Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following offers a way to control nonpoint pollution?

  1. Restricting the types of trash buried in a city's only landfill.

  2. Refusing to issue new permits for septic tank systems

  3. Collecting livestock wastes in storage pits for treatment.

  4. Upgrading the requirements for underground storage tanks.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Collecting livestock wastes in storage pits prevents manure from running off fields during rain - a major non-point pollution source. Unlike point sources with single discharge locations, non-point pollution from agricultural runoff requires management practices that contain potential pollutants before they spread across the landscape.

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