2010 SWOC of A&WMA:Legal Issues Update

“Year of the _______”

April R. Bott, Esq.

Thanks for having me!

• BLG is an Env./Energy/N.R. Boutique

• My background…

• What we do…

• Which leads me to…

Litigation/Enforcement

Air & the Feds

• Air-National Priorities

• Air-The Feds in Ohio-Past year…17 USEPA actions-5 Consent Agreements-Major Sources (major mod/permit violations)

Air & Ohio

• Ohio EPA has filed 48 enforcement cases since Jan. 2010-3 Consent Orders-Director’s Findings and Orders

• Wide range of industry sectors

DAPC’s Trial

• State v. Shelly Holding Co.-Claims against more than 20 HMA plants and portable generators dating back to 1972-Court’s decision addressed many areas of DAPC’s programs-Civil Penalty: $350,123-State appealed—pending in 10th

New Air Laws Upon Us…

• The Impact of the Tailoring Rule

• Revised NAAQs and Non-Attainment

• NESHAPs/MACTs

Waste & Ohio

• 11 HW cases and 7 SW cases • SW cases range: $10,000-1,293,759• HW cases range: $0-180,000• The cases:

-Trans Rail-Spencer v. Korleski-Buckeye Power-Stark-Tusc JSWMD

New Regulations

• Proposal from USEPA to regulate coal combustion residuals—new comment period through Nov. 19, 2010.

• New Ohio H.W. regulations—effective and wide-ranging

Questions?

April BottBott Law Group(614) 761-2688

abott@bottlawgroup.com