Reclamation

Reclamation

The process of rehabilitating disturbed lands, or converting unproductive lands to productive uses. The term is also used for the process of recycling or reusing water. In the context of the Reclamation Act and reclamation law, it means putting arid lands to use through irrigation.

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Category: Agricultural programs & laws
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The act or process of restoring land for cultivation or use.

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Reclaiming apparently useless lands for human development, as when an ecologically rich wetland is drained and converted into cropland. Also: reusing or recycling water.

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(In recycling) Restoration of materials found in the waste stream to a beneficial use which may be for purposes other than the original use.

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