Safe yield
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Solar Energy
The amount of groundwater that can be withdrawn from a groundwater basin over a period of time without exceeding the long-term recharge of the basin or unreasonably affecting the basin's physical and chemical integrity. See also Perennial/safe/sustainable yield
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15
Water
The annual quantity of water that can be taken from a source of supply over a period of years without depleting the source beyond its ability to be replenished naturally in wet years.