A catchment area may refer to:
- Catchment area (human geography), the area and population from which a facility or region attracts visitors or customers
- Drainage basin, an extent of land where water from precipitation drains into a body of water
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“Now for civil service reform. Legislation must be prepared and executive rules and maxims. We must limit and narrow the area of patronage. We must diminish the evils of office-seeking. We must stop interference of federal officers with elections. We must be relieved of congressional dictation as to appointments.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)