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Environmental & Energy

Jul. 27, 2010

A Tale of Environmental Inclusion

Environmental practitioners can no longer afford to ignore liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

Steven L. Hoch

Of Counsel, Clark Hill LLP

Email: shoch@clarkhill.com

Many experienced environmental practitioners have, for some time, turned a blind eye to the threat of liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for stormwater and other such discharges. Despite warnings from some in the field, practitioners can no longer afford to ignore liability under CERCLA.

Many municipal entities manage the collection, treatment and discharge of stormwater and sewage. Most often, they do so under a perm...

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