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    <CFRTITLE>40</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Protection of Environment</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>21</VOL>
    <DATE>2009-07-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2009-07-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>Effect of a permit.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>122.5</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 122.5</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 40" SEQ="4">Protection of Environment</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="3">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER D" SEQ="2">WATER PROGRAMS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 122" SEQ="1">EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart A" SEQ="0">Definitions and General Program Requirements</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 122.5</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Effect of a permit.</SUBJECT>
    <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicable to State programs, see § 123.25.</E> (1) Except for any toxic effluent standards and prohibitions imposed under section 307 of the CWA and “standards for sewage sludge use or disposal” under 405(d) of the CWA, compliance with a permit during its term constitutes compliance, for purposes of enforcement, with sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 318, 403, and 405 (a)-(b) of CWA. However, a permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated during its term for cause as set forth in §§ 122.62 and 122.64.</P>
    <P>(2) Compliance with a permit condition which implements a particular “standard for sewage sludge use or disposal” shall be an affirmative defense in any enforcement action brought for a violation of that “standard for sewage sludge use or disposal” pursuant to sections 405(e) and 309 of the CWA.</P>
    <P>(b) <E T="03">Applicable to State programs, See § 123.25.</E> The issuance of a permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privilege.</P>
    <P>(c) The issuance of a permit does not authorize any injury to persons or property or invasion of other private rights, or any infringement of State or local law or regulations.</P>
    <CITA>[48 FR 14153, Apr. 1, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 18782, May 2, 1989]</CITA>
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