Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§17094 Storm Water Runoff Requirements for Federal Development Projects
Title 42 › CHAPTER 152 — ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER III — ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY › Part C — High-Performance Federal Buildings › § 17094
Summary
Sponsors of Federal projects over 5,000 square feet must, as technically possible, keep or restore predevelopment water temperature, rate, volume, and duration.
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Title 42, §17094
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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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Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
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42 U.S.C. § 17094
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102