SAWS History Quiz

Created by ambertg

Question or Hint Answer or Word

How many pressure zones did San Antonio have in 1965? 9 (wrong answers: 3, 42)
What was the SAWS building before we bought it in 2004? Valero (wrong answers: Frost Bank, Credit Human )
San Antonio water supply company drilled the first water well at what pump station? Market St (wrong answers: NACO , Seale )
What year did SAWS bring its water system entirely under computer control? 1963 (wrong answers: 2001, 1996)
SAWS has ______ miles of water mains? 8,000 (wrong answers: 13,000, 6,000)
What was the SAWS team named “Team 2000” comprised of multiple departments made for? The turn of the Century (wrong answers: The first 2,000 miles of mains, The trial run of AMI meters)
What lake did San Antonio dump its sewage for 100 years up until the late 1970’s? Mitchell Lake (wrong answers: Medina Lake , Blue Wing Lake )
San Antonio is the only U.S city to reuse what? All three wastewater byproducts (wrong answers: Mercury lightbulbs , Biosolids)
How many miles long is the recycled pipeline? 126 (wrong answers: 1,003, 64)
The old Brack pumphouse is nicknamed the Borglum house after the famous ____? Sculptor (wrong answers: Singer , S.A Mayor )