Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
10[SCHEDULE II
[See section 3]
(1) Purpose for which water is consumed
(2) Maximum rate under sub-section (2) of
section 3
(3) Maximum rate under sub-section (2A) of
section 3
1. Industrial cooling, spraying in mine pits
or boiler feeds
One and a half paise per kilolitre
Two and one-fourth paise per kilolitre.
2. Domestic purpose
Two paise per kilolitre
Three paise per kilolitre
3. Processing whereby water gets polluted and
the pollutants are easily biodegradable
Four paise per kilolitre
Seven and a half paise per kilolitre.
4. Processing whereby water gets polluted and
the pollutants are not easily biodegradable and are toxic
Five paise per kilolitre
Nine and a half paise per kilolitre.]