New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter XVIII - Delaware River Basin Commission
Subchapter E - Water Code
Part 890 - Conservation, Development And Utilization Of Delaware River Basin Water Resources
Allocation of Water Resources
Section 890.8 - Priorities of water use during drought emergencies

During drought emergencies, the commission, in allocating the available water supply in the basin and its service area, will give first priority to those uses which sustain human life, health and safety, and second priority to water needed to sustain livestock. Thereafter, based on the doctrine of equitable apportionment, the remaining water will be allocated among producers of goods and services, food and fibers, and environmental quality in a manner designed to sustain the general welfare of the basin and its employment at the highest practical level.