[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR650.52]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 650--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT (AR 200-1)--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart C--Water Resources Management
 
Sec. 650.52  Goals and objectives.

    The Department of Army goal is to conserve water resources and 
protect them from contamination by controlling all sources of pollutants 
in accordance with applicable Federal, State or

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regional standards and vigorously contribute to the attainment of the 
national goal of eliminating the discharge of pollutants by 1985. 
Inherent in this goal are the following objectives:
    (a) Identify, treat, monitor, control and dispose of all waterborne 
wastes produced by Army fixed and mobile facilities in accordance with 
published Federal, State and regional standards.
    (b) Conserve water resources used in the conduct of basic activities 
on all Army installations by instituting economy measures and by reuse 
when practicable.
    (c) Minimize soil erosion and attendant pollution caused by rapid 
and uncontrolled runoff into streams and rivers.
    (d) Provide drinking water that satisfies the potability standards 
published by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as interpreted 
by The Surgeon General of the Army (see Sec. 650.57).
    (e) Comply with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (Pub. L. 92-500) by obtaining and complying with permits 
issued by EPA under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
(NPDES) and the Corps of Engineers for the discharge of dredged or fill 
material.
    (f) Comply with the provisions of the Marine Protection, Research 
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-532) by obtaining and complying 
with permits issued by EPA for the discharge of any material other than 
dredged material into ocean waters and by the Corps of Engineers for the 
discharge of dredged material into ocean waters.