---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 265.223"
title: "40"
number: "265.223"
heading: "Containment system."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/265.223"
---

# §265.223. Containment system.


All earthen dikes must have a protective cover, such as grass, shale, or rock, to minimize wind and water erosion and to preserve their structural integrity.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6906, 6912, 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6935, 6936, 6937, and 6939g.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.