40 CFR § 127.22 - Requirements regarding quality assurance and quality control.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s127.22"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 127.22 - Requirements regarding quality assurance and quality control."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "127.22"
section_name: "Requirements regarding quality assurance and quality control."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "WATER PROGRAMS"
part_number: "127"
part_name: "NPDES ELECTRONIC REPORTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1251"
regulatory_source: "80 FR 64102, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "127"
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# 127.22 Requirements regarding quality assurance and quality control.
States, tribes, and territories that have received authorization from EPA to implement the NPDES program have the responsibility for the information that they electronically transfer to EPA. Therefore, authorized states, tribes, and territories that electronically transfer data to EPA must use reasonable quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure the quality of the NPDES information.