Satellite system will track Western water usage
SALEM â Irrigators and regulators frequently encounter the same predicament: They want to measure actual water but must instead deal with paper. Estimates of large-scale water usage needed by regulators often depend on âpaper water,â or government-issued permits that describe the amount legally available for withdrawal but donât reflect real consumption. Farmers face a similar dilemma with published studies about crop irrigation requirements that arenât specific to their climate, potentially causing them to use more water than necessary or not enough to optimize yield...
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