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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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| It is projected the demand for water will reach approximately
389,000 acre-feet annually by the year 2035, but the projected supply
will only be about 191,000 acre-feet. The initial allocation is 60 percent of Contractors' requested
amounts, or 2,465,529 acre-feet, and may increase during the winter
months. The plaintiffs contested the inclusion of
41,000 acre-feet of disputed water in the project's EIR. |
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