Question 1

When an effluent fee is put in place,

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A)   all polluting sources will abate the same number of units, regardless of cost differences
B)   cost savings can be realized
C)   an efficient solution is assured
D)   each polluting source reduces effluents to zero to avoid the feeE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

All of the following statements about the Nonpoint Source Management Program are correct EXCEPT

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A)   It was enacted as part of the Water Quality Act of 1987.
B)   It is to be implemented by states with federal approval.
C)   The federal government offers no funding for the program.
D)   States are to implement a 3-part plan comprising reporting, program development, and program implementation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Suppose that the costs and benefits of achieving water quality in New York are modeled as shown below. Use these relationships for any or all of questions .
MSB = 80 - 2A MSC = 20 + 2A
TSB = 80A - A2 TSC = 20A + A2,
where A is the abatement level for conventional pollutants.
-Compared to the efficient level of abatement, the benefit-based abatement standard

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A)   is twice as large in this case
B)   uses fewer resources
C)   is associated with higher water quality
D)   is more cost-effectiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program was supplemented by funds allocated through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Suppose that the costs and benefits of achieving water quality in New York are modeled as shown below. Use these relationships for any or all of questions .
MSB = 80 - 2A MSC = 20 + 2A
TSB = 80A - A2 TSC = 20A + A2,
where A is the abatement level for conventional pollutants.
-At the benefit-based standard, total social benefits (TSB)

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A)   equal zero
B)   are maximized
C)   are minimized
D)   equal TSCE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

The technology-based effluent limitations

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A)   are performance-based standards
B)   do not make distinctions based on the age of the industrial facility
C)   are applicable only to nonpoint polluting sources
D)   have been eliminated from U.S. water quality policyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

A watershed refers to a hydrologically defined land area that drains into a specific water body.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Funding for publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) was originally in the form of loans and later moved to a federal grant program.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the United States, tradeable effluent markets are far less common than they are in other countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the United States, the greatest proportion of resources and funding has been allocated to nonpoint source pollution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In a tradeable effluent permit market,

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A)   effluent allowances may be used, but not effluent credits
B)   high-cost abaters will buy permits as long as the price is lower than their MAC
C)   a permit price should be established where all polluters' MACs are equal
D)   all of the above
E)   (b)  and (c)  onlyF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 15: Improving Water Quality: Controlling Point and Nonpoint Sources

In the United States, the greatest proportion of resources and funding has been allocated to nonpoint source pollution.

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When an effluent fee is put in place,

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Funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program was supplemented by funds allocated through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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A watershed refers to a hydrologically defined land area that drains into a specific water body.

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Funding for publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) was originally in the form of loans and later moved to a federal grant program.

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In the United States, tradeable effluent markets are far less common than they are in other countries.

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The technology-based effluent limitations

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In a tradeable effluent permit market,

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All of the following statements about the Nonpoint Source Management Program are correct EXCEPT

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In the United States, the greatest proportion of resources and funding has been allocated to nonpoint source pollution.

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When an effluent fee is put in place,

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Funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program was supplemented by funds allocated through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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A watershed refers to a hydrologically defined land area that drains into a specific water body.

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Funding for publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) was originally in the form of loans and later moved to a federal grant program.

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In the United States, tradeable effluent markets are far less common than they are in other countries.

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All of the following statements about the Nonpoint Source Management Program are correct EXCEPT

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