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groundwater overdraft

Title English: 
groundwater overdraft
Definition English: 
The condition of a ground water basin in which the amount of water withdrawn by pumping exceeds the amount of water that recharges the basin over a period of years during which water supply conditions approximate average. Sometimes used interchangeably with Ground Water Mining.
Title Arabic: 
استغلال زائد للمياه الجوفية
Domain: 
Sustainable Development
Subject: 
Water Statistics
InformationType: 
Term
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