40 CFR § 427.10 - Applicability; description of the asbestos-cement pipe subcategory.

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title: "40 CFR § 427.10 - Applicability; description of the asbestos-cement pipe subcategory."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "427.10"
section_name: "Applicability; description of the asbestos-cement pipe subcategory."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "427"
part_name: "ASBESTOS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b) and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307(c), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314 (b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(c); 86 Stat. 816  Pub. L. 92-500."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 7527, Feb. 26, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 427.10 Applicability; description of the asbestos-cement pipe subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the process in which asbestos. Portland cement, silica and other ingredients are used in the manufacturing of asbestos-cement pipe.