|
 |
|
Acre-foot
News archive for Acre-foot Sonoma Index-Tribune,...(An acre-foot is about 326000 gallons, the amount one or two families typically use in a year.) These projections also assume that during the study period a Controversial ag pipeline pulled beneath Pajaro River - Aug 25, 2007 Santa Cruz Sentinel,The cost is currently $160 per acre-foot, more than triple what farmers were paying for water just a few years ago. There are 325851 gallons per acre-foot. State pressed on water deal - Aug 26, 2007 Arizona Republic,An acre-foot is 325851 gallons, enough to meet the annual needs of one or two urban households. The Gila River settlement set aside 6411 acre-feet for a US: Water woes undercut good harvest - Aug 23, 2007 FreshPlaza,Experts say it's hard to tell what an acre-foot of water will sell for now because currently there's no water for sale. At Costamagna Farms in western Mining firm to foot bill for water pipeline; but forum produces ... - Aug 3, 2007 Inside Tucson Business,...(An acre foot is 325851 gallons, which is about the amount a family of four uses in a year.) "This is our first major step toward building a sustainable Irrigation district keeps an eye on small-lot water users - Aug 25, 2007 Las Cruces Sun-News,An acre-foot — or, 12 acre-inches — is about 326000 gallons, enough water to meet the needs of a household for a year. As a result of the debate, Nestle bottler seeks more public input - Aug 27, 2007 Record-Searchlight (subscription),That acre-foot limit includes any water from wells on Nestle's own property, which would have to be approved and owned by the district, but drilled at Corn, ethanol rush relies on dwindling water - Aug 24, 2007 Rocky Mountain News,An acre-foot is roughly the amount needed to supply a family of four with enough water for one year. Colorado officials believe they can cut the compact South Metro eyes Ark Valley water - Aug 17, 2007 Pueblo Chieftain,Parker’s Reuter-Hess Reservoir, a 16000 acre-foot reservoir that will be expanded to 70000 acre-feet at a cost of $80 million. East Cherry Creek Valley’s Balloon Fiesta Park reflecting pond plans set aside - Aug 21, 2007 Albuquerque Tribune,An acre-foot is more than 325000 gallons — enough for two families for a year. "A reflective pond that deep makes no sense," Wentworth said. NID to supply Lincoln with water - Aug 23, 2007 The Union of Grass Valley,One acre foot equals enough water to cover 1 acre of land, 1 foot deep - about what a household of four would consume in a year. Reclaimed water to cool power plant - Aug 22, 2007 Victorville Daily Press,An acre foot, which is enough water to cover an acre at a foot deep, is about 325900 gallons and is roughly though to be enough to supply a family of four In justified praise of organic farming - Aug 22, 2007 Bangkok Post,...pounds [453.59kg] per acre-foot of soil, or about 3500 pounds [1587.5kg] of carbon dioxide per acre-foot per year sequestered'' for the organic fields. Court denies city hearing - Aug 25, 2007 Amarillo.com (subscription),An acre-foot of water is about 327000 gallons. Questions or comments on this story? Your comments will be sent to the newsroom. Submissions may be used for Arroyo may reap Oceano’s leftovers - Aug 22, 2007 San Luis Obispo Tribune,An acre-foot is enough water to cover an acre of land a foot deep. It’s generally thought to be enough to supply one to two single-family homes for a year. Revisiting 'toilet to tap' - Aug 26, 2007 Los Angeles Times,As DWP engineer Bill Van Wagoner put it, "We spent slightly under $1 million per acre foot (of water produced) before we had to shut it off. A search for water at Hideout - Aug 24, 2007 Telluride Daily Planet,An acre-foot is 325900 gallons, or the amount of water required to cover one acre of ground, one foot deep. Over the past several years the current owners Reid would like to see Mohave go solar - Aug 26, 2007 Mohave Valley News,19000 acre-feet of water (325851 gallons per acre-foot), plus several thousand acre-feet salvaged from the coal slurry which supplied the plant. Lake funding still big concern - Aug 22, 2007 Ada Evening News,Under new guidelines being discussed, Mathis said water rights could conceivably be reduced to as little as one-quarter acre-foot of water per acre of land NID floats voluntary water-saving plan - Aug 20, 2007 The Union of Grass Valley,...