Bill Penny
Bill Penny

Bill Penny is a Member in the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison. He is a member of the firm's Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Service Group as well as the Green Industry Practice Group. Bill has more than 25 years experience in environmental law. You can contact him at william.penny@stites.com or by phone at 615-782-2308.

Martin Corinne
Corinne Martin

Corinne Martin is an Associate in the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison. She is a member of the Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Service Group, the Green Industry Practice Group, and the Business Litigation Service Group. cmartin@stites.com or by phone at 615-782-2218.

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EPA Issues Correction of Construction Stormwater Reg

03.09.10 5:10 PM
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Yesterday, the EPA corrected its December 1, 2009, Federal Register notice for the final construction stormwater rule found at 74 FR 62995 to reflect the correct date of applicability as August 2, 2011. The Federal Register notice stated that the compliance dates for the turbidity limitation for sites that disturb 20 or more acres of land at one time was set to begin 18 months after the effective date of the rule.  The notice mistakenly stated that the applicable date was August 1, 2010, NOT August 2, 2011.

As a refresher, the EPA issued its Final Rule for “Effluent Guidelines for Discharges from the Construction and Development Industry" at the end of 2009. The rule significantly affects construction projects that disturb 10 acres or greater at any one time. One of the most significant and controversial provisions is a numeric limitation for turbidity-  the rule requires average daily turbidity for discharges to not exceed 280 Nephelometric turbidity units (Ntu).  

 
For more information on yesterday’s correction, please click here.

For more information on the Construction Stormwater reg, please read our November 24, 2009, blog article.

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