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<br />C, (. ?a <br /> <br />divided into intentional, productive consumptive use and incidental, non-productive <br />consumptive use. Return flows may be direct (over the land' surface) or more typically by <br />underground flow following deep percolation. <br /> <br />B. Definitions: <br /> <br />As the water budget demonstrates there are a variety of water supply changes that may <br />occur when irrigation efficiency is improved. It is important to be precise when discussing <br />a particular increment of the water involved. Terms must be consistent with accepted legal <br />and technical understandings, For that reason a glossary of legal and technical terms used <br />in describing water salvage and conservation is provided as Appendix A The key technical <br />terms have already been discussed in the water budget description. These include <br />conveyance loss, depletion, deep percolation, evapo-transpiration, root zone, soil moisture, <br />and return flow. Legal terms will be discussed in Section IV below. <br />. The terms "salvaged", "conserved", and "saved" water have been given specific <br />definitions in legislation brought before the General Assembly. These are: <br /> <br />saved water - <br /> <br />salvaged water - <br /> <br />"the amount of water which has been available to a direct flow water <br />right in priority, and which an applicant claims will no longer be <br />needed for diversion at the applicant's headgate because of <br />modernization ...." HB 91-1110 (House Committee on Agriculture, <br />Livestock, and Natural Resources Report January 1, 1991.) <br /> <br />"water which is part of an appropriated water supply that would be lost <br />to users of the water source as a result of evaporation, transpiration, <br />seepage, or otherwise and which is conserved or otherwise made <br />available to beneficial use.... The difference between historical <br />consumptive use and post-salvage consumptive use shall determine the <br />quantity of salvaged water." SB 84-161 (as introduced) <br /> <br />6 <br />