Take our Water Less quiz!
Sure, you understand that conserving water make sense. But do you know how to accomplish this? Or from where most of our water supply originates? As part of our Water Less campaign, here’s a water conservation quiz to test your knowledge.
8.
One way each person can protect water resources is by following the St. Johns River Water Management District’s irrigation restrictions, which call for efficient water use and prohibits outdoor irrigation between:
a. Dawn and dusk during the summer
b. Dusk and dawn year-round
c. 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, year-round
d. 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the summer
10.
__________ is now the No. 1 remaining water quality problem in the nation, accounting for the pollution of about 40 percent of all waterways surveyed nationwide.
a. Point source pollution from industries
b. Stormwater runoff from lawns, roads and other developed areas
c. Saltwater intrusion
d. Wastewater from sewage treatment plants
- ½ to ¾ inch
- 6
- 200
- Aquifer
- Floridan
- Vast underground, porous rocks
- Both
- 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, year-round
- 50 percent
- Stormwater runoff from lawns, roads and other developed areas