Catchword: paper water

Filed under: English, Environment, Jargon

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: The entitlements, however, translate to only about 50,000 acre-feet of actual water deliveries. That’s because distribution from the system, which represents about 4.2 million acre-feet in entitlements, is based on availability. The difference between entitlements and actual water delivered is often referred to as “paper water.”

Article or document title:
“Enviromental groups oppose changes to Water Project” (URL)

Article, document, publication, web site:
Desert Sun

Publishing location:
Palm Springs, California

Dateline:
L.A.

Date of publication:
Dec. 27, 2004

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