An Act restricting the use of effluent water in cooling towers

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An Act restricting the use of effluent water in cooling towers

An Act restricting the use of effluent water in cooling towers By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act restricting the use of effluent water in cooling towers By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 937) of Michelle M.
• DuBois relative to the use of effluent water in cooling towers.
• Environment and Natural Resources.

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Official Summary Text

An Act restricting the use of effluent water in cooling towers
By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 937) of Michelle M. DuBois relative to the use of effluent water in cooling towers. Environment and Natural Resources.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.937

Chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after section 27A the following section:-

Section 27B. Effluent water shall not be used in any cooling tower in the commonwealth. For the purposes of this section a cooling tower shall be any heat rejection device which rejects waste heat into the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature. The division shall advise the department regarding the enforcement of this section and may prescribe further restrictions on the use of effluent water through rules and regulations.

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