### Question
How does HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT define federally owned treatment works?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 6939e*, **federally owned treatment works** is defined as:

> a facility that is owned and operated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government treating wastewater, a majority of which is domestic sewage, prior to discharge in accordance with a permit issued under section 1342 of title 33

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6939e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 82-SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL > SUBCHAPTER III-HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT**

