43 C.F.R. § 418.1
Definitions.
Cite as 43 C.F.R. § 418.1 (2026)
Bureau
means the Bureau of Reclamation.
Decrees
means the
Alpine
decree (
United States
v.
Alpine Land and Reservoir Co.,
503 F. Supp. 877 (D. Nev. 1980)) and the
Orr Ditch
decree (
United States
v.
Orr Water Ditch Co.,
Equity No. A-3 (D. Nev.))
District
means the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District or any other approved Newlands Project operator.
Eligible land
means Project land which at the time of delivery has a valid water right and either:
(1) Is classified as irrigable under Bureau land classification standards (Reclamation Instruction Series 510); or
(2) Has a paid out Project water right.
Full reservoir
means 295,500 acre-feet in Lahontan Reservoir using Truckee River diversions. The Reservoir can fill above 295,500 acre-feet to 316,500 acre-feet with Carson River inflow and the use of flash boards. Intentional storage on the flash boards will occur only after the peak runoff.
Project
means the Newlands Irrigation Project in western Nevada.