Definition(s)
Water extraction, or water abstraction is the process of taking water from any source, either temporarily or permanently for irrigation, industry, recreation, flood control or treatment to produce drinking water. (Source: Wikipedia)
Hierarchy
Broader: water resources management
In other languages
French
prélèvement d’eau
Russian
водозабор
Spanish
extracción de agua
Chinese, Simplified
抽水
Arabic
استخراج الماء
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