40 CFR § 125.120 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s125.120"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 125.120 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "125.120"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "WATER PROGRAMS"
part_number: "125"
part_name: "CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "The Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251  unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 32948, June 7, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "125"
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# 125.120 Scope and purpose.

This subpart establishes guidelines for issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for the discharge of pollutants from a point source into the territorial seas, the contiguous zone, and the oceans.