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Show 128 interstate compacts "article ii "Where used in this compact, singular words shall be construed as including the plural, masculine words shall be construed as includ- ing the feminine and neuter, and the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings as respectively designated for each: "The term 'waters of the Delaware river' means all of the surface waters which, following their natural courses, flow into the channel of the Delaware river above that point in the said channel which marks the boundary between the States of Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. "The term 'channel of the Delaware river' means the-lands and bed of the river on and over which the waters of the Delaware river flow, beginning at that point near 'Monument island' which is the north- eastern corner of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and extending thence continuously as the said channel winds and turns to the point which is the common boundary between the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. "The term 'drainage area of the Delaware river' means the entire area of both land and water from which the surface waters naturally flow into the channel of the Delaware river. "The term 'tributary' or 'tributary of the Delaware river' means any watercourse, the waters of which naturally reach the channel of the said river. "The term 'domestic and municipal' as applied to the use of water means the use of water by or for waterworks serving the public. "The term 'sanitation' as applied to the use of water means the use of water for the conveyance of sewage and industrial wastes. "The term 'sewage' means any substance or liquid containing any of the waste products or excrementitious or other discharges from the bodies of human beings or animals. "The term 'industrial waste' means any liquid or solid substance, not sewage, resulting from any process employed in manufacturing or industry. "The term 'water returned' or its equivalent means the return into a tributary or into the channel of the Delaware river of water after the same has been used for any purpose and in this sense the terms 'sewage' and 'industrial waste' shall be construed as being 'water re- turned.' "The term 'industry' as applied to the use of water means the use of wrater for manufacturing and industrial purposes in all cases in which the water used is not taken from a public water supply system. "The term 'power' as applied to the use of water means the use of water for the development of energy whether that use be direct or indirect. "The term 'navigation' as applied to the use of water means the use of water for transportation and for the operation of water craft for all purposes. "The term 'develop,' 'developed' or 'development,' when referring to the use of water from the channel of the Delaware river or a tribu- tary shall include any means for making the water available for use by the construction of any intake, dam or other works. |