We help clients solve challenges related to areas regulated under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the California hazardous waste laws.
Typical issues include:
- The generation, treatment, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes
- Landfill management and closure
- The management and disposal of contaminated media generated in the course of environmental investigations and remediation projects
- Recycling and solid waste management (including multiple aspects of the aspects of the waste management regulatory process, from the creation of municipal recycling programs to permitting and closure of landfill facilities)
- Hazardous materials management and compliance with federal and state "right to know" laws such as the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, risk management plans, and spill reporting requirements.
EXPERIENCE
- In General. Represented clients regarding RCRA status of contaminated media generated during remediation of hazardous wastes at a variety of sites ranging from refineries to dry cleaners to abandoned mines.
- Major Food Producers. Represented major food producers in actions brought by EPA for alleged failure to timely report releases of ammonia from refrigeration system.
- Computer Hard Disc Manufacturer. Represented computer hard disc manufacturer on compliance with hazardous waste laws concerning disc polishing operations and recycling of sputtering wastes.
- Major Manufacturers. Represented major manufacturers of residential home hardware on compliance with Toxic Chemical Release Form R reports, hazardous waste recycling, and management of various waste streams including on-site treatment operations subject to California's permit-by-rule.
- Major Food Producer. Represented major food producer in compliance with EPA and California programs regulating ammonia refrigeration systems prior to agency audits.
- Mine Operator. Represented mine operator in compliance with RCRA and EPCRA, and their California counterparts in actions brought by California EPA, the county, and various federal agencies for alleged violations of hazardous material and hazardous waste requirements.
- Boat Manufacturer. Represented boat manufacturer in action brought by EPA for failure to timely file Toxic Chemical Release Form R reports.
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