And more people and businesses are drawing that water out consumptively, especially during the hot months. |
This is the amount of water consumptively used for the food supplied in society. |
It is the amount of water that is permanently extracted from the aquifer and consumptively used that is of significance. |
Most importantly from a sustainability perspective, Idaho fish farms do not consumptively use water for fish production. |
If Water is also consumed in the Basin, the data must include the amount of Water consumptively used within Basin. |
A dairy cow can drink 20 gallons of water in a day, but only half is used consumptively in milk production. |