Fwd: cubic gallons

[Chris Waigl]

Laurence Horn wrote:

>Yes, but as noted, "square acre(s)" *very* rarely has that meaning;
>it's much more often simply pleonastic.  I take it to be a phrasal
>analogue to "unthaw", "unloosen", "debone", and other cases of
>redundant morphology when the formally redundant addition makes the
>meaning clear (viz. that we're talking privative actions,
>two-dimensional figures, or volumes, as the case may be).
>
[I only read Arnold's post, which mentions "cubic liters" after I sent
mine.]

One more: cubic acres. This one seems to be a joke unit used for a huge
amount of money ("three cubic acres of cash"). But not only.

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The problem stems from a federal order to the state of California to
reduce usage of the Colorado River water from 5.2 million cubic acres to
its allotted 4.4 million cubic acres, after Arizona and other states
that use the Colorado River sued in the United States Supreme Court.

<http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1031923774>
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Another reason to have a lake off-site is that a one-cubic-acre lake
wouldn't satisfy the demands of the course.

"In the fall, we overseed six or seven of our 176 acres," Franz says.
"The remainder of the year we irrigate 100 to 105 acres. In summer we
consume a much larger amount than in winter. If we don't have rain for a
month, we'd need a pretty large lake. The collection area would need to
be large enough to carry us for a couple of weeks. One or two cubic
acres wouldn't be worth the expense. It would have to be off the
property; we don't have the land here."
<http://www.jacobsengolf.com/resources/tech_articles/facing_challenges.html>
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In southern California's Imperial Valley, farmers who buy
taxpayer-provided irrigation water for $15.50 a cubic acre have turned
into speculators. Soon they will net a profit of $384.50 a cubic acre in
a massive water sale to a thirsty San Diego.
<http://www.southernenvironment.org/Cases/Water_Resources/AJCop-ed_Nov13.shtml>
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There's even "cubic acre feet", which I take to mean "acre feet", i.e.
the volume of one acre times one foot in the third dimension. Makes
sense for lakes:

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North Dakota is asking for a preliminary injunction against the corps,
requiring the agency to maintain 800,000 *cubic acre* feet in the lake
to support its fishery.

State officials say they also want 200,000 *cubic acre* feet of cold
water habitat, which is the minimum needed to maintain salmon and other
sport fish.
<http://shorl.com/hividepyvifro>
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Chris Waigl