40 CFR § 263.31 - Discharge clean up.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s263.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 263.31 - Discharge clean up."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "263.31"
section_name: "Discharge clean up."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "263"
part_name: "STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938, and 6939g."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33151, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "263"
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# 263.31 Discharge clean up.

A transporter must clean up any hazardous waste discharge that occurs during transportation or take such action as may be required or approved by Federal, State, or local officials so that the hazardous waste discharge no longer presents a hazard to human health or the environment.