• Toll Brothers will pay $741,000 in penalties for runoff violations at construction sites, train employees, have compliance officers and write stormwater-control plans for each location.
• The EPA and Justice Department brought the action over 370 building sites in 23 states.
• Government officials say they believe the plans will stop 217 million pounds of sediment from going into waterways each year, including 21 million from 40 sites in the Chesapeake Day watershed.

From the article: "Toll Brothers Inc., a major U.S. home builder, will pay a $741,000 civil penalty and set up a stormwater-control program under an agreement with federal agencies to settle scores of alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. ..."