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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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| An acre-foot is 326,000 gallons -
enough to serve about two households a year. The IID will sell surplus Colorado River water to the
state for $175/acre-foot, which in turn will sell it to Los Angeles for
$250/ acre-foot. What it comes down to
is the cost per acre-foot of water generated," says Zammit. |
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