Acequia System and Irrigation Quiz

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What is the principle behind the prior appropriation doctrine?

The user who can pay the most for the water has the highest priority right

The most efficient user of water has the highest priority right

The person who owns the land where the water is located has the highest priority right

The first person to use a quantity of water has the highest priority right (correct)

What happens to higher priority users during drought conditions under the prior appropriation doctrine?

They receive water after junior users

They receive water before junior users (correct)

They lose their rights to water

Their rights are temporarily suspended

How can appropriative rights be lost under the prior appropriation doctrine?

Through selling or transferring apart from the land

Through excessive use

Through nonuse (correct)

Through dispute with other users

What is an artesian aquifer?

An aquifer with a water table at atmospheric pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the Earth's atmosphere in relation to water?

To transport water around the globe Signup and view all the answers

What agricultural staples owe their progress to the acequia system?

Cotton, pecans, and green chile Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of an acid?

Having more free hydrogen ions than hydroxyl ions Signup and view all the answers

What is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot?

325,851 gallons Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'alkali' refer to in relation to water and soils?

Strongly basic substances raising the pH value above 7.0 Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'alluvial deposits' refer to?

Deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material deposited by running water Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a substance with a pH of less than 7?

Acid Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of alkali substances in relation to water and soils?

Raising the pH value above 7.0 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the capacity of water to neutralize an acid solution?

Acidic capacity Signup and view all the answers

What is the system for allocating water to private individuals used in most Western states?

Appropriative rights system Signup and view all the answers

What is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot?

325,851 gallons Signup and view all the answers

What do alluvial deposits refer to?

Deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material deposited by running water Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of the prior appropriation doctrine?

First in Time, First in Right Signup and view all the answers

What happens to higher priority users during drought conditions under the prior appropriation doctrine?

They are satisfied before junior users receive water Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of an artesian aquifer?

Water table at atmospheric pressure Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'base' refer to in relation to water?

pH of more than 7 Signup and view all the answers

What do appropriative rights refer to under the prior appropriation doctrine?

Rights to use water based on priority and beneficial use Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Earth's atmosphere in relation to water?

Move water around the globe Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a confined aquifer?

Under pressure when tapped by a well Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'base flow' refer to?

Sustained flow of a stream in the absence of direct runoff Signup and view all the answers

What happens to appropriative rights if they are not used?

They can be lost through nonuse Signup and view all the answers

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What is the principle behind the prior appropriation doctrine?

What happens to higher priority users during drought conditions under the prior appropriation doctrine?

How can appropriative rights be lost under the prior appropriation doctrine?

What is an artesian aquifer?

What is the main function of the Earth's atmosphere in relation to water?

What agricultural staples owe their progress to the acequia system?

What is the defining characteristic of an acid?

What is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot?

What does the term 'alkali' refer to in relation to water and soils?

What does the term 'alluvial deposits' refer to?

What is the term for a substance with a pH of less than 7?

What is the defining characteristic of alkali substances in relation to water and soils?

What is the term for the capacity of water to neutralize an acid solution?

What is the system for allocating water to private individuals used in most Western states?

What is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot?

What do alluvial deposits refer to?

What is the basis of the prior appropriation doctrine?

What happens to higher priority users during drought conditions under the prior appropriation doctrine?

What is the defining characteristic of an artesian aquifer?

What does the term 'base' refer to in relation to water?

What do appropriative rights refer to under the prior appropriation doctrine?

What is the primary function of the Earth's atmosphere in relation to water?

What is the characteristic of a confined aquifer?

What does the term 'base flow' refer to?

What happens to appropriative rights if they are not used?

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