# Revisions to Stormwater Regulations To Clarify That an NPDES Permit Is Not Required for Stormwater Discharges From Logging Roads
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2012-12-07 · Effective 2013-01-07 · 77 FR 72970
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-29688
- **Category:** water-quality
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 72970
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 122
- **Publication date:** 2012-12-07
- **Effective date:** 2013-01-07
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0195
## Abstract

The EPA is revising its Phase I stormwater regulations to clarify that stormwater discharges from logging roads do not constitute stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity and that a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit is not required for these stormwater discharges.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/12/07/2012-29688/revisions-to-stormwater-regulations-to-clarify-that-an-npdes-permit-is-not-required-for-stormwater)
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