RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Legislature has redrawn rules designed to clean up a key water supply for several Piedmont cities.

The House approved by a wide margin Monday night a bill that overrules measures to clean up Jordan Lake that the state Environmental Management Commission approved last year. The bill now moves to Gov. Beverly Perdue’s desk.

The bill attempts to reduce runoff from commercial and residential development that can contribute to pollution in the lake and hurt fish and other underwater life.

The compromise between developers and environmentalists also attempts to reduce the cost of anti-pollution efforts for cities and developers.