[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR35.160]

[Page 426]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 35--STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart A--Environmental Program Grants
 
Sec. 35.160  Purpose.

    (a) Purpose of section. Sections 35.160 through 35.168 govern Water 
Pollution Control Grants to State and interstate agencies (as defined in 
section 502 of the Clean Water Act) authorized under section 106 of the 
Clean Water Act.
    (b) Purpose of program. Water Pollution Control Grants are awarded 
to assist in administering programs for the prevention, reduction, and 
elimination of water pollution, including programs for the development 
and implementation of ground-water protection strategies. Some of these 
activities may also be eligible for funding under sections 104(b)(3) 
(Water Quality Cooperative Agreements and Wetlands Development Grants), 
205(j)(2) (Water Quality Management Planning), and section 205(g) (State 
Administration Grants) of the Clean Water Act. (See Secs. 35.160, 
35.360, 35.380, 35.400, and 35.410.)
    (c) Associated program requirements. Program requirements for water 
quality planning and management activities are provided in 40 CFR part 
130.