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Overdraft

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019991

1. The pumping of water from a groundwater basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin. This pumping results in a depletion or "mining" of the groundwater in the basin.

2. The pumping of water from a groundwater basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin; results in a depletion or "mining" of the groundwater in the basin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019991
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019991",
  "term": "Overdraft",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The pumping of water from a groundwater basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin. This pumping results in a depletion or \"mining\" of the groundwater in the basin.\n\n2. The pumping of water from a groundwater basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin; results in a depletion or \"mining\" of the groundwater in the basin.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/overdraft/"
}

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