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EPA Reissues Stormwater Permit07-25-08 | News

EPA Reissues Stormwater Permit

Under the re-issued permit, new dischargers include new construction sites that start construction on or after the effective date of this permit and those that have already started construction, but do not have coverage under the 2003 CGP.

The EPA is re-issuing a stormwater Construction General Permit that expired July 1, 2008, for a two-year time period. The permit will apply only where EPA is the permitting authority, in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Idaho, Alaska, Washington, D.C.; most territories; and most Indian country lands.

The CGP regulates the discharge of stormwater from construction sites that disturb one acre or more of land, and from smaller sites that are part of a larger, common plan of development. The permit requires operators of the construction sites to use stormwater controls and develop stormwater pollution prevention plans to minimize the discharge of sediment and other pollutants associated with construction sites in stormwater runoff.

Sites that have coverage under the 2003 CGP must continue to comply with the provisions of that permit and do not need to apply for coverage under this new permit.

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For more information on the Construction General Permit: https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/cgp