acre-foot
noun
: the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot
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With California expecting its water supply to dwindle, new state conservation rules will encourage water suppliers to conserve 500,000 acre-feet, or 162.9 billion gallons, annually by 2040 — enough for roughly 1.4 million households.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 11 July 2024
Through that program, growers will now be able to receive $430 per acre-foot of water conserved.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
What is causing the conflict? The U.S. and Mexico signed a treaty in 1944 stipulating that Mexico send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. every five years from the Rio Grande, and the U.S. send 1.5 million acre-feet of water to Mexico from the Colorado River each year.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 June 2024
The search for Rizvi began on the 66,000 acre-foot reservoir, operated by the Nevada Irrigation District, Monday after Nevada and Placer deputies received 911 calls for three people thrown from the jet ski around 11:30 a.m.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 11 July 2024
Through that program, growers will now be able to receive $430 per acre-foot of water conserved.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
What is causing the conflict? The U.S. and Mexico signed a treaty in 1944 stipulating that Mexico send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. every five years from the Rio Grande, and the U.S. send 1.5 million acre-feet of water to Mexico from the Colorado River each year.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 June 2024
The search for Rizvi began on the 66,000 acre-foot reservoir, operated by the Nevada Irrigation District, Monday after Nevada and Placer deputies received 911 calls for three people thrown from the jet ski around 11:30 a.m.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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“Acre-foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre-foot. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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