EPA - 40 CFR PART 110
DISCHARGE OF OIL
| Organization: | EPA |
| Publication Date: | 1 July 2018 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 6 |
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Definitions.
Terms not defined in this section have the same meaning given by the Section 311 of the Act. As used in this part, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated below:
Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., also known as the Clean Water Act;
Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
Applicable water quality standards means State water quality standards adopted by the State pursuant to section 303 of the Act or promulgated by EPA pursuant to that section;
MARPOL 73/78 means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, Annex I, which regulates pollution from oil and which entered into force on October 2, 1983;
Navigable waters means waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.
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