water restriction
Limit on usage
Water restriction refers to limits placed on water usage, typically imposed by governments or utilities during droughts or shortages: The city announced water restrictions banning lawn watering.
Restrictions may prohibit specific uses like car washing or filling pools, or limit watering to certain days.
The term also appears in medical contexts, where patients may be placed on water restriction to limit fluid intake for health reasons.
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- dry spellProlonged absence of rain
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
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- local lawszoning, city ordinances, zoning ordinance, city ordinance, permits
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
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