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The condition of a ground water basin in which the amount of water withdrawn by pumping exceeds the amount of water that recharges the basin over a period of years during which water supply conditions approximate average.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
SourceSymbol:
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