Allen Matkins represents clients in governmental and/or citizen enforcement proceedings under a range of federal and state statutory schemes, including the:
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- RCRA
- CERCLA
EXPERIENCE
- Regional Transportation Planning Agency. Represented regional transportation planning agency in Clean Air Act citizen suit regarding allegations of noncompliance with transportation conformity assessment obligations and implementation of transportation control measures to reduce regional ozone and carbon monoxide concentrations.
- Oil Refinery. Represented refinery in Clean Water Act citizen suit alleging illegal discharges of petroleum coke into tributary to San Francisco Bay.
- Agricultural Company. Represented agricultural company in defense of citizen-suit litigation brought for alleged discharges, effluent limitations violations, reporting, and monitoring violations under the federal Clean Water Act.
- Pulp Mill. Represented owner of kraft pulp mill in citizens suit under Clean Air Act regarding alleged violations of emissions standards.
- Utility Company. Represented major utility company in defending CWA citizen suit that sought to impose NPDES permitting requirements on earthen dam structure that was allegedly leaching naturally-occurring copper into the downstream river – an issue of first impression with potentially sweeping implications for in-water structures across the country. Case was settled favorably to the client.
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