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40 CFR § 503.7 - Requirement for a person who prepares sewage sludge.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s503.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 503.7 - Requirement for a person who prepares sewage sludge."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "503.7"
section_name: "Requirement for a person who prepares sewage sludge."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "SEWAGE SLUDGE"
part_number: "503"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sections 405 (d) and (e) of the Clean Water Act, as amended by Pub. L. 95-217, sec. 54(d), 91 Stat. 1591 (33 U.S.C. 1345 (d) and (e)); and Pub. L. 100-4, title IV, sec. 406 (a), (b), 101 Stat., 71, 72 (33 U.S.C. 1251 )."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 9387, Feb. 19, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "503"
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# 503.7 Requirement for a person who prepares sewage sludge.

Any person who prepares sewage sludge shall ensure that the applicable requirements in this part are met when the sewage sludge is applied to the land, placed on a surface disposal site, or fired in a sewage sludge incinerator.