Conjunctive use definition

Conjunctive use means the combined use of groundwater and surface water sources that optimizes the beneficial characteristics of each source.
Conjunctive use means the planned management and use of both groundwater and surface water in order to maintain the sustainable yield of the North Area Basin.
Conjunctive use means the temporary storage of water in a groundwater aquifer through intentional recharge and subsequent extraction for later use. Storage is accomplished by either of the following methods:

Examples of Conjunctive use in a sentence

  • Conjunctive use represents an important form of groundwater management, which could be implemented in the Region to ensure the sustainability of the Region’s groundwater supplies.

  • Conjunctive use of ground and surface water should receive more attention.

  • Conjunctive use can also include augmentation tubewells supplementing the low canal surface flows.

  • Conjunctive use of California ricelands enhances the value of agricultural land.

  • Conjunctive use will be critical to the region’s future water supply and to the sustainability of the underlying groundwater basin.


More Definitions of Conjunctive use

Conjunctive use means the integrated development and management of surface and groundwater as a total water supply system.
Conjunctive use means the planned joint use of surface and groundwater. It relies upon the principle that by using surface water when it is plentiful, recharging the aquifer and conserving groundwater supplies in wet years, water will then be available for future pumping in dry years when surface supplies are short.
Conjunctive use means the planned management and use of both groundwater and surface water in order to maintain the sustainable yield of the SASb.
Conjunctive use means the joint use of groundwater and surface water resources. Because Colorado administers groundwater sources that affect or are affected by surface flow as part of the surface appropriation system, Colorado allows conjunctive users to use wells as alternate points of diversion for surface rights. James N. Corbridge, Jr. & Theresa A. Rice, Vranesh’s Colorado Water Law 16 (rev. ed. 1999).
Conjunctive use means the coordinated operation of a
Conjunctive use means the coordinated use of surface water and groundwater to meet demands.
Conjunctive use means the use of different