40 CFR § 146.2 - Law authorizing these regulations.

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title: "40 CFR § 146.2 - Law authorizing these regulations."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "146.2"
section_name: "Law authorizing these regulations."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "WATER PROGRAMS"
part_number: "146"
part_name: "UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM: CRITERIA AND STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901"
regulatory_source: "45 FR 42500, June 24, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 146.2 Law authorizing these regulations.

The Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f *et seq.* authorizes these regulations and all other UIC program regulations referenced in 40 CFR part 144. Certain regulations relating to the injection of hazardous waste are also authorized by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 *et seq.*

[58 FR 63898, Dec. 3, 1993]