---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 230.71"
title: "40"
number: "230.71"
heading: "Actions concerning the material to be discharged."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/230.71"
---

# §230.71. Actions concerning the material to be discharged.


The effects of a discharge can be minimized by treatment of, or limitations on the material itself, such as:

- (a) Disposal of dredged material in such a manner that physiochemical conditions are maintained and the potency and availability of pollutants are reduced.
- (b) Limiting the solid, liquid, and gaseous components of material to be discharged at a particular site;
- (c) Adding treatment substances to the discharge material;
- (d) Utilizing chemical flocculants to enhance the deposition of suspended particulates in diked disposal areas.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 85344, Dec. 24, 1980, unless otherwise noted.