Irrigation Distribution Uniformity Economics

Water Terms

Agriculture Depletions
Quantity of Agricultural water lost through consumptive use
Agricultural Surface Diversions
Quantity of surface water diverted for agricultural uses.
Agricultural Groundwater Pumping
Quantity of water pumped from groundwater for agricultural purposes.
Sub-Irrigated Surface Diversions
Quantity of surface water diverted for sub-irrigated agricultural uses.
Sub-Irrigated Surface Depletions
Quantity of surface water lost through consumptive use and stored in the soil for sub-irrigated agricultural uses.
Incidental Depletions
Quantity of water used by riparian vegetation adjacent to canals and adjacent to flood irrigated fields, but not adjacent to natural waterbodies; primarily evapotranspiration. This does not include natural riparian depletions.
Municipal and Industrial Depletions
Quantity of Municipal and Industrial water lost through consumptive use such as indoor uses not returned to the sewer system or evapotranspiration.
Municipal and Industrial Diversions
Quantity of Municipal and Industrial water diverted for various uses, including indoor and outdoor applications.
Mineral Diversions
Quantity of water diverted for mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake.
Mineral Depletions
Quantity of water lost through consumptive use for mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake.
Data Source: Utah Division of Water Resources (DWR) Water Budget Results
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