Abstraction

"Removal of water from any source, either permanently or temporarily." (United Nations Publications, 2013) 

Sources

United Nations Publications. "Glossary of Shared Water Resources (English-Arabic): Technical, Socioeconomic and Legal Terminology." (2013). DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.18356/70b462ce-en

Related Terms
Groundwater abstraction
Equivalent Term (alias)
Withdrawal