Cwa Section 301

For all other discharges effluent limitations requiring best practicable control dischargers.

Cwa section 301. Section 301 of the act prohibits discharges to waters of the u s. The cwa and title 38 maine revised statutes 414 a et seq city of eastport me0100200. 29 1981 except that no applicant other than the city of avalon california who applies after the date of enactment of this act for a permit pursuant to subsection h of section 301 of the federal water pollution control act 33 u s c.

1311 h which modifies the requirements of subsection b 1 b of section 301 of such act 33 u s c. A section 301 h of the clean water act provides that. Basic prohibitions 33 u s c.

The basis of the cwa was enacted in 1948 and was called the federal water pollution control act but the act was significantly reorganized and expanded in 1972. The amendments made by this section amending this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this act dec. Except with a permit.

Psns are national uniform technology based standards that apply to dischargers to publicly owned treatment works publicly owned treatment worksa treatment works that is owned by the state or municipality. The clean water act cwa establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the united states and regulating quality standards for surface waters. Section 1311 cwa section 301 a.

For publicly owned treatment works effluent limitations based in secondary treatments. 1311 b 1 b shall receive. Its objective is to restore and maintain the chemical physical.

The clean water act cwa is the primary federal law in the united states governing water pollution. Section 301 a prohibits the discharge of any pollutant into navigable waters except in compliance with the cwa typically implemented in an npdes permit issued under section 402. Authorization to discharge under clean water act section 301 h modified national pollutant discharge elimination system npdes in compliance with the provisions of the federal clean water act as amended 33 u s c.