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Water abstraction
3.13. Water abstraction - the abstraction of water from a water body, watercourse or underground water source [26]
Source: Order of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia № 482, State Industrial Safety Supervision of Russia № 175a dated 15 August 2003 "On approval of the Methodology for determining the extent of damage which may be caused to lives and health of physical persons, property of physical and legal entities as a result of failure of hydraulic structures"