18 CFR § 420.44 - Cooling water.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s420.44"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 420.44 - Cooling water."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "420.44"
section_name: "Cooling water."
chapter_name: "DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL"
part_number: "420"
part_name: "BASIN REGULATIONS—WATER SUPPLY CHARGES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Delaware River Basin Compact, 75 Stat. 688."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 13544, Mar. 11, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "420"
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# 420.44 Cooling water.

Water used exclusively for cooling purposes which is returned to the stream in compliance with the effluent requirements of applicable water quality standards, shall be charged at the non-consumptive use rate except that losses due to in-stream evaporation caused by cooling uses will be charged as consumptive use.