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Domestic consumption

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000743

In hydrologic terms, the quantity, or quantity per capita, of water consumed in a municipality or district for domestic uses or purposes during a given
period, generally one day. It is usually taken to include all uses included within the term Municipal Use of Water and quantity
wasted, lost, or otherwise unaccounted for.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000743
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000743",
  "term": "Domestic consumption",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Domestic Consumption",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, the quantity, or quantity per capita, of water consumed in a municipality or district for domestic uses or purposes during a given\nperiod, generally one day. It is usually taken to include all uses included within the term Municipal Use of Water and quantity\nwasted, lost, or otherwise unaccounted for.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/domestic-consumption/"
}

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