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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resource management
  3. water management
  4. water utilization

Preferred term

water utilization

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Water that is used for a specific purpose, such as for domestic use, irrigation, or industrial processing. Water use pertains to human's interaction with and influence on the hydrologic cycle, and includes elements, such as water withdrawal from surface- and ground-water sources, water delivery to homes and businesses, consumptive use of water, water released from wastewater-treatment plants, water returned to the environment, and instream uses, such as using water to produce hydroelectric power.

    Source: US, Environmental Protection Agency

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • water usage
  • water utilisation

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67246

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