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Except as in compliance with this section and 

 sections 1312, 1316. 1317. 1328. 1342, and 1344 of this 

 title, the discharge of any pollutant by any person 

 shall be unlawful. 



(b) Timetable for achievement of objectives. 



In order to carry out the objective of this chapter 

 there shall be achieved — 



(1) (A) not later than July 1, 1977, effluent limi- 

 tations for point sources, other than publicly 

 owned treatment works, li) which shall require 

 the application of the best practicable control 

 technology currently available as defined by the 

 Administrator pursuant to section 1314(b) of this 

 title, or (iii in the case of a discharge into a 

 publicly owned treatment works which meets the 

 requirements of subparagraph <B) of this para- 

 graph, which shall require compliance with any 

 applicable pretreatment requirements and any re- 

 quirements under section 1317 of this title; and 



(Bi for publicly owned treatment works in ex- 

 istence on July 1, 1977, or approved pursuant to 

 section 1283 of this title prior to June 30, 1974 

 (for which construction must be completed 

 within four years of approval! , effluent limitations 

 based upon secondary treatment as defined by 

 the Administrator pursuant to section 1314 'di (1> 

 of this title; or, 



(C) not later than July 1. 1977, any more strin- 

 gent limitation, including those necessary to meet 

 water quality standards, treatment standards, or 

 schedules of compliance, established pursuant to 

 any State law or regulations 'under authority pre- 

 served by section 1370 of this title) or any other 

 Federal law or regulation, or required to imple- 

 ment any applicable water quality standard estab- 

 • lished pursuant to this chapter. 



(2) (A) not later than July 1, 1983, effluent limi- 

 tations for categories and classes of point sources, 

 other than publicly owned treament works, which 

 (i) shall require application of the best available 

 technology economically achievable for such cate- 

 gory or class, which will result in reasonable 

 further progress toward the national goal of elimi- 

 nating the discharge of all pollutants, as deter- 

 mined in accordance with regulations issued by 

 the Administrator pursuant to section 1314<b) (2) 

 of this title, which such effluent limitations shall 

 require the elimination of discharges of all pol- 

 lutants if the Administrator finds, on the basis of 

 information available to him imcluding informa- 

 tion developed pursuant to section 1325 of this 

 title) . that such elimination is technologically and 

 economically achievable for a category or class of 

 point sources as determined in accordance with 

 regulations issued by the Administrator pursuant 

 to section 1314(b) (2 > of this title, or (ii) in the 

 case of the introduction of a pollutant into a pub- 

 licly owned treatment works which meets the 

 requirements of subparagraph (B) of this para- 

 graph, shall require compliance with any applic- 

 able pretreatment requirements and any other 

 requirement under section 1317 of this title; and 



iB) not later than July 1, 1983, compliance by 

 all publicly owned treatment works with the re- 

 quirements set forth in section 1281 <g) i2) lAi of 

 this title. 



(c) Modification of timetable. 



The Administrator may modify the requirements 

 of subsection (b) (2) (A) of this section with respect 

 to any point source for which a permit application is 

 filed after July 1, 1977, upon a showing by the 

 owner or operator of such point source satisfactory 

 to the Administrator that such modified require- 

 ments 1 1 > will represent the maximum use of tech- 

 nology within the economic capability of the owner 

 or operator; and (2) will result in reasonable fur- 

 ther progress toward the elimination of the dis- 

 charge of pollutants. 



(d) Review and revision of effluent limitations. 



Any effluent limitation required by paragraph (2) 

 of subsection «bi of this section shall be reviewed 

 at least every five years and, if appropriate, revised 

 pursuant to the procedure established under such 

 paragraph. 



(e) All point discharge source application of effluent 

 limitations. 



Effluent limitations established pursuant to this 

 section or section 1312 of this title shall be applied 

 to all point sources of discharge of pollutants in ac- 

 cordance with the provisions of this chapter. 



(f) Illegalitv of discharce of radiological, chemical, or 

 biofogical warfare agents or high-level radioactive 

 waste. 



Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chap- 

 ter it shall be unlawful to discharge any radiological, 

 chemical, or biological warfare agent or high-level 

 radioactive waste into the navigable waters. (June 30. 

 1948. ch. 758. title III. § 301. as added Oct. 18, 1972, 

 Pub. L. 92-500. § 2. 86 Stat. 844.) 



§ 1312. Water quality related effluent limitations. 



(a) Whenever, in the judgment of the Adminis- 

 trator, discharges of pollutants from a point source 

 or group of point sources, with the application of 

 effluent limitations required under section 1311(b) 

 12) of this title, would interfere with the attainment 

 or maintenance of that water quality in a specific 

 portion of the navigable waters which shall assure 

 protection of public water supplies, agricultural and 

 industrial uses, and the protection and propagation 

 of a balanced population of shellfish, fish and wild- 

 life, and allow recreational activities in and on the 

 water, effluent limitations i including alternative 

 effluent control strategies) for such point source or 

 sources shall be established which can reasonably 

 be expected to contribute to the attainment or main- 

 tenance of such water quality. 



(b) (1 ) Prior to establishment of any effluent limi- 

 tation pursuant to subsection (ai of this section, 

 the Administrator shall issue notice of intent to 

 establish .such limitation and within ninety days of 

 such notice hold a public hearing to determine the 

 relationship of the economic and social costs of 

 achieving any such limitation or limitations, includ- 

 ing any economic or social dislocation in the affected 

 community or communities, to the social and eco- 

 nomic benefits to be obtained (including the attain- 

 ment of the objective of this chapter i and to deter- 

 mine whether or not such effluent limitations can be 

 implemented with available technology or other al- 

 ternative control strategies. 



( 2 ) If a person affected by such limitation demon- 



