UFC 3-240-13FN
25 May 2005
pollutants in wastewater discharges, and provides requirements for the control of oil and
hazardous substance discharges.
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The Safe Drinking Water Act. The Safe Drinking Water Act provides for
protection of underground sources of drinking water and establishes primary and
secondary drinking water standards. These standards are available from the installation
environmental engineer.
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The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. The Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act requires that all pesticides be registered with
the EPA. This requirement includes microbiocides used for cooling system treatment.
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) addresses the control of solid waste.
Hazardous wastes are defined in the RCRA and are controlled by use of a complex
manifest system that is designed to track waste from its generation to final disposal.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act. The Occupational Safety and
Health Act establishes health and safety requirements for the workplace, including
handling and labeling requirements, safety precautions, and exposure limits to
workplace contaminants.
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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act (CERCLA), also commonly referred to as "Superfund," establishes the
responsibilities and procedures for the response to, and control of, existing uncontrolled
hazardous waste sites.
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The Code of Federal Regulations. The Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Title 21, Part 173.310, Boiler Water Additives, limits use of neutralizing amines
and filming amines with the goal of maintaining indoor air quality standards.
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Container Management Policy. The military may not accept
responsibility for disposal of water treatment chemical containers. Companies that have
been contracted to provide chemicals will use containers that are either reusable or
returnable at the contractor's cost. The containers remain the property of the contractor.
All container systems are required to have secondary containment of the contents.
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REFERENCES. Appendix A contains a list of references used in this UFC.
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