Beneficial use

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002984",
  "term": "Beneficial use",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Beneficial Use",
  "definitions": [
    "1. Taken from Section 303(c)(2)(A) of the Clean Water Act and state statutes, these include municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply; contact recreation; non-contact recreation; fish and wildlife; and agriculture use (irrigation).\n\n2. A use of water resources that benefits people or nature. State law may define beneficial use.",
    "Uses of Lake Erie that are valued by society, such as water quality that is suitable for drinking, swimming, agricultural, and industrial uses; healthy fish and wildlife populations which support a broad range of subsistence, sport, and commercial uses; and aesthetics. The first stage of LaMP development focuses on impairments to specific beneficial uses that are listed in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Water",
    "Ecosystems"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Designated Uses",
    "Designated use"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Water Conservation Plan Guidelines Glossary",
    "Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/beneficial-use/"
}