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What's Your Water IQ?

Find out how much you know about water—and how to save it—by taking this quick quiz. At the end you’ll receive your Water IQ score and learn what you can do to raise it (unless, of course, you’re a water genius and get them all right).


1. What is the source for most of Lubbock’s drinking water?

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2. The City of Lubbock is asking everyone to use just 10 percent less water. Lowering your water use by just 10 percent will:





3. Watering daily is the only way to maintain a healthy lawn, especially during the summer.



4. The best sprinklers shoot high, fine sprays, which mist your landscape without wasting water.



5. Which plants are considered drought tolerant and require less water?

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6. If it rains, the drought will be over, and everyone can use as much water as they want.



7. Which of these tips will help save water around your home and raise your Water IQ?





8. Broken or misdirected sprinkler heads help you water a larger area while cleaning sidewalks and driveways.



9. The average home irrigation or lawn sprinkler system uses how many gallons of water every time it runs?




10. Raising the blade on your lawnmower to keep mowed grass taller helps save water.



11. How much water can a leaky faucet, tap or hose waste in just one day?




12. The depth of your soil does not have an effect on how much water you should use to water your lawn.



13. The Ogallala Aquifer provides water to:




14. Outdoor irrigation – caring for lawns and gardens – uses the most water for the typical home.



15. Lake Meredith and the Ogallala aquifer are:








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