Code of Massachusetts Regulations
314 CMR - DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Title 314 CMR 3.00 - Surface Water Discharge Permit Program
Section 3.01 - Purpose and Authority

314 CMR 3.00 has been promulgated by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, M.G.L. c. 21, §§ 26 through 53, and the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulations at 40 CFR Part 122.

The purpose of 314 CMR 3.00 is to implement the provisions of the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, M.G.L. c. 21, §§ 26 through 53, and the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as applied to surface water discharges, and to ensure that 314 CMR 3.00 confer sufficient authority on the Department to assume delegation from the EPA to administer the NPDES permit program within the Commonwealth. 314 CMR 3.06 also confers authority on the Department to issue general permits for surface water discharges, including general permits for storm water discharges from small municipal separate sewer systems regulated under EPA's Phase II Storm Water Regulations set forth in the applicable provisions of 40 CFR Part 122, Subpart B.