40 CFR § 1700.7 - No-discharge zones.

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title: "40 CFR § 1700.7 - No-discharge zones."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1700.7"
section_name: "No-discharge zones."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNIFORM NATIONAL DISCHARGE STANDARDS FOR VESSELS OF THE ARMED FORCES"
part_number: "1700"
part_name: "UNIFORM NATIONAL DISCHARGE STANDARDS FOR VESSELS OF THE ARMED FORCES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1322, 1361."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 25134, May 10, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1700.7 No-discharge zones.

For this part, a no-discharge zone is a waterbody, or portion thereof, where one or more discharges incidental to the normal operation of Armed Forces vessels, whether treated or not, are prohibited. A no-discharge zone is established either by State prohibition using the procedures in § 1700.9, or by EPA prohibition, upon application of a State, using the procedures in § 1700.10.