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citation: "40 C.F.R. §§ 35.600–35.604"
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url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/35.600..35.604"
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# §35.600. Purpose.

- (a) **Purpose of section.** [Sections 35.600 through 35.604](/cfr/40/35.600..35.604.md) govern Water Quality Cooperative Agreements to Tribes and Intertribal Consortia authorized under [section 104(b)(3)](/cfr/40/104.md?p=b-3) of the Clean Water Act. These sections do not govern Water Quality Cooperative Agreements under [section 104(b)(3)](/cfr/40/104.md?p=b-3) to organizations that do not meet the definitions of Tribe or Intertribal Consortium in [§ 35.502](/cfr/40/35.502.md).
- (b) **Purpose of program.** EPA awards Water Quality Cooperative Agreements for investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. EPA issues guidance each year advising EPA regions and headquarters regarding appropriate priorities for funding for this program. This guidance may include such focus areas as National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System watershed permitting, urban wet weather programs, or innovative pretreatment programs and biosolids projects.

# §35.603. Competitive process.


EPA will award water quality cooperative agreement funds through a competitive process in accordance with national program guidance. After the competitive process is complete, the recipient can, at its discretion, accept the award as a separate cooperative agreement or add the funds to a Performance Partnership Grant. If the recipient chooses to add the funds to a Performance Partnership Grant, the water quality work plan commitments must be included in the Performance Partnership Grant work plan.


# §35.604. Maximum federal share.


The Regional Administrator may provide up to 100 percent of approved work plan costs.