Test Yourself—Donna Kaluzniak

Test Yourself What Do You Know About Wetlands?

Donna Kaluzniak

1. Per Florida Administrative Code (FAC) 62-611,

Wetlands Application, “treatment wetland” means a wetland within the landward extent of waters of the state used to treat reclaimed water that has received

a. secondary treatment. b. secondary treatment with filtration. c. secondary treatment with nitrification. d. tertiary treatment.

2. Per FAC 62-611, what is the maximum concentration of phosphorus, on an annual average, allowed to be discharged to a receiving wetland?

a. 1 mg/L c. 3 mg/L b. 2 mg/L d. 5 mg/L

3. Per FAC 62-611, unless an applicant can demonstrate that a shorter detention time will provide the required level of water quality, the minimum detention time of reclaimed water within a treatment wetland shall be no less than

a. five days. b. seven days. c. 11 days. d. 14 days.

4. Per FAC 62-611, what is the limit of total ammonia (as N) that can be discharged to a treatment or receiving wetland?

a. 1 mg/L c. 5 mg/L b. 2 mg/L d. 10 mg/L

5. Per the Florida Department of Environmental

Protection (FDEP) Domestic Wastewater

Wetlands as Reuse website, manmade wetlands, as well as hydrologically altered wetlands used for wastewater treatment, can be considered reuse if

a. proper documentation of created or restored habitat is submitted. b. reuse is also provided for public access irrigation. c. the wetlands project is permitted under FAC 62-610, Reuse of Reclaimed Water and

Land Application. d. the project is also considered a groundwater recharge project. 6. Per FDEP’s Domestic Wetlands as Reuse website, other wetlands projects may also be considered reuse if it’s properly demonstrated that the application of reclaimed water will effectively “enhance” and continue to

“enhance” the wetland. How is “enhancement” determined?

a. The project meets the requirements set forth in FAC 62-611. b. The project meets the requirements set forth in FAC 62-610. c. Wastewater treatment plant effluent meets the water quality-based effluent limits of FAC 62-650. d. Enhancement is not defined by the rules and is determined on a case-by-case basis.

7. Per FAC 62-610, Reuse of Reclaimed

Water and Land Application, how often must a wetlands creation, restoration, or enhancement project documentation be reviewed by FDEP to ensure that the wetlands creation, restoration, and enhancement attributes of the project remain applicable?

a. Every six months b. Annually c. Biannually d. With each permit renewal

8. Per FAC 62-611, FDEP must be provided with reasonable assurance that public access to a treatment or receiving wetland shall be restricted unless

a. the wetland is manmade. b. high-level disinfection is required. c. the wetland is contiguous with other waters. d. flora and fauna are protected with fencing.

9. Per FDEP’s Wetland Evaluation and

Delineation website, what part of FAC 62340, Delineation of the Landward Extent of

Wetlands and Surface Waters, is used in the identification and delineation of wetlands within Florida?

a. Florida Wetlands Description b. Vegetative Index c. Wetlands Flora and Fauna List d. Wetlands and Surface Water Delineation

Criteria 10. Per FDEP’s Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) Dredging and Filling website, who regulates any activity on or over wetlands?

a. FDEP b. FDEP and the five water management districts c. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and FDEP d. Local regulatory agencies and FDEP

Answers on page 50

References used for this quiz:

• Florida Administrative Code 62-611, Wetlands

Application: https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome. asp?Chapter=62-611 • Florida Administrative Code 62-610, Reuse of

Reclaimed Water and Land Application: https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome. asp?Chapter=62-610 • Florida Administrative Code 62-340, Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface

Waters: https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome. asp?Chapter=62-340 • Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Domestic Wastewater Wetlands as Reuse website: https://floridadep.gov/water/domesticwastewater/content/domestic-wastewaterwetlands-reuse • Florida Department of Environmental Protection -

Wetland Evaluation and Delineation website: https://floridadep.gov/water/submerged-landsenvironmental-resources-coordination/content/ wetland-evaluation-and • Florida Department of Environmental Protection -

Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) Dredging and Filling website: https://floridadep.gov/water/submerged-landsenvironmental-resources-coordination/content/ erp-dredging-and-filling

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