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33 U.S.C. 1342: National pollutant discharge elimination system

Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-500. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

28 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 3957, 33 U.S.C. 1283, 33 U.S.C. 1284, 33 U.S.C. 1288, 33 U.S.C. 1301.

17 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (17).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 115–436 added subsec. (s). Law text · (s)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–79 added par. (3). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (l)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–288 added subsec. (r). Law text · (r)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–554 added subsec. (q). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (q)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–580 substituted "October 1, 1994" for "October 1, 1992" in par. (1) and "October 1, 1993" for "October 1, 1992" in par. (6). · (p), (6)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–4, §404(c), inserted cl. (A) and (B) designations. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §403(b)(2), substituted "as to those discharges" for "as to those navigable waters". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §403(b)(1), added par. (4). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §401, inserted "Limitation on permit requirement" as subsec. heading designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted par. heading, added par. (2), and aligned pars. (1) and (2). · (l)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §§402, 403(a), 404(a), 405, added subsecs. (m) to (p). · (m), (n), (o), (p)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–217, §50, substituted "section 1314(i)(2)" for "section 1314(h)(2)". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §50, substituted in provisions preceding par. (1) "subsection (i)(2) of section 1314" for "subsection (h)(2) of section 1314". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §54(c)(1), inserted reference to identification in terms of character and volume of pollutants of any significant source introducing pollutants subject to pretreatment standards under section 1317(b) of this title into treatment works and programs to assure complianc… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §50, substituted "section 1314(i)(2)" for "section 1314(h)(2)". · (c), (2)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §65(b), inserted provision requiring that, whenever the Administrator objects to the issuance of a permit under subsec. (d)(2) of this section, the written objection contain a statement of the reasons for the objection and the effluent limitations and conditions whic… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §65(a), added par. (4). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §50, substituted "subsection (i)(2) of section 1314" for "subsection (h)(2) of section 1314". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §66, substituted "where no State program is approved or where the Administrator determines pursuant to section 1319(a) of this title that a State with an approved program has not commenced appropriate enforcement action with respect to such permit," for "where no State … · (h)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §33(c), added subsec. (l). · (l)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.