---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 149.1"
title: "40"
number: "149.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/149.1"
---

# §149.1. Purpose.


The purpose of this subpart is to provide criteria for identifying critical aquifer protection areas, pursuant to section 1427 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).


## Notes

### Source

Source: 52 FR 23986, June 26, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 1424(e), Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-3(e); sec. 1427 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, (42 U.S.C. 300h-6).