1. POTWs

a. Million gallons per day ~ volume of flow

2.ULFT

b.Public owned treatment works ~ LVMWD's Tapia

3. PSI

c. Parts per trillion ~ unit of measuremnt for particles in water

4. MGD

d. Ultra low-flow toilet ~ water saving fixture

5. PPT

e. Pounds per sqare inch ~ unit of water pressure

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1. Waves seem to move, but the water stays in the same place.

2. In river rapids, water flows faster in the upper reaches than in the lower reaches.

3. Antarctic icebergs last longer than Arctic icebergs.

4. Snowflakes have 6 to 8 sides.

5. Rain clouds look dark gray because they contain dirt.

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1. Los Angeles

a. 0 - 10"

2. San Francisco

b. 10 - 20"

3. Fresno

c. 20 - 30"

4. Lake Tahoe

d. 30 - 90"

5. Klamath Mountains

e. 90 - 120"

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1. For health, we should consume _____ daily

a. 1.6 gallons

2. To produce a day of meals for 1 takes _____

b. 22,000 gallons

3. To fill a pool 30' x 15' takes about _____

c. 70 gallons

4. A birch tree evaporates off _____ daily

d. 1/2 gallons

5. Per flush, ultra-low flush toilets use _____

e. 4,533 gallons

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1. Eggs (2)

a. 61 gallons

2. Apples

b. 408 gallons

3. Watermelon

c. 136 gallons

4. Chicken

d. 100 gallons

5. Corn

e. 16 gallons

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We tend to think of water in terms of familiar household measures: a cup, a pint, a gallon. Water-system technology - including meters - usually measure water in cubic feet. To get a better sense of how much water this is, try this quiz.

1. A simple way to picture a cubic foot of water.

a. About 7 1/2 gallons

2. How many gallons does a cubic foot of water contain?

b. Almost 450 gallons

3. A "billing unit" equals 100 cubic feet of water, which is equal to how many gallons?

c. A basketball in a 1' x 1' x 1' box

4. If you start filling a pool at the rate of one cubic foot per second (represented technically as 1cf/s), how many gallons will accumulate in a minute?

d. Nearly 62 1/2 pounds

5. What's the weight of 1 cubic foot of water?

e. 748 gallons (1 "Unit" on bill)

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1. Leak of 60 drops per minute?

a. 500 gallons

2. Leak with 3-inch stream?

b. 100,000 gallons

3. 1/8 inch opening?

c. 192 gallons

4. Leak of 90 drops per minute?

d. 1,095 gallons

5. Leaky toilet?

e. 310 gallons

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1. Deja Blue

a. $6.62

2. Sparklett's

b. $5.63

3. Arrowhead

c. $3.60

4. LVMWD

d. $3.37

5. Fiji

e. Less than $0.01

*Prices were calculated using the cost per oz.

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1. equal 1 billing unit (100 cubic feet)?

a. 240 gallons

2. equal an acre-foot?

b. 1/2 gallon

3. weigh a ton?

c. 748 gallons

4. should you drink daily?

d. 325,829 gallons

5. are used for a 5-minute shower?

e. 15 gallons

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1. Made by capturing steam that is cooled

a. Sparkling

2. Has no minerals added or removed

b. Natural

3. Contains dissolved inorganic chemicals

c. Mineral

4. Made bubbly by adding carbon dioxide gas

d. Purified

5. All minerals and chemicals removed by treatment

e. Distilled

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1. ___% of the Earth is covered by water.

a. desalination

2. Glaciers and icecaps lock up ___% of the Earth´s fresh water.

b. almost 80

3. Of all the Earth´s water, ____% is available for drinking.

c. percolation

4. Saltwater is changed to fresh water through_______.

d. less than 1

5. Water moves through the Earth´s surface by ______.

e. 2.2

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...does it take to produce these ingredients?

1. Lettuce, 1 cup

a. 3 gallons

2. Small tomato, 4 ½ oz.

b. 80 gallons

3. Fresh broccoli, ½ cup

c. 11 gallons

4. Cheese, 1 oz.

d. 8 gallons

5. Almonds, 1 oz.

e. 56 gallons

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1. Underground layer that holds water

a. drought

2. Body of water formed behind a dam

b. watershed

3. Lack of rainfall for a long period

c. aquifer

4. Area that drains water from a geographic region

d. surface water

5. Water that collects in lakes and rivers

e. reservoir

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1. How far water travels to reach our area?

a. 320 miles

2. The size of LVMWD's service area?

b. 748 gallons

3. How many gallons are in a "unit" of water?

c. 400 miles

4. How many miles of wastewater "trunk line" are in LVMWD's service area?

d. 56 miles

5. How many miles of potable water mainline are in LVMWD's service area?

e. 4,488 gallons

6. The average water use per month per person?

f. 122 square miles

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Water has lots of facts and figures. Try to match the water quantity in the top group with its equivalent in the bottom group. (It's not easy!)

1. 1 acre–foot of water* = ?

a. 1 part per billion (ppb)

2. 1 drop of water in 10 gallons = ?

b. 17.4 million gallons

3. 1 drop of water in 10,000 gallons = ?

c. 8.3 pounds

4.1 gallon of water, in weight = ?

d. 1 part per million (ppm)

5. 1 cubic foot of water = ?

e. 62.4 pounds

6. 1 inch of rain over a square mile = ?

f. 325,900 gallons

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1. How much water is a camel able to drink at once?

a. 4,776 gallons

2. How much water can a giant cactus plant absorb?

b. 30 gallons

3. How much water is needed to grow a Christmas tree?

c. 400 gallons

4. How much water does each person use inside daily?

d. 75 gallons

5. How much water can you save per month fixing a leaky faucet?

e. 16,000 gallons

6. How much water can you save per month taking 3 – 5 minute showers?

f. 300 gallons

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1. How much water does it take to produce 8 oz. of chicken?

a. 15”

2. How much water does it take to produce 8 fluid oz. of milk?

b. 100%

3. How many inches of rain or irrigation does your lawn need each year?

c. 330 gallons

4. What is the average annual precipitation for Los Angeles?

d. 60” (5 feet)

5. What percentage of LVMWD's water needs to be imported?

e. 70%

6. What percentage of LVMWD's residental customers' water is used outdoors?

f. 48 gallons

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