surplus water
Example Sentences
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Nine years out of 10, they’ll receive payment from a conservation group in exchange for leaving the surplus water in the river.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022
Among the problems is that there isn’t any surplus water in the Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021
This was the first year in memory that Fort Bragg could not sell its surplus water to Mendocino Village, an old lumber town of historic Victorians and homegrown boutiques.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021
In the late 1990s, the states were arguing over which state should get surplus water.
From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2019
An outlet into a river allowed the discharge of surplus water.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de
