Four of Nation's Largest Home Builders Settle Storm Water Violations - Maryland and Virginia to Benefit from Settlements

01.07.08 - 20:10 ... source : Environmental Protection Agency - EPA

... Release date: 06/11/2008 Contact Information: David Sternberg 215-814-5548, sternberg.david@epa.gov WASHINGTON (June 11, 2008) — Four of the nation's largest home builders, all of whom are active in Maryland and Virginia, have agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $4.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The companies also have agreed to implement company-wide compliance programs that go beyond current regulatory requirements and put controls in place that will keep 1.2 billion pounds of sediment from polluting our nation's waterways each year. "Today's settlements mark an important step forward in protecting our waters from harmful storm water runoff from construction activities," said Assistant Attorney General Ronald J. Tenpa ...» Next (HTML)