[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR418.35]

[Page 580]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
      CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 418--OPERATING CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE NEWLANDS RECLAMATION PROJECT, NEVADA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 418.35  Efficiencies.

    The established target efficiencies under this part are shown in the 
Expected Project Distribution System Efficiency table (Sec. 418.13 
(a)(4)). The efficiency of the Project will vary with the amount of 
entitlement water actually delivered at the headgates. Since most of the 
distribution system losses such as evaporation and seepage do not change 
significantly with the amount of water delivered (i.e., these losses are 
principally a function of water surface area and the wetted perimeter of 
the canals), the Project efficiency requirement is higher as the percent 
of entitlement water actually delivered at the headgates increases. The 
actual efficiency is calculated each year after the close of the 
irrigation season based on actual measured amounts. The application of 
any adjustments to Lahontan Reservoir storage or Truckee River 
diversions resulting from the efficiency is always prospective.