# Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2014-03-06 · Effective 2014-05-05 · 79 FR 12661
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-04612
- **Category:** water-quality
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 12661
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 450
- **Publication date:** 2014-03-06
- **Effective date:** 2014-05-05
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0884
## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to the effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the Construction and Development point source category. EPA is promulgating these changes pursuant to a settlement agreement to resolve litigation. This final rule withdraws the numeric discharge standards, which are currently stayed, and changes several of the non-numeric provisions of the existing rule.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/06/2014-04612/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-construction-and-development-point-source)
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