WWA Water Efficiency Exam | 154 Questions With 100% Correct Answers.

Adaptive plants - Non-indigenous plants that easily adapt to the climate and thus require little or no supplemental irrigation once established. Adjusted water budget -an amount of water used to maintain a landscape that is based on area and evapotranspiration rate. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - an association involved in developing standards for a wide range of products including plumbing fixtures. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - a professional organization whose Codes and Standards Committee helps to write and publish ANSI standards American Water Works Association (AWWA) - a professional organization serving the drinking water supply profession in North America. American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF) - a nonprofit organization that sponsors research for the drinking water supply profession. Apparent loss - water that was not read accurately by a meter, either as unauthorized consumption, including theft or data analysis errors. Appliance - a water using device such as a washing machine. Audit (end use) - a systematic accounting of water uses conducted to identify opportunities for improved efficiency. Authorized consumption - the annual volume of metered and/or unmetered water taken by registered customers, the water supplier and others who are authorized to do so.Baseline - an established value or trend used for comparison when conditions are altered Benefit cost ration - benefits and costs measured in terms of money and expressed as a ratio with divided by costs; typically used as an evaluation tool for different water conservation measures and programs.