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Jun 11, 2008 12:41 pm US/Central

Dallas' Centex Homes Paying Environmental Fine

DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS / AP) ― Four of the nation's largest homebuilders have agreed to pay $4.3 million in fines for failing to control runoff at construction sites in 34 states and the District of Columbia.

The four companies -- Centex Homes, KB Home, Pulte Homes and Richmond American Homes -- also have agreed to take steps above what is required by law to keep 1.2 billion pounds of sediment out of the nation's waterways.

Centex, based in Dallas, will pay the biggest fine: $1.48 million.

The settlements with the homebuilders and the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department were reached on Wednesday.

The settlements are part of a nationwide crackdown by the EPA to find storm water violations at construction sites. The Clean Water Act requires builders that disturb land to obtain permits and minimize runoff from rain.

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