Water Policy Exam Name* Email* 1. Environmental conditions in the US had become so dangerous by the 1960s that rivers caught on fire, the result of overwhelming industrial pollution. What landmark legislation was passed in the 1970s that is still influencing how water pollution is managed?* The Water Quality Act The Clean Water Act The Refuse Act Permit Program 2. In the United States, certain essential industries are granted the "right" to pollute water.* True False 3. The Clean Water Act allows for a certain amount of pollutants in each water body, including sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus, and E.coli/fecal coliform.* True False 4. Industrial pollution (point sources of pollution that discharge to public waters) is regulated by a 1977 amendment to the Clean Water Act. Under which program is industrial pollution regulated?* National Point Source Pollution Discharge Program National Pollution Prevention Program National Pollution Discharge Elimination System 5. Wastewater treatment facilities are not regulated under the Clean Water Act.* True False 6. Agriculture is not regulated under the Clean Water Act.* True False 7. Stormwater is not regulated under the Clean Water Act.* True False 8. Septic systems are not regulated under the Clean Water Act.* True False 9. Groundwater is not regulated under the Clean Water Act.* True False 10. Large animal feedlots are not regulated under the Clean Water Act.* True False 11. Authority to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act is delegated to an agency in each state. In the state of Minnesota, that agency is:* The Department of Natural Resources The Department of Health The Pollution Control Agency 12. All water bodies in Minnesota are protected by the Clean Water Act, regardless of their condition or uses.* True False 13. In Minnesota, there are seven official "classes of use." Which of the following are NOT official use classifications? Check all that apply.* Drinking water Stormwater Aquatic life and recreation Industrial use and cooling Ditches Hydroelectric generation Agricultural and wildlife use Aesthetics and navigation Fish hatchery Other uses 14. If there has been no formal designation of use or if there is not enough data to determine a use classification, the default classification in Minnesota is:* Aesthetics Aquatic life Recreation There is no default. All waters are classified. 15. Waters in Minnesota are always given a single classification of use.* True False 16. One tool used to determine the health of a water body is called a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The TMDL is the amount of each pollutant that a water body can receive while still meeting water quality standards. Part of the process of developing a TMDL is determining the sources of pollution (where the pollution is coming from).* True False 17. Watershed districts and watershed management organizations are both mandatory local units of government in the state of Minnesota.* True False 18. Every city large enough to have a stormwater system is required to submit a plan for how they will control stormwater pollution. Which of these measures are NOT part of that plan? Check all that apply.* Public education Stormwater ponds Public participation Public comment periods A plan to filter sediment A plan to detect illicit discharges Construction site runoff controls A plan to install stormwater ponds Post-construction runoff controls Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
