What is meant by water conservation?
Water conservation refers to practices, techniques, and technologies that improve the efficiency of water use, thereby reducing overall demand. Increased efficiency expands the use of the water resource, freeing up water supplies for other uses, such as population growth, new industry, and environmental needs. Ag water conservation goes beyond efficiency to include reduced crop consumptive use, decreased evaporation losses, and decrease uptake and use by nonbeneficial weeds and phreatophytes.
