40 CFR § 142.57 - Bottled water, point-of-use, and point-of-entry devices.

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title: "40 CFR § 142.57 - Bottled water, point-of-use, and point-of-entry devices."
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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section_name: "Bottled water, point-of-use, and point-of-entry devices."
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# 142.57 Bottled water, point-of-use, and point-of-entry devices.

(a) A State may require a public water system to use bottled water, point-of-use devices, or point-of-entry devices as a condition of granting an exemption from the requirements of §§ 141.61 (a) and (c), and 141.62 of this chapter.

(b) Public water systems using bottled water as a condition of obtaining an exemption from the requirements of §§ 141.61 (a) and (c) and 141.62(b) must meet the requirements in § 142.62(g).

(c) Public water systems that use point-of-use or point-of-entry devices as a condition for receiving an exemption must meet the requirements in § 141.62(h).

[56 FR 3596, Jan. 30, 1991, as amended at 56 FR 30280, July 1, 1991]