Water uses are classified as primary (which are necessary) and secondary (are expendable). There is another way to classify their applications:
- Consumptive uses. Are those that involve the use
water consumption - non-consumptive uses. Are those in which no water is consumed, so that can be reused immediately.

ecological flow is called the minimum water flow, below which endangers the survival of flora and fauna of the aquatic ecosystem and its banks.
Also called maintenance flow and its value varies from one river basin to another. Usually 10% of average annual flow.
English Every day consumes 2550 liters of water. Of these, the majority, 68% is intended for agricultural use, followed by the use indutrial, 19%, and urban use, 13%. Urban water consumption in Spain is 330 liters per person per day.

denominate that potable water is suitable for human consumption. Water water is not pure water but contains a certain amount of dissolved mineral salts.
until it reaches the tap water has come a long way involved in their recruitment, transportation, treatment in a water treatment plant and distribution.