CONSUMPTIVE USE (LAKE WATERS)


Meaning of CONSUMPTIVE USE (LAKE WATERS) in English

Implies withdrawal of water for such purposes as irrigation, power generation and industrial, municipal and domestic water supplies. Destructive use, such as for waste disposal or as a carrier for sewage, is considered consumptive. Nonconsumptive uses (those that do not reduce the supply) are: recreational, bathing, fishing, boating and hunting, navigable waterways and for aquaculture.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.