California Rules Against Urban Runoff

In a draft ruling with wide implications the state Water Resources Control Board willOK regional rules requiring cities to incorporate runoff controls into their buildingpermit processes. Environmentalists hailed the ruling as a step in preventing oceanpollution and beach closures. Builders see it as a "very expensive proposition thatwill result in negligible environmental benefits. The cost of creating new jobs andnew homes will skyrocket."

Thanks to Tom Newman