Baker & Daniels defends clients in enforcement actions initiated by federal, state and local government. These actions cover the entire spectrum of environmental law, including cases brought under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Community Right to Know Act. We have represented clients alleged to have:
- Constructed or operated new or expanded facilities without having first obtained all necessary permits
- Discharged pollutants in excess of the amounts allowed by their water or air permits
- Failed to notify the agency of their exceedences
- Operated hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities or solid waste disposal facilities without permits or in violation of applicable laws or regulations
- Violated the Clean Water Act by bypassing the city wastewater treatment plant during periods of heavy rainfall
- Violated landfill regulations
- Violated land application permit regulations for wastewater sludge
- Violated the Clean Water Act by filling in a wetland during drain reconstruction