Water Terms:
Water Right: The requirement of a water user to have an area of irrigation equivalent to the size of water rights. For example, 1.5 acres of water right = 1.5 acres of area being irrigated.
Weir: An instrument for measuring water as it is delivered through a slot of standard width with varying height,
such as a dam placed across a river or canal to raise or divert the water or regulate its flow.
Transfer: The act of conveying or turning over possession of water or water rights to another, in the context of a water transfer.
Tail water: The water run-off during irrigation from either flows or storage that travels beyond an irrigator’s property line onto the land of another or the public.
Tract, private/public: A piece of land in an approved partition or subdivision that is set aside in a separate area from the created lots or parcels for dedication to the public, a homeowners’ association, or other entity (for example, commonly for open space, recreation, sensitive lands, private streets, etc.)
Point of Delivery: The place at which water is delivered or transferred to the individual user or users from the District facility.
Lot line: Any property line bounding a lot or parcel.
Lot line adjustment: The boundary adjustment between lots or parcels by relocating a common boundary that does not change the number of lots or parcels.
Lateral: A partial diversion of a canal or pipeline, used to deliver water to outlying areas.
Head gate: Valve comprised of a plate that slides over a canal, lateral, or sublateral opening to measure water delivery. Head gates may be adjusted and locked.
Easement: A property interest held by one party to make use of another's real property for a defined purpose.
Diversion: Man-made structures that are or may be used to deflect or divert water from a river or stream into a conduit or impoundment, or canal.
Canal: A waterway or improved river used to supply water for irrigation.
Contiguous: That which touches or connects, including that which only connects or touches a common point; the touching together of two or more tracts of land that lie alongside one another or that touch or connect with one another for any length or distance whatsoever, no matter how finite.
Acre Foot: The measurement of water volume; the amount of water necessary to cover an acre of land, one foot deep.
Weir: An instrument for measuring water as it is delivered through a slot of standard width with varying height,
such as a dam placed across a river or canal to raise or divert the water or regulate its flow.
Transfer: The act of conveying or turning over possession of water or water rights to another, in the context of a water transfer.
Tail water: The water run-off during irrigation from either flows or storage that travels beyond an irrigator’s property line onto the land of another or the public.
Tract, private/public: A piece of land in an approved partition or subdivision that is set aside in a separate area from the created lots or parcels for dedication to the public, a homeowners’ association, or other entity (for example, commonly for open space, recreation, sensitive lands, private streets, etc.)
Point of Delivery: The place at which water is delivered or transferred to the individual user or users from the District facility.
Lot line: Any property line bounding a lot or parcel.
Lot line adjustment: The boundary adjustment between lots or parcels by relocating a common boundary that does not change the number of lots or parcels.
Lateral: A partial diversion of a canal or pipeline, used to deliver water to outlying areas.
Head gate: Valve comprised of a plate that slides over a canal, lateral, or sublateral opening to measure water delivery. Head gates may be adjusted and locked.
Easement: A property interest held by one party to make use of another's real property for a defined purpose.
Diversion: Man-made structures that are or may be used to deflect or divert water from a river or stream into a conduit or impoundment, or canal.
Canal: A waterway or improved river used to supply water for irrigation.
Contiguous: That which touches or connects, including that which only connects or touches a common point; the touching together of two or more tracts of land that lie alongside one another or that touch or connect with one another for any length or distance whatsoever, no matter how finite.
Acre Foot: The measurement of water volume; the amount of water necessary to cover an acre of land, one foot deep.
