acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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Agricultural irrigation and environmental flows to the ocean are roughly equal at around 35 million acre-feet while residential, commercial and industrial users take the remainder.
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Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
With a maximum capacity of 1.5 million acre-feet of water, proponents say Sites will boost storage amid unpredictable climate swings.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Under the current rules, the city could take much more — up to 16,000 acre-feet this year.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
Still, experts say the state has a long way to go and will need more wet weather and improved groundwater recharge systems to fill a gap of 40 million acre-feet that accumulated over the last two decades.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Sunding said water deliveries from the tunnel would cost about $1,325 per acre-foot — less than the average cost for water generated by desalination, recycling and stormwater capture.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
That included more than 12,200 acre-feet of stormwater that flowed into the city’s Tujunga Spreading Grounds, which was expanded in a project completed in 2022.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Meanwhile to the north, in Mohave County, Greenstone’s competitor Water Asset Management holds more than 2,400 acres, and access to nearly 16,000 acre-feet of water, per public records from the county.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Well owners also will be required to pay the state $300 per well plus a pumping fee of $20 per acre-foot, a measure intended to cover costs related to the state’s intervention.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
With a maximum capacity of 1.5 million acre-feet of water, proponents say Sites will boost storage amid unpredictable climate swings.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Under the current rules, the city could take much more — up to 16,000 acre-feet this year.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
Still, experts say the state has a long way to go and will need more wet weather and improved groundwater recharge systems to fill a gap of 40 million acre-feet that accumulated over the last two decades.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Sunding said water deliveries from the tunnel would cost about $1,325 per acre-foot — less than the average cost for water generated by desalination, recycling and stormwater capture.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
That included more than 12,200 acre-feet of stormwater that flowed into the city’s Tujunga Spreading Grounds, which was expanded in a project completed in 2022.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Meanwhile to the north, in Mohave County, Greenstone’s competitor Water Asset Management holds more than 2,400 acres, and access to nearly 16,000 acre-feet of water, per public records from the county.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Well owners also will be required to pay the state $300 per well plus a pumping fee of $20 per acre-foot, a measure intended to cover costs related to the state’s intervention.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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