CEU Challenge

Members of the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association (FWPCOA) may earn continuing education units through the CEU Challenge! Answer the questions published on this page, based on the technical articles in this month’s issue. Circle the letter of each correct answer. There is only one correct answer to each question! Answer 80 percent of the questions on any article correctly to earn 0.1 CEU for your license. Retests are available.

This month’s editorial theme is Stormwater Management and Emerging Technologies. Look above each set of questions to see if it is for water operators (DW), distribution system operators ( DS), or wastewater operators (WW). Mail the completed page (or a photocopy) to: Florida Environmental Professionals Training, P.O. Box 33119, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 33420-3119. Enclose $15 for each set of questions you choose to answer (make checks payable to FWPCOA). You MUST be an FWPCOA member before you can submit your answers!

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Reuse, Reduce, Recharge, Restore, and Recreate: Ocala Wetland Park

Allison Lewis, Rachel Slocumb, and Rafael Vazquez-Burney (Article 1: CEU = 0.1WW02015368)

1. In projecting the wetland systems nitrogen removal capability, the average monthly water reclamation facility (WRF) #2 effluent nitrogen concentration of ______ mg/l was assumed. a. 1.62 b. 5 c. 3 d. .001

2. Which of the following is not listed as a process by which nitrogen compounds are transferred from one wetland point to another? a. Nitrification b. Denitrification c. Ammoniation d. Degasification

3. _____________ in underlying wetland soils provide supplemental nitrate reduction. a. Filtration mechanics b. Aerobic conditions c. Anaerobic conditions d. Oxidation

4. Currently, all of the City of Ocala’s excess reclaimed water is conveyed to ___________ for disposal. a. a deep injection well b. percolation ponds c. spray fields d. surface water discharge

5. A 2012 Florida Department of Environmental protection (FDEP) report indicates that nitrate concentration in these water bodies has increase by ______ from the 1960s to the 2000s. a. 0.5 mg/l b. 400 percent c. 1 mg/l d. 1.5 mg/l

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EARN CEUS BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS JOURNAL ISSUES! Contact FWPCOA at membership@fwpcoa.org or at 561-840-0340. Articles from past issues can be viewed on the Journal website, www.fwrj.com.