water permit
Legal extraction right
A water permit is official authorization to use water from a particular source—a river, lake, aquifer, or municipal supply.
Governments issue water permits to regulate consumption, especially in areas where demand exceeds supply or where environmental concerns require monitoring.
Permits typically specify allowed quantities and uses: The farmer's water permit allows irrigation but not commercial bottling.
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- wellDug water source
- well drillingExcavating for underground water
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
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