42 USC § 17094 - Storm water runoff requirements for Federal development projects

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title: "42 USC § 17094 - Storm water runoff requirements for Federal development projects"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "17094"
section_name: "Storm water runoff requirements for Federal development projects"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "High-Performance Federal Buildings"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 438, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1620.)"
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# § 17094. Storm water runoff requirements for Federal development projects

The sponsor of any development or redevelopment project involving a Federal facility with a footprint that exceeds 5,000 square feet shall use site planning, design, construction, and maintenance strategies for the property to maintain or restore, to the maximum extent technically feasible, the predevelopment hydrology of the property with regard to the temperature, rate, volume, and duration of flow.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 438, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1620.)

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