Depletion

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Solar Energy

Net loss of water through consumption, export, and other uses to a given area, river system, or basin. The terms consumptive use and depletion, often used interchangeably, are not the same.

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15

Science

Water

To permanently remove water from a system for a specific use. Loss of water from a stream, river, or basin resulting from consumptive use.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary