Sec. 3. Findings
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Congress finds that— evapotranspiration is the second largest component of the water budget, which is an accounting of the allocation of water resources to various water uses; evapotranspiration is a measure of the water that is consumed and lost from a water system, removed from available supplies, and unavailable for other uses within a watershed; accurate information on evapotranspiration is required to balance water supply and water demand in a watershed and ensure that adequate water supplies for beneficial uses are available over time; water users and managers are impeded in more efficient decisionmaking by— the lack of consistent and comprehensive water use data; and the fact that access to existing data is often limited and cost-prohibitive; and evapotranspiration data may be applied for the purposes of— assisting users and decisionmakers to better manage resources and protect financial viability of farm operations during drought; developing more accurate water budgets and innovative management programs to better promote conservation and sustainability efforts; and employing greater groundwater management practices and understanding impacts of consumptive water use.