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<br />~ <br /> <br />\:~; <br /> <br />GLOSSARY <br /> <br />Terms in this report are used as defined in "Resource Conservation <br />Glossary" by the Soil Conservation Society of America, 1970, and in the <br />"Hildland Planning Glossary," General Technical Report PSW-13/l976, <br />Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, USDA Forest <br />Service, 1976; and from definitions especially prepared for this study <br />and report. <br /> <br />,;,. <br /> <br />Acre-foot - The volume of water that will cover 1 acre to a depth of <br />1 foot. <br /> <br />ff'::: <br />~ <br />~,,<.; <br /> <br />Agricultural Land - Land in farms regularly used for agricultural <br />production. The term includes all land developed for crop or <br />livestock enterprises. <br />! <br />Aquifer - A geologic formation or structure that transmits water. The <br />term water-bearing is sometimes used synonymously with aquifer when <br />a stratum furnishes water. <br /> <br />Artesian Water - Water confined under enough pressure to cause it to <br />rise above the level where it is encountered in drilling. <br /> <br />,,'.,- <br /> <br />ASCS - Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service <br /> <br />~, <br />~i~: <br />,c>' <br />!;;:v <br /> <br />Benefits - An assessment of the value of the expected outputs of the <br />desirable effects of a plan or action. <br /> <br />Eorder Irrigation - A surface method of irrigation by flooding between <br />border dikes. <br /> <br />Canal - A constructed open channel for transporting water from the <br />source of supply to the point of distribution. <br /> <br />CD - Soil Conservation District. <br /> <br />CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality. <br /> <br />::-:.- <br /> <br />CES - Cooperative Extension Service. <br /> <br />1 ~ ': <br /> <br />COC - ASCS County Committee. <br /> <br />CaE Army Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br />r"~; <br /> <br />Compact Apportioned Water - The share of water flowing in the Colorado <br />River legally allocated to each state in the Colorado River <br />drainage. <br /> <br />Conservation Practice - Action taken or practices applied on the ground <br />to protect the soil, to conserve water, or to benefit wildlife. <br /> <br />',,".- <br /> <br />-, 1" l' - <br />\J~} lClJ <br /> <br />G-l <br /> <br />-~~:...,_.-.. <br />