Enum: WaterUseCategoryType

Classification of water use categories relevant to the water-energy nexus and national water resource planning.

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
AGRICULTURAL_IRRIGATION	None	Water used for irrigation of crops and agricultural land
INDUSTRIAL_COOLING	None	Water used for cooling processes in industrial facilities
MUNICIPAL_SUPPLY	None	Water supplied for domestic, commercial, and public use by a municipal system
THERMOELECTRIC_POWER	None	Water used in thermoelectric power generation for steam production and coolin...
HYDROELECTRIC	None	Water used for hydroelectric power generation
MINING	None	Water used in mining operations for extraction, processing, and dust suppress...
LIVESTOCK	None	Water used for livestock watering, feedlots, and dairy operations
AQUACULTURE	None	Water used for farming aquatic organisms including fish, shellfish, and plant...
ENVIRONMENTAL_FLOW	None	Water allocated to maintain or restore ecological health of rivers, wetlands,...

Slots

Name	Description
water_use_category_type	Category of water use

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: WaterUseCategoryType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Classification of water use categories relevant to the water-energy nexus
  and national water resource planning.
title: Water Use Category Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  AGRICULTURAL_IRRIGATION:
    text: AGRICULTURAL_IRRIGATION
    description: Water used for irrigation of crops and agricultural land
  INDUSTRIAL_COOLING:
    text: INDUSTRIAL_COOLING
    description: Water used for cooling processes in industrial facilities
  MUNICIPAL_SUPPLY:
    text: MUNICIPAL_SUPPLY
    description: Water supplied for domestic, commercial, and public use by a municipal
      system
  THERMOELECTRIC_POWER:
    text: THERMOELECTRIC_POWER
    description: Water used in thermoelectric power generation for steam production
      and cooling
  HYDROELECTRIC:
    text: HYDROELECTRIC
    description: Water used for hydroelectric power generation
  MINING:
    text: MINING
    description: Water used in mining operations for extraction, processing, and dust
      suppression
  LIVESTOCK:
    text: LIVESTOCK
    description: Water used for livestock watering, feedlots, and dairy operations
  AQUACULTURE:
    text: AQUACULTURE
    description: Water used for farming aquatic organisms including fish, shellfish,
      and plants
  ENVIRONMENTAL_FLOW:
    text: ENVIRONMENTAL_FLOW
    description: Water allocated to maintain or restore ecological health of rivers,
      wetlands, and other water-dependent ecosystems