Contaminated Sediment Site Management Attorneys

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Creative, Cost-Effective Remedies to Meet Your Business Goals

Contaminated sediment sites present challenges that require a unique skill set to cost-effectively manage what can be extraordinarily complex, large liabilities.

Our Environmental attorneys have experience in numerous ongoing contaminated sediment sites in the United States, including:

Passaic River/Newark Bay Study Area
Buffalo River
Niagara River
18-Mile Creek
Erie Canal
Mohawk River
Monongahela River
Scajaquada Creek
Houston Ship Canal

We bring a pragmatic, team-based approach to each site, working with our clients and consultants to develop and implement risk management and cost allocation strategies in an effort to minimize liability. We engage attorneys who have a broad range of expertise, including:

Compliance with state and federal environmental statutes and regulations
Environmental litigation
Allocation (interim and final) of costs
Governmental funding programs
Natural resource defense

We look for opportunities to leverage client resources in conjunction with public funding and other public resources. Our relationships with federal agencies (including those responsible for implementing the Great Lakes Legacy Act), key regulators and technical experts who are immersed in public policy and technical developments related to contaminated sediments, allow Phillips Lytle attorneys to provide cost-effective management of these sediment sites.

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Management and Legal Counsel of Contaminated Sediment Sites

Below are representative cases that illustrate the broad range of involvement Phillips Lytle attorneys have in the various contaminated sediment sites we represent:

For the legacy owner of a former chemical manufacturing plant with over a mile of shoreline along the Buffalo River in Buffalo, NY, we supported the negotiation of a cost-effective remedy for the river under the Great Lakes Legacy Act. Our attorneys negotiated with regulatory agencies, the local municipality and other responsible parties to come to a resolution that successfully met the goals of our client, including a release of liability.
For a chemical company with multiple legacy and active manufacturing facilities that have connections to the Passaic River and other rivers in the Newark Bay watershed, we cost-effectively supported the company’s participation in the ongoing remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) and related matters, including allocation, remedy selection and natural resource damage negotiations. We have also spearheaded efforts to maximize public funding for remedy implementation of contaminated sediments.
For the owner of a chemical manufacturing facility, we manage a contaminated sediment site that is on the National Priorities List.