40 CFR § 141.3 - Coverage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s141.3"
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title: "40 CFR § 141.3 - Coverage."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "141.3"
section_name: "Coverage."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "WATER PROGRAMS"
part_number: "141"
part_name: "NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 300f, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-4, 300j-9, and 300j-11."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 59570, Dec. 24, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 141.3 Coverage.

This part shall apply to each public water system, unless the public water system meets all of the following conditions:

(a) Consists only of distribution and storage facilities (and does not have any collection and treatment facilities);

(b) Obtains all of its water from, but is not owned or operated by, a public water system to which such regulations apply:

(c) Does not sell water to any person; and

(d) Is not a carrier which conveys passengers in interstate commerce.