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acre-foot A quantity of water,sand,or minerals equal to a volume 1 foot high over one hypothetical acre of land.It arises in the context of pricing water for irrigation purposes,estimating the value of minerals in place under the soil,and estimating numbers of fish per acre-foot of water. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He said the average cost of buying, transporting and
treating MWD-supplied water is $450 per acre foot. Twenty years ago, the cost of treating water was in the range of
$4,000 per acre foot.
(Total reserves based on 12,000 productive acres
12,000 acres x 500 feet x 150 barrels per acre foot =
900 million barrels of recoverable oil)
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