(An acre-foot is the amount of water that would cover an acre of land to 1 foot deep. It's roughly the amount of water a family of four would use in one Pumping plan stirs fears of a modern 'dust bowl' - Aug 1, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune,An acre-foot is enough for a family of four for a year. The water would run through a 285-mile pipeline network to feed population growth in southern Nevada TFCC says shutdown unlikely Farmers should have water through harvest - Aug 14, 2007 Twin Falls Times-News,An acre foot is enough water to cover one acre in water one foot deep. The access is good news for irrigators, who worried the TFCC could run out of water Farmers ready to take big drink - Aug 1, 2007 Chicago Sun-Times,An acre foot translates to the amount needed to cover one acre with a foot of water. That's 15 percent of the federally controlled water in California A resort town thirsts for solutions - Aug 11, 2007 Los Angeles Times,...(One acre-foot is roughly equivalent to the amount of water a family of four uses in one year.) The water district has adopted a measure designed to allow Palmdale faces water rationing - Aug 26, 2007 Los Angeles Daily News,One acre-foot of water is enough to supply a family of four for a year. The district also is considering actively enforcing a policy, first enacted during Viejas explores options in buying outside water - Aug 23, 2007 San Diego Union Tribune,An acre-foot is enough water for two four-member families for a year. Indian reservations in San Diego County are not historically part of local water Strawberry, flower fields fret at threats to water supply - Aug 19, 2007 North County Times,Regular wholesale water from Metropolitan costs $331 per acre-foot. Agricultural customers pay $241 an acre-foot. A single acre-foot equals about 326000 City’s general funds lower than budgeted - Aug 17, 2007 Brenham Banner Press,City staffers are recommending that an additional 665 acre-feet of water to meet future needs (an acre-foot is 325851 gallons, or the amount of water that Mexico, US plan talks on river use - Aug 14, 2007 Arizona Republic,An acre-foot is 325851 gallons, enough to serve one or two households for one year. Mexico's share represents about 11 percent of the river's average flow City to discuss purchasing water for future needs - Aug 14, 2007 Brenham Banner Press,The city currently contracts with BRA for a total of 3565 acre-feet of water (an acre-foot is 325851 gallons, or the amount of water that would cover an Water deal key to Folsom growth - Aug 4, 2007 Sacramento Bee,An acre-foot of water is 326000 gallons, roughly a year's supply for two households. Swearingen said the sale price of the water has not been finalized. Top Las Vegas water official blasts Utah request for study - Aug 4, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune,Authorities say an acre-foot of water is about enough water to supply two Las Vegas homes for a year. Generally, however, an acre-foot is equated to the Better lake than never - Aug 15, 2007 Austin 360 (subscription),On June 27 massive rainstorms (read: 19 inches in Marble Falls) dumped more than 1 million acre-feet of water (an acre-foot is the volume of water necessary Schwarzenegger's True Lies About Dams and Canals - Aug 23, 2007 CounterPunch,..."The cost of producing water at Sites and Temperance dams would be between $1000 and $2000 per acre foot. Who is going to buy this water at such a high Thirsty LB turns to the ocean for water - Aug 6, 2007 Long Beach Press-Telegram,Imported water costs about $500 per acre-foot, compared to $1200 per acre-foot for desalinated water, Alsop said. The typical family uses one acre-foot of Reclamation finishes review of Aurora pact - Aug 11, 2007 Pueblo Chieftain,Initially, Aurora would pay $43 per acre-foot for storage and $49 per acre-foot for exchanges. An inflationary rate of 1.79 percent and a fluctuating charge Irrigators brace for worst as water runs low - Aug 2, 2007 Baker City Herald,...