Why Depletion Matters and its Impacts on Water Conservation
Jody Williams, PartnerHolland & Hart LLP
February 2015
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Why Depletion Matters
Tracking the beneficial use of 400 acre ft. of water
75 acre ft. wastewater Return Flow consumed by
Fields and Duck Club
Return Flow
(100 acre ft.)
Green City
100 acre ft.
diverted
Field (50 acres) 200
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 100 acre ft.
Field (100 acres) 400
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 200 acre ft.
Return Flow
(200 acre ft.)
200 acre ft. diverted
400 acre ft. diverted
Municipal use consumes25 acre ft.
Diversion Dam #1
Diversion Dam #2
400 acre feet
Diversion Dam #3
Field
Duck Club
Field
Field
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Why Depletion Matters
Tracking the beneficial use of 400 acre ft. of water
Green City
Field (100 acres) 400
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 200 acre ft.
Return Flow
(200 acre ft.)
400 acre ft. diverted
Diversion Dam #1
400 acre feet
Field
Duck Club
Field
Field
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Why Depletion Matters
Tracking the beneficial use of 400 acre ft. of water
Return Flow
(100 acre ft.)
Green City
Field (50 acres) 200
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 100 acre ft.
Field (100 acres) 400
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 200 acre ft.
Return Flow
(200 acre ft.)
200 acre ft. diverted
400 acre ft. diverted
Diversion Dam #1
Diversion Dam #2
400 acre feet
Field
Duck Club
Field
Field
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Why Depletion Matters
Tracking the beneficial use of 400 acre ft. of water
75 acre ft. wastewater Return Flow consumed by
Fields and Duck Club
Return Flow
(100 acre ft.)
Green City
100 acre ft.
diverted
Field (50 acres) 200
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 100 acre ft.
Field (100 acres) 400
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 200 acre ft.
Return Flow
(200 acre ft.)
200 acre ft. diverted
400 acre ft. diverted
Municipal use consumes25 acre ft.
Diversion Dam #1
Diversion Dam #2
400 acre feet
Diversion Dam #3
Field
Duck Club
Field
Field
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Why Depletion Matters
Tracking the beneficial use of 400 acre ft. of water
75 30 acre ft. wastewater Return Flow consumed by
Fields and Duck Club
Return Flow(100 40 acre ft.)
Dusty City
100 40 acre ft. diverted
20 acres
Crop consumes 40 acre ft.
Field (100 acres) 400
acre ft.
Crop consumes
200 acre ft.
200 80 acre ft.
diverted
400 acre ft. diverted
Diversion Dam #1
Diversion Dam #2
Field
Duck Club
Field
Field
400 acre feet
Diversion Dam #3
Return Flow(200 80 acre ft.)
30 dry acres
Field (50 acres)
Municipal use consumes10 acre ft.
New 120 acre ft.
development
Field owner sells
120 acre ft. tonew
development
© Holland & Hart LLP 2015
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Why Depletion Matters
Tracking the beneficial use of 400 acre ft. of water
75 30 acre ft. wastewater Return Flow consumed by
Fields and Duck Club
Return Flow(100 40 acre ft.)
Dusty City
100 40 acre ft. diverted
20 acres
Crop consumes 40 acre ft.
Field (100 acres) 400
acre ft.
Crop consumes
200 acre ft.
200 80 acre ft.
diverted
400 acre ft. diverted
Diversion Dam #1
Diversion Dam #2
Field
Duck Club
Field
Field
400 acre feet
Diversion Dam #3
Return Flow(200 80 acre ft.)
30 dry acres
Field (50 acres)
Municipal use consumes10 acre ft.
New 120 acre ft.
development
Field owner sells
120 acre ft. tonew
development
Priority Call!
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Why Depletion Matters
Tracking the beneficial use of 400 acre ft. of water
75 acre ft. wastewater Return Flow consumed by
Fields and Duck Club
100 acre ft. remains in river for Green City
Green City
100 acre ft.
diverted
Field (100 acres) 400
acre ft.
Crop consume
s 200 acre ft.
Return Flow
(200 acre ft.)
100 acre ft. diverted
400 acre ft. diverted
Municipal use consumes25 acre ft.
Diversion Dam #1
Diversion Dam #2
Industrial use
diverts and
consumes 100 acre
ft.
400 acre feet
Diversion Dam #3
Field
Duck Club
Field
Field
No Priority Call
© Holland & Hart LLP 2015
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