Our Water Quality practice advises clients on a wide range of legal issues related to water quality. Our practice includes counseling and litigation in matters involving:
- Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits
- California waste discharge requirements
- Regulation of point and non-point source discharges
- Industrial pre-treatment compliance
- Storm water permits
- Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 water quality certification and section 404 dredge and fill permits
- Wetlands regulation
- Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
- Agricultural- and construction-related runoff
- Development and revision of water quality standards
In addition, we help clients negotiate and (if necessary) litigate a wide variety of high profile and time-sensitive actions including cease and desist orders and cleanup and abatement orders.
We also defend clients in civil and criminal penalty actions and citizen suits under the Clean Water Act at trial and appeal.
EXPERIENCE
- Homebuilder Trade Organization. Represented a trade organization comprised of companies engaged in planning, designing, financing, constructing and selling new homes, in its efforts to shape water quality regulations, particularly stormwater regulations, affecting construction in California.
- Municipal Water District. Represented City Attorney and Planning Staff with respect to development of 50 MGD desalination facility to be co-located with an existing power plant.
- Manufacturing Company. Represented manufacturing company regarding mercury TMDL issues pertaining to legacy mercury mine contamination in San Francisco Bay and a neighboring upland watershed.
- Pulp Mill. Represented owner of paper pulp mill in analysis of and negotiations and regulatory analysis and advice concerning NPDES permitting for wastewater discharges and variances.
- Water Utility. Represented investor-owned water utility on permitting and CEQA compliance for a new long term water supply for the Monterey Peninsula comprising a 25 to 50 MGD desalination plant and aquifer storage and recovery (ASR). The Proposed Project co-locates the desalination facility with an existing power plant. Represented client in litigation filed to oppose the issuance of Coastal Development Permit for the pilot plant.
- Private Party. Represented private party in administrative litigation contesting a Water Code §13304 cleanup and abatement order regarding perchlorate contamination of groundwater in California.
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