water regulation

Managing liquid distribution

Water regulation is the control of water resources, supply, and quality through laws, policies, or management systems.

This includes rules governing usage rights, pollution limits, and distribution: The new water regulations restrict lawn watering during droughts.

In biology, water regulation refers to how organisms maintain proper fluid balance—osmoregulation in cells and kidneys.

Opposites

control vs. uncontrolled flow

water regulationflash flooding

Rapid overflow from storms

governance vs. deregulation

water regulationopen access

Free public scholarly content

engineered vs. natural hydrology

water regulationdam removal

Destroying water-blocking structures

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