WILD CARD
SWP field division that does not oversee any dams.
What is San Joaquin Field Division?
The minimum number of days the DSS Senior Engineer shall coordinate a meeting with the Field Division Planning/Scheduling and Engineering Branches for an inspection.
What is 60?
The water cycle.
What is precipitation, evaporation, condensation?
The year DWR was created.
What is 1956?
The number of storage facilities in the SWP.
What is 36?
The basic unit of electrical power produced at one time.
What is a watt?
What is one joule per second?
The maximum reimbursement percentage when you travel more than 12 hours but less than 24 hours.
What is 75%?
These structures safely route excess water out of the dam to prevent overtopping.
What are spillways?
The first Director of DWR.
Who is Harvey O. Banks?
The number of pumping plants in the SWP.
What is 21?
The 5 O&M core values.
What is safety, commitment, accountability, respect and integrity?
What is a "level 2" recommendation?
Any rapid increase of pressure in a pipeline caused by sudden flow charges.
What is water hammer?
The year the SWP began construction.
What is 1957?
The approximate milage of the canals, tunnels and pipelines in the SWP.
What is 700 miles?
David Sarkisian's favorite color.
What is blue?
The 4 required participants for an inspection.
What is
1.DSS Lead Engineer and/or Unit Manager
2. Field Division Engineer and/or Engineer (Civil Eng. Section)
3.Field Division (Water Operations or Surveillance staff)
4.Regulatory Agency (FERC or DSOD) Engineer
?
The statistical term for a flood with a 1% chance of happening in any given year.
What is a "100-year flood"?
The acre-feet of water a year the SWP facilities was designed to deliver.
What is 4.2 million acre-feet?
The three primary benefits of the SWP.
What is power generation, recreation activates and environmental stewardship?
David Sarkisian was born in this city.
What is Palo Alto, California?
You must complete these two actions 40 calendar days after inspection is completed.
What is " recommendation entry into DSIT and communication to DSS MMS"?
The water balance equation.
What is Precipitation = Runoff + Evapotranspiration + Change in Storage?
The year the SWP made its first delivery of water.
What is 1962?
The percentage the SWP water used for agricultural uses.
What is 34%