IN A GREAT VICTORY FOR AFFORDABLE H...

IN A GREAT VICTORY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, the EPA lately decided not to issue stormwater Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) that would have expense builders and consumers an estimated $35 billion by year.

The Clean Water Act allows the EPA to establish of that kind guidelines to limit the amount of pollutants in "point source discharges," including stormwater that is discharged from construction sites. Despite what their name implies, these "guidelines" are actually enforceable standards that must be met before construction can start at the site.

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