---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1700.7"
title: "40"
number: "1700.7"
heading: "No-discharge zones."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1700.7"
---

# §1700.7. No-discharge zones.


For this part, a no-discharge zone is a waterbody, or portion thereof, where one or more discharges incidental to the normal operation of Armed Forces vessels, whether treated or not, are prohibited. A no-discharge zone is established either by State prohibition using the procedures in [§ 1700.9](/cfr/40/1700.9.md), or by EPA prohibition, upon application of a State, using the procedures in [§ 1700.10](/cfr/40/1700.10.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1322, 1361.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 25134, May 10, 1999, unless otherwise noted.