VALLEY WATER TRIVIA
This is the location of what is going to become the largest project Valley Water has undertaken.
What is Anderson Dam?
This man was a world famous singer, songwriter, and dancer that redefined the music industry and is commonly referred to as the "King of Pop".
Who was Michael Jackson?
This is the name given to untreated water that enters a water treatment plant.
What is raw water?
This is the closest water treatment plant to Valley Water's HQ.
What is Santa Teresa Water Treatment Plant?
This famous director directed several critically acclaimed movies such as Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer, and most recently, The Odyssey.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This river runs directly next to our Almaden campus.
What is the Guadalupe River?
This record-breaking female singer, songwriter, and actress is known for her dance-pop hits that spent weeks on the Billboard Top 100s such as "Vogue", "Like a Prayer", and "Material Girl".
Who is Madonna?
This is the first facility at Rinconada where the raw water is pumped to.
What is the Ozone Contactor Structure?
This is the station in Morgan Hill that pumps water from San Luis Reservoir to Valley Water facilities.
What is Coyote Pumping Plant?
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet portrayed the tragic love story of two young people named Jack and Rose in this film.
What is Titanic?
This is the official name of the percolation pond in our Almaden campus.
What is the Los Alamitos Percolation Pond?
This album released in 1982, won 8 Grammy Awards, and remains the highest selling album of all time.
What is Thriller by Michael Jackson?
This is the name given to the process of binding small particles together to create a larger particle to be easily filtered in a water treatment plant.
What is flocculation?
This is the number of dams and reservoirs that are operated by Valley Water.
What is 10?
Tom Hanks played a kind-hearted, slightly low IQ man embarking on incredible adventures in this classic 90s film.
What is Forrest Gump?
This is the training that must be done before being able to rent a fleet car.
What is Driven to Distraction?
This male English singer and songwriter is best known for his hit "Careless Whisper", which he wrote at the age of 17.
Who was George Michael?
This is a chemical added to water to create a long-lasting disinfectant beyond just adding chlorine.
What is ammonia?
This is the year that Penitencia Water Treatment Plant opened.
What is 1974?
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta portrayed the love story of two high schoolers in the 1950s in this rom-com musical.
What is Grease?
This was the year that the Santa Clara Valley Water District was formed.
What is 1929?
This famous song by Journey talked about a small town girl living in a lonely world who took the midnight train going anywhere.
What is "Don't Stop Believin'"?
This chemical added during the Flash Mix phase of the water treatment process helps to increase the pH of the water.
What is caustic soda?
Santa Teresa Water Treatment Plant added this crucial step to their water treatment process in the year 2006.
What is ozone contact?
A man discovers his whole life is a TV show in this 90s psychological comedy.
What is The Truman Show?