---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 108.2"
title: "40"
number: "108.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/108.2"
---

# §108.2. Definitions.


As used in this part, the term:

- (a) Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended;
- (b) Effluent limitation means any effluent limitation which is established as a condition of a permit issued or proposed to be issued by a State or by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 402 of the Act; any toxic or pretreatment effluent standard established under section 307 of the Act; any standard of performance established under section 306 of the Act; and any effluent limitation established under [section 302](/cfr/40/302.md), [section 316](/cfr/40/316.md), or [section 318](/cfr/40/318.md) of the Act.
- (c) Order means any order issued by the Administrator under section 309 of the Act; any order issued by a State to secure compliance with a permit, or condition thereof, issued under a program approved pursuant to section 402 of the Act; or any order issued by a court in an action brought pursuant to [section 309](/cfr/40/309.md) or [section 505](/cfr/40/505.md) of the Act.
- (d) Party means an employee filing a request under [§ 108.3](/cfr/40/108.3.md), any employee similarly situated, the employer of any such employee, and the Regional Administrator or his designee.
- (e) **Administrator—** or Regional Administrator means the Administrator or a Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 507(e), Pub. L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ).

### Source

Source: 39 FR 15398, May 3, 1974, unless otherwise noted.