[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 25]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR401.10]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 401--GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 401.10  Scope and purpose.

    Regulations promulgated or proposed under parts 402 through 699 of 
this subchapter prescribe effluent limitations guidelines for existing 
sources, standards of performance for new sources and pretreatment 
standards for new and existing sources pursuant to sections 301, 304 (b) 
and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307 (b) and (c) and 316(b) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (the ``Act''), 33 U.S.C. 1251, 
1311, 1314 (b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317 (b) and (c) and 1326(b); 
86 Stat. 816; Pub. L. 92-500. Point sources of discharges of pollutants 
are required to comply with these regulations, where applicable, and 
permits issued by States or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 
established pursuant to section 402 of the Act must be conditioned upon 
compliance with applicable requirements of sections 301 and 306 (as well 
as certain other requirements). This part 401 sets forth the legal 
authority and general definitions which will apply to all regulations 
issued concerning specific classes and categories of point sources under 
parts 402 through 699 of this subchapter which follow. In certain 
instances the regulations applicable to a particular point source 
category or subcategory will contain more specialized definitions. 
Except as provided in Sec. 401.17, in the case of any conflict between 
regulations issued under this part 401 and regulations issued under 
parts 402 through 499 of this subchapter, the latter more specific 
regulations shall apply.

(Secs. 301, 304, 306 and 501 of the Clean Water Act (the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq., as 
amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-217))

[39 FR 4532, Feb. 1, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 24537, June 4, 1982]