{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21-8b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 8B","heading":"Definitions applicable to this section and Secs. 8C and 8D","body":"Section 8B. The following words and phrases, as used in this section and sections eight C and eight D, shall have the following meanings:—\n''Commission'', the water resources commission.\n''Interbasin transfer'', any transfer of the surface and groundwaters, including wastewater, of the commonwealth outside a river basin. If a city or town partially situated within a river basin takes waters from that basin, extension of water services to a portion of the same city or town outside the basin shall not be deemed an interbasin transfer of water.\n''Insignificant increase'', an increase insufficient to invoke the provisions of section eight C and eight D as determined by the commission; provided, however, that in no event shall an increase over one million gallons per day be deemed insignificant.\n''River basin'', a geographic area within the commonwealth determined by a body of water and its surrounding drainage area as delineated by the commission.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter21/Section8B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:58Z","sha256":"bd8dffd8a3619eaaa92d9a560963abdaf46d13de4a44ed3e1eac61f0d06120d9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21-8a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21-8c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}