---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1240.86"
title: "21"
number: "1240.86"
heading: "Protection of pier water system."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1240.86"
---

# §1240.86. Protection of pier water system.


No vessel engaged in interstate traffic shall make a connection between its nonpotable water system and any pier potable water system unless provisions are made to prevent backflow from the vessel to the pier.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216, 243, 264, 271.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 5620, Feb. 6, 1975, unless otherwise noted.