It might surprise you to hear that sediment runoff rates from construction sites are typically 10 to 20 times greater than those from agricultural lands, and 1000 to 2000 times greater than those from forested lands. To address this issue, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulations that focus specifically on construction sites and water runoff. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits the discharge of any pollutant to a navigable water from a point source unless that discharge is authorized by a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Construction sites for which a NPDES permit […]