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The balance between water intake and output.
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(4) a term used to describe an inventory of the drainage inputs and outputs, water volumes, and the rate of flow.
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balanced water occurs when the pH, Total Alkalinity and other mineral levels are in their proper range.
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It's hydrological balance between rainfall plus irrigation to that of changes in soil moisture, evaporation, percolation and runoff.
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The accounting of water input and output and change in storage of the various components of the hydrologic cycle .
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Balance of the water resources of a region, comparing precipitation and inflow with outflow, evaporation, and accumulation.
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See hydrologic budget.
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Water that has a pH of 7.4 to 7.6, a total alkalinity of 80 to 140 ppm, Calcium Hardness of 200 to 400 ppm, and a TDS of less than 2500 ppm. The water is said to be "in balance" when the water is within these parameters.
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A state of equilibrium when rainfall or irrigation water in a landscape is accounted for by the sum of run-off, plant water use, evaporation, recharge and changes in soil moisture content.
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In hydrology, the water balance is an equation which describes how water can be accounted for within a drainage basin.
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