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acre-foot

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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.



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which charges about $600 per acre-foot for untreated water and $800 per acre-foot for treated supplies.
An acre-foot is 326,000 gallons - enough to serve about two households a year.
50 per acre-foot, would be paid $258 per acre-foot for the water.
 
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