A bill that tweaks rules governing pollution flowing into Jordan Lake cleared the House on Tuesday.
The bill re-writes some of the rules previously adopted by the Environmental Management Commission. The contentious point dealt with a requirement that municipalities retrofit existing development to improve the amount of pollution flowing to the lake. If those rules aren't enacted by 2014, stricter regulations takes effect.
The House bill extends the time limit on getting those rules in place. Rep. Alice Bordsen, a Mebane Democrat, said the bill was a compromise between municipalities, environmental advocates, developers and regulators. No one was "jumping for joy" about the result, but everyone believed they could live with the rule, she said.
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