States Eye 'Post-Construction' Rule To Resolve Stormwater Problems

摘要

State water quality officials are praising the expected broad scope of EPA's planned "post-construction" stormwater rule, saying they hope the rule will resolve long-standing problems with the current stormwater program, while industry officials say the rule's breadth could include a wider range of costly controls than previously thought.rnEPA Dec. 17 floated several options for the post-construction rule that include modifying large segments of the current stormwater program, such as expanding the area currently covered by municipal stormwater permits, developing national standards for stormwater control similar to those in a recent guidance for federal facilities, and developing a single set of requirements for both large and small municipal stormwater systems.