Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The technology-based effluent limitations are actually performance-based standards.
2. All point sources are subject to effluent limitations, which are imposed uniformly within each designated group.
3. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is a permitting system solely for publicly owned treatment works (POTWs).
4. An advantage of the effluent limitations is that they are aligned with the national water quality objectives.
5. If the effluent limitations are insufficient for a water body, that water body is considered to be “water quality limited,” requiring more stringent controls called total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. utilitarianism b. liberalism c. libertarianism d. repubicanism
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A. the opportunity cost of producing bicycles in the United States is higher than in Japan. B. Japan has a comparative advantage in the production of bicycles. C. total output will be highest if Japan specializes in rice and the United States specializes in bicycles. D. total output will be highest if the United States specializes in rice and Japan specializes in bicycles.