Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer - An underground freshwater aquifer that covers about 10,800 square miles from east to south-central Idaho.
Surface Water Coalition - SWC was formed by a group of canal companies and irrigation districts responsible for delivering water from the Snake River to approximately 550,000 acres of farmland. The SWC was established to address common water management challenges, advocate for water rights, and ensure the efficient and sustainable use of water resources for agricultural purposes in Idaho.
Idaho Ground Water Appropriators, Inc. - IGWA represents agricultural, industrial, and municipal ground water users across southeastern Idaho. The IGWA's mission is to represent the interests of Idaho’s ground water users and promote the efficient use and economic development of water resources.
Idaho Department of Water Resources - IDWR is a government agency whose mission is to serve Idahoans by ensuring their water is conserved and available to sustain Idaho’s economy, ecosystems, and resulting quality of life.
The volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land (43,560 square feet) to a depth of 1 foot (about 326,000 gallons). A common way to measure water use.
The system for allocating water to private individuals.
An underground layer of rock, sediment, or soil that is filled or saturated with water
A process where water is put back into groundwater storage from surface water supplies such as irrigation or induced infiltration from streams or wells.
A part of water withdrawn that is evaporated, transpired by plants, incorporated into products or crops, consumed by humans or livestock, or otherwise removed from the immediate water environment. Also referred to as water consumed.
A rate of the water flow, such as in streams or rivers. It is equal to a volume of water one foot high and one foot wide flowing a distance of one foot in one second.
The volume of water that passes a given location within a given period of time. Usually expressed in cubic feet per second.
The height of the water surface above the gage datum (zero point).
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