Rebate Opportunities Quiz
Take this 10-question quiz to learn more about rebate opportunities
1: The City provides a $40 rebate per downspout redirect. What is a downspout redirect?
Incorrect! A downspout redirect reroutes rainwater to a landscaped area that naturally filters runoff.
Correct! A downspout redirect reroutes rainwater to a landscaped area that naturally filters runoff.
Incorrect! A downspout redirect reroutes rainwater to a landscaped area that naturally filters runoff.
2: The City of San Diego provides free mulch to residents.
Mulch is a reliable, cost-effective product that can help with erosion control and water retention. Residents can pick up mulch for free at the Miramar Greenery at 5180 Convoy St.
3: Mulch reduces soil moisture through evaporation and helps keep soil cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. What exactly is mulch?
Incorrect! Mulch is made by a shortened composting process that takes 15 days using shredded tree and yard trimmings. This process eliminates pathogens and most weed seeds while breaking down the raw organic material into beneficial soil nutrients.
Correct! Mulch is made by a shortened composting process that takes 15 days using shredded tree and yard trimmings. This process eliminates pathogens and most weed seeds while breaking down the raw organic material into beneficial soil nutrients.
Incorrect! Mulch is made by a shortened composting process that takes 15 days using shredded tree and yard trimmings. This process eliminates pathogens and most weed seeds while breaking down the raw organic material into beneficial soil nutrients.
4: Rebates for rain barrels are up to $400 per property.
Rebates for rain barrels have recently been increased to $1.50 per gallon of rain barrel storage capacity up to 800 gallons or $800 per property.
5: What’s the maximum rebate property owners can get for installing rain gutters?
Incorrect! Rebates for rain gutters – which captures rainwater from rooftops and diverts it to a rain barrel or landscaped area that naturally filters runoff – are up to $500 per property.
Correct! Rebates for rain gutters – which captures rainwater from rooftops and diverts it to a rain barrel or landscaped area that naturally filters runoff – are up to $500 per property.
Incorrect! Rebates for rain gutters – which captures rainwater from rooftops and diverts it to a rain barrel or landscaped area that naturally filters runoff – are up to $500 per property.
6: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California offers a variety of rebates for Southern California residents. Which of the following qualifies for rebates?
Partially correct! They all qualify for rebates. Information on these rebate opportunities can be found at SoCal Water$mart.
Partially correct! They all qualify for rebates. Information on these rebate opportunities can be found at SoCal Water$mart.
Partially correct! They all qualify for rebates. Information on these rebate opportunities can be found at SoCal Water$mart.
Partially correct! They all qualify for rebates. Information on these rebate opportunities can be found at SoCal Water$mart.
Partially correct! They all qualify for rebates. Information on these rebate opportunities can be found at SoCal Water$mart.
Partially correct! They all qualify for rebates. Information on these rebate opportunities can be found at SoCal Water$mart.
Correct! Information on these rebate opportunities can be found at SoCal Water$mart.
7: What percentage of water consumed by most households is used to maintain landscapes and lawns?
Incorrect! It’s over 50%. To reduce water usage, homeowners can apply for the turf replacement program and receive a rebate of $2 per square foot up to 5,000 square feet of converted yard.
Incorrect! It’s over 50%. To reduce water usage, homeowners can apply for the turf replacement program and receive a rebate of $2 per square foot up to 5,000 square feet of converted yard.
Correct! It’s over 50%. To reduce water usage, homeowners can apply for the turf replacement program and receive a rebate of $2 per square foot up to 5,000 square feet of converted yard.
8: What is rainwater harvesting?
Incorrect! Rainwater harvesting is the practice of collecting rainwater that falls on and around your home. Rainwater can be collected with rain barrels or cisterns or directing it into swales, basins, rain gardens or dry creek beds where it can sink into the soil.
Correct! Rainwater harvesting is the practice of collecting rainwater that falls on and around your home. Rainwater can be collected with rain barrels or cisterns or directing it into swales, basins, rain gardens or dry creek beds where it can sink into the soil.
Incorrect! Rainwater harvesting is the practice of collecting rainwater that falls on and around your home. Rainwater can be collected with rain barrels or cisterns or directing it into swales, basins, rain gardens or dry creek beds where it can sink into the soil.
9: What are the benefits of harvesting rainwater in rain barrels or cisterns?
Partially correct! All of these are benefits of harvesting stormwater. Irrigating plants and landscape with rainwater reduces the need to use potable water.
Partially correct! All of these are benefits of harvesting stormwater. Irrigating plants and landscape with rainwater reduces the need to use potable water.
Partially correct! All of these are benefits of harvesting stormwater. Irrigating plants and landscape with rainwater reduces the need to use potable water.
Partially correct! All of these are benefits of harvesting stormwater. Irrigating plants and landscape with rainwater reduces the need to use potable water.
Correct! All of these are benefits of harvesting stormwater. Irrigating plants and landscape with rainwater reduces the need to use potable water.
10: How much rainwater runoff is generated from a 1,000-square-foot roof in a one-inch rain event?
Incorrect! It’s about 620 gallons. You can calculate the amount of rainwater that will run off your roof by using the following equations: Roof Area (sq. ft.) X Amount of Rainfall (inches) X 0.62 = Rainfall (gallons).
Incorrect! It’s about 620 gallons. You can calculate the amount of rainwater that will run off your roof by using the following equations: Roof Area (sq. ft.) X Amount of Rainfall (inches) X 0.62 = Rainfall (gallons).
Correct! You can calculate the amount of rainwater that will run off your roof by using the following equations: Roof Area (sq. ft.) X Amount of Rainfall (inches) X 0.62 = Rainfall (gallons).