Subpart A Criteria and Standards for Imposing Technology-Based Treatment Requirements Under Sections 301(B) and 402 of the Act
Subpart B Criteria for Issuance of Permits to Aquaculture Projects
Subpart D Criteria and Standards for Determining Fundamentally Different Factors Under Sections 301(B)(1)(A), 301(B)(2) (A) and (E) of the Act
Subpart G Criteria for Modifying the Secondary Treatment Requirements Under Section 301(H) of the Clean Water Act
Subpart H Criteria for Determining Alternative Effluent Limitations Under Section 316(A) of the Act
Subpart I Requirements Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Facilities Under Section 316(B) of the Act
Subpart J Requirements Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures for Existing Facilities Under Section 316(B) of the Clean Water Act
Subpart M Ocean Discharge Criteria
Subpart N Requirements Applicable to Cooling Water Intake Structures for New Offshore Oil and Gas Extraction Facilities Under Section 316(B) of the Act

Terms Used In 40 CFR Part 125 - Criteria and Standards for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

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