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(5037) Lowland drainage
The removal and disposal of excess (storm) water from rural lowland areas to prevent or to relieve waterlogging, the accumulation of harmful amounts of salts and deterioration of soil structure. When specifically referring to agricultural lowland, it is also known as `agricultural land drainage`.

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