NAVIGATIONAL WATER USE


Meaning of NAVIGATIONAL WATER USE in English

Water utilized as a means of commercial (and sometimes recreational) transportation. Includes water used to lift a vessel in a lock, or maintain a navigable channel level. Navigational water use is considered a non-consumptive instream use of water and is generally not measured or accounted for.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.