Hydromodification

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013693",
  "term": "Hydromodification",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Alteration of the hydrologic characteristics of landscapes, drainage ways and waters of the United States that result in changes in water balance, stream morphology, habitat, groundwater recharge, evapotranspiration rates and surface runoff.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hydromodification/"
}