Purpose for which water is consumed Maximum rate under
sub-section (2) of
section 3
Maximum rate under sub-section
(2A) of section 3
(1) (2) (3)
1. Industrial cooling, spraying in mine pits
or boiler feeds
Five paise
per kilolitre
Ten paise
per kilolitre.
2.Domestic purpose Two paise
per kilolitre
Three paise
per kilolitre.
3.Processing whereby water gets polluted
and the pollutants are—
(i) easily biodegradable; or
(ii) non-toxic; or
(iii) both non-toxic and easily
biodegradable
Ten paise
per kilolitre
Twenty paise
per kilolitre.
4. Processing whereby water gets polluted
and the pollutants are—
(i) not easily biodegradable; or
(ii) toxic; or
(iii)both toxic and not
easily biodegradable
Fifteen paise
per kilolitre
Thirty paise
per kilolitre.]