CAL WATER FACTS
This water utility is the largest utility west of the Mississippi River.
Hint: We're here right now!
California Water Service (Cal Water)
Water is formed out of these two atomic elements.
2 Hydrogen atoms and 1 Oxygen atom! (H2O)
This liquid is essential for all life on Earth.
Water!
This state uses the most water in the United States.
California!
This pop star performed hits such as "Shake it Off", "Style", and "Blank Space".
Taylor Swift
Cal Water also serves these four other states.
Washington, New Mexico, Texas, and Hawaii
This chemical is added to make sure water is clean and safe by the time it gets to your home.
Hint: It’s in pools!
Chlorine
Please name three sources of water where we get our drinking water from.
Who is the largest water user in the state of California?
A. All cities and homes combined
B. Farmers (Agriculture)
C. Aquariums
B. Farmers (Agriculture)
Hawaii
Cal Water is ____ years old.
99 years old (1926)
Our body is made up of approximately __% of water
60%
Name the water system originating from Yosemite National Park that supplies water for nearly 2.4 million people in the Bay Area?
A. Central Valley Project
B. State Water Project
C. Hetch Hetchy
D. Delta Conveyance Program
C. Hetch Hetchy
What is the term used to describe water use reductions/savings?
Often used in law making and policy-making following droughts.
Water Conservation
This vegetable was the first vegetable to be grown in space.
Potato
Which Cal Water district has the oldest active groundwater well?
A. Bakersfield
B. Chico
C. Visalia
D. Dominguez
Visalia (Well 7, Constructed 1929)
Name 3 things we measure for when determining safe drinking water.
Taste, Odor, Color, pH, Bacteria, Chemical Contaminants, Solids
This is the nation’s largest state-built water conveyance program and it brings water from Northern California to various cities in Southern California.
State Water Project
This federal agency establishes drinking water requirements.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Brian Urlacher and Walter Payton both played for this NFL team.
Chicago Bears
This prominent thoroughbred horse breeder who bred Secretariat was the founder of Cal Water.
A. Lt. Col. Thomas H. Wiggin
B. George Lewis Ohrstrom
C. Christopher T. Chenery
D. Ralph Elsman
E. Edward J. McCutchen
C. Christopher T. Chenery
One should avoid drinking stream water due to these harmful bacteria and parasites.
E. Coli, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium
In 1849, thousands of “49ers” moved to California following the discovery of gold. You’ve heard of gallons, and perhaps even the acre-foot. What was the unit of measurement of water during the Gold Rush?
Miners Inch
Name the two legally enforceable types of water rights for surface water in California.
Riparian and Appropriative
Known as the “Father of Modern Physics,” he developed the theory of quantum mechanics
Werner Heisenberg