{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-403.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 403.2","heading":"Objectives of general pretreatment regulations.","body":"By establishing the responsibilities of government and industry to implement National Pretreatment Standards this regulation fulfills three objectives:\n(a) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will interfere with the operation of a POTW, including interference with its use or disposal of municipal sludge;\n(b) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into POTWs which will pass through the treatment works or otherwise be incompatible with such works; and\n(c) To improve opportunities to recycle and reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and sludges.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER N—EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS","PART 403—GENERAL PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS FOR EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES OF POLLUTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"8bf74eec7912eac4e1452cc612da7074f4b53f44e27f20bd7625da433ba8691e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-403.1","next":"us/40-cfr-403.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}