Regulation Text
Vessels operating on fresh water lakes or rivers shall not discharge sewage, or ballast or bilge water, within such areas adjacent to domestic water intakes as are designated by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
For Environmental Protection Agency's regulations for vessel sanitary discharges as related to authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended ( 33 U.S.C. 1314 et seq. ), see 40 CFR part 140 .
Authority
42 U.S.C. 216,243,264,271.