Regulations last checked for updates: Apr 30, 2025

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 30, 2025
§ 118.1 - Purpose.

This part establishes Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substance facility response plan requirements for the owner or operator of any non-transportation-related onshore facility that, because of its location, could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment by discharging CWA hazardous substances into or on the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the exclusive economic zone.

authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251
source: 89 FR 21955, Mar. 28, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 118.1