Clean Water Act Essentials, Third Edition

Allison Rumsey is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. She represents clients in state and federal regulatory enforcement actions, class action and citizen suit lawsuits, and business disputes. She represented BP in the Deepwater Horizon matter as it related to government enforcement under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act. She also represents a shipping company in the Huntington Bay oil spill. Allison also assists clients in navigating and, where there is litigation defending, the permitting process under the environmental laws applicable to large infrastructure and other projects. Prior to joining the firm, she was Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of JusticeEthan Shenkman is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. Nationally known for his work with climate change policy and energy transition, he advises on renewable fuels, carbon capture and sequestration, methane regulation, the phaseout of HFCs, and renewable energy permitting. He also regularly represents clients in trial and appellate court, and in regulatory matters before federal and state agencies. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Deputy General Counsel at the EPA and, prior to that, as Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.Joel Gross is a senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. Joel represents and advises clients in litigation and nonlitigation matters under federal and state environmental laws, with a special emphasis on compliance and enforcement issues. Prior to joining Arnold & Porter, he was chief of the Environmental Enforcement Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled and supervised many Clean Water Act matters. He also worked with EPA on policy and legislative initiatives related to the Clean Water Act.Ed McTiernan is a partner in the New York office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. He is an environmental litigator who focuses on state and federal regulatory issues, including site remediation, Brownfield redevelopment, natural resource damages, energy and infrastructure projects, as well as wastewater and stormwater permitting and defense of enforcement proceedings. Prior to joining the firm, he served as the Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.