(One acre-foot of water would cover one acre of ground to a depth of one foot.) This morning the reservoir held about 20100 acre-feet of water. Can't have green greens without water - Aug 1, 2007 Liberal Southwest Daily Times,He showed the country club a proposal to sell them the water rights for the 60 acre feet of water for $1000 per acre foot per year for a period of 10 years. New water rights table approved for Lyon County Utilities - Aug 8, 2007 Reno Gazette Journal,However, Workman recommended instead of using a .224 acre-foot per door for multi-family residential structures but instead to change from .45 acre-foot to Lovell fears canal breach - Aug 10, 2007 Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,One acre foot of water covers an acre at a depth of a foot. "I think we're OK for right now, but I certainly think it's necessary for us to get a drain Duck clubs also have eye on potential water cutoff - Aug 19, 2007 Enterprise-Record,While rice farmers might need one acre-foot of water per acre (325851 gallons), duck hunting areas use continued flows to make up for water evaporation and Curbside recycling coming to Pottsboro - Aug 23, 2007 Sherman Denison Herald Democrat,Farley explained the cost per acre-foot was $230 in 1993, $256 in 1997, and $321 in 2005. The city began setting money aside for such an allocation five or Water source may be 20 years away - Jul 31, 2007 Baxter Bulletin,An acre foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre of ground with one foot of water, said Tracy Fancher, US Army Corps of Engineers operations Countries, companies use desalination to make seawater drinkable - Aug 1, 2007 Albuquerque Tribune,Current cost estimates run at about $650 per acre foot (326000 gallons), as opposed to $200 for purifying the same amount of fresh water. Farmers pushing for water deal - Aug 1, 2007 Contra Costa Times,An acre-foot translates to the amount needed to cover one acre with a foot of water. That's 15 percent of the federally controlled water in California, Water Rate Hike Ahead Unless … - Aug 9, 2007 Gilroy Dispatch (subscription),Groundwater charges in South County, he said, increased from $230 to $255 per acre-foot as of July 1. An acre-foot of water equals an area roughly the size GV council opposes water pipeline offer - Aug 16, 2007 Arizona Daily Star,An acre-foot equals about 326000 gallons, about as much as two four-member households use annually. But many area residents, and many more in the greater Huckelberry, Marana differ on sewer cost with takeover - Aug 25, 2007 Arizona Daily Star,In his letter, Huckelberry compared the average $22.29 annual residents' tax bill for CAGRD members to the $3946 per acre-foot cost of treating effluent at Kimble: The town that says 'no' to watering - Aug 16, 2007 Tucson Citizen,The developer will sell the town 1 acre-foot of water each year for 100 years, charging $45000 over the course of the century. P&Z tables school’s permit; conflicts with church meetings - Aug 8, 2007 Sierra Vista Herald,One acre-foot is the volume of water necessary to cover one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot. It’s approximately 325851 US gallons. archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
|
MONGABAY.COM
SUPPORT You can help support mongabay.com by becoming a contributor to keep this site up and running. Thank you for your continued interest in the site. Help support mongabay.com! Use the link below to buy from Amazon.com! 
T-SHIRTS 
Madagascar Wildlife Save Madagascar 
Sucking on this frog may make you insane 
In Madagascar there are lemurs that dance 
Don't fall asleep the sloths will eat you < 
Canvas shopping bags Some Blogs: How to Save the World Bottleworld Earth-Info.Net NewScientist Blog Gristmill Journal Watch Celsias Cleantech Blog EcoGeek EcoSherpa Earth Blog GreenOptions Lime Plenty Magazine How the World Works ScienceBlogs Sierra Club Compass The Oil Drum Treehugger Triple Pundit WorldChanging TOPICS Africa Agriculture Alternative Energy Amazon Amphibian Crisis Amphibians Animal Behavior Antarctica Asia Australia Automobiles Biodiversity Bioenergy Biofuels Biomimicry Birds Borneo Brazil Bushmeat California Carbon Dioxide Carbon Finance Carbon Sequestration Cellulosic Ethanol China Climate Change Congo Conservation Coral Reefs Deforestation Ecological Services Endangered Species Energy Environment Environmental Law Environmental Politics Ethanol Extinction Fires Fishing Forests Fossil Fuels Green Business Green Design Green Energy Greenland-Arctic Happy-Upbeat Environmental Hurricanes Illegal Logging India Indigenous People Indonesia Interviews Invasive Species Lemurs Logging Madagascar Mammals Monkeys New Guinea Ocean Acidification Oceans Oil Olpc Orangutans Palm Oil Plants Politics Pollution Population Poverty Alleviation Primates Remote Sensing Renewable Energy Reptiles Saving Rainforests Sea Ice Sea Levels Sea Turtles Sharks Solar Power Species Discovery Strange Technology United States Water Whales Wildlife more |
|
About | Privacy Copyright Rhett Butler 2009 |
