treats the wastewater before it goes to the drainfieldC. Can be used when there is not enough soil for a conventional systemD. All of the above
48. 17. Proprietary systems
    -- Select One --A. Pre-treat the wastewater before it is discharged to the native soilB. Are not allowed in Washington StateC. Must be inspected and maintained by a person approved by the manufacturerD. Both a) and c)
50. Section 4. System Care and Maintenance
52. 18. Your local health department may have records about your septic system
    -- Select One --A. That are always accurateB. That show where the components are located on your propertyC. Size and design capacityD. Both b) and c)
54. 19. You should do all of your laundry on the same day so it flushes the system out
    -- Select One --a) Trueb) False
56. 20. Use or disposal of these can harm a septic system
    -- Select One --a) garbage disposal, chemicals, pet wasteb) Shampoo and dish soapc) Liquid hand soap, toilet bowl cleaner, dishwasher
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