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EPA regulatory compliance experts evaluate whether parties met their obligations under major federal environmental statutes including the Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA/Superfund), Clean Air Act, and related state environmental regulations 1. The NPDES permit program under the Clean Water Act prohibits discharge of pollutants through point sources into U.S. waters without a permit specifying technology-based and water-quality-based limits 2. RCRA governs hazardous waste from cradle-to-grave -- generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal -- and the corrective action program has restored 18 million acres of contaminated land to date 3. CERCLA, enacted in 1980 and amended by SARA in 1986, imposes liability on parties responsible for hazardous substance releases and funds cleanup through the federal Superfund trust when responsible parties cannot be identified 4. Given the complexity of environmental regulation and the significant financial exposure in environmental litigation, qualified experts must combine regulatory knowledge with technical environmental expertise.
CERCLA imposes liability on all parties responsible for releases of hazardous substances and authorizes EPA to compel private-party cleanup or recover costs directly -- making responsible-party allocation a central issue in Superfund litigation.
Case Types
Clean Water Act discharge permit violations and enforcement
RCRA hazardous waste management and corrective action disputes
CERCLA/Superfund cost recovery and contribution litigation
Clean Air Act compliance and emission standard disputes
State environmental enforcement actions and consent decree compliance
Qualifications
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FAQ
An EPA regulatory compliance expert should have an advanced degree in environmental science, engineering, or law, combined with extensive experience working with EPA regulatory programs. Former EPA officials, state environmental agency directors, and environmental compliance consultants with deep knowledge of specific regulatory programs are preferred. The expert's experience should align with the specific statute and regulatory program at issue.
EPA regulatory compliance experts are needed in Clean Water Act enforcement cases, RCRA hazardous waste disputes, Superfund cost recovery and contribution actions, Clean Air Act compliance cases, and any litigation where compliance with federal or state environmental regulations is at issue.
In general, regulatory expert fees are determined by the expert themselves, based on a variety of criteria. Among those criteria are professional experience, forensic experience, academic qualifications, regulatory expertise, and publications. Vident does have some influence over expert fees by comparing experts within a specialty, but ultimately it is a personal decision by the expert.
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