Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs)

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under a court order to develop new stormwater requirements for the construction industry called Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) by December 2009. EPA issued a proposal with the options they are considering for rulemaking. This regulation will impact storm water dischargers from new construction and land development activities. The resources below provide information on the proposal as well as steps you can take to get involved in submitting comments, and learn about NAHB’s effort to ensure the ELGs will not be overly burdensome.

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Factsheet on EPA's Draft Construction General Permit for Stormwater On April 25, 2011, EPA issued a revised construction general permit (CGP) for public comment. The CGP is the permit issued under the Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program to authorize the discharge of stormwater from construction sites. The CGP applies … 5/6/2011	PDF
Instructions and Data Sheet for Stormwater Sampling NAHB is collecting Data on Storm Water From Construction Sites. NAHB members with active construction sites are being sought to assist in data collection efforts on the turbidity — or cloudiness — of stormwater discharges from construction sites. NAHB will provide stormwater collection kits to … 2/18/2011	PDF
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