Gielow Groom Terpstra & McEvoy’s team of expert lawyers helps clients solve (and often avoid) environmental liability problems by providing assistance and advice with regulatory compliance and permitting issues. We work closely with our clients to evaluate their ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. We evaluate the effectiveness of our clients’ audit and operational programs. We can also develop environmental risk management training programs and policy manuals for our clients’ use.

Compliance with Land and Water Management Regulations

Located near the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan, our Muskegon law firm offers a wealth of experience in compliance and land development issues that arise as a result of the critical dunes programwetlands protection requirements, and soil erosion and sedimentation control issues. We help clients resolve water resource problems, including those related to water discharge permitting and compliance with applicable regulations.

Gielow Groom Terpstra & McEvoy advises clients in the development of and compliance with Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans and Pollution Incident Prevention Plans (PIPP).

Recent experiences with our clients have demonstrated that regulatory agencies are increasingly focusing on the issue of Class V Injection Wells (such as septic systems, cesspools, dry wells, etc.), including motor vehicle waste disposal wells (drains that are present in vehicle repair shops which are not connected to a municipal sewer system).

If you have any questions about these programs or any other environmental regulations as they relate to your property, please contact us at our law firm in Muskegon, MI.