§ 650.52 - Goals and objectives.

The Department of Army goal is to conserve water resources and protect them from contamination by controlling all sources of pollutants in accordance with applicable Federal, State or regional standards and vigorously contribute to the attainment of the national goal of eliminating the discharge of pollutants by 1985. Inherent in this goal are the following objectives:

(a) Identify, treat, monitor, control and dispose of all waterborne wastes produced by Army fixed and mobile facilities in accordance with published Federal, State and regional standards.

(b) Conserve water resources used in the conduct of basic activities on all Army installations by instituting economy measures and by reuse when practicable.

(c) Minimize soil erosion and attendant pollution caused by rapid and uncontrolled runoff into streams and rivers.

(d) Provide drinking water that satisfies the potability standards published by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as interpreted by The Surgeon General of the Army (see § 650.57).

(e) Comply with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Pub. L. 92-500) by obtaining and complying with permits issued by EPA under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and the Corps of Engineers for the discharge of dredged or fill material.

(f) Comply with the provisions of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-532) by obtaining and complying with permits issued by EPA for the discharge of any material other than dredged material into ocean waters and by the Corps of Engineers for the discharge of dredged material into ocean waters.