### Question
How is the "construction" defined?


### Answer
The term **construction** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 1292* as follows -

> any one or more of the following: preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of treatment works, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, or economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, field testing of innovative or alternative waste water treatment processes and techniques meeting guidelines promulgated under section 1314(d)(3) of this title, or other necessary actions, erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement, or extension of treatment works, or the inspection or supervision of any of the foregoing items

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1292*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER II-GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS**

