Maureen Bayer was a panelist at the annual Managing Stormwater in Washington Conference hosted by the Northwest Environmental Business Council. Maureen and her co-panelists discussed “Legal Perspectives on the Industrial Stormwater General Permit” for the audience of regulators, solution providers, and regulated company and government professionals.
The panel covered the legal impacts of the new Industrial Stormwater General Permit and provided perspectives on the legal decisions facing industrial facilities today. Maureen presented a case study demonstrating application of the new provisions of the permit and reviewed the penalties for violations.
Maureen is an environmental attorney, regulatory specialist, and litigator in Tonkon Torp’s Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Group. She regularly represents clients facing environmental issues related to regulatory compliance, site contamination, and business transactions. Maureen’s clients cover a variety of industries at some of the largest Superfund sites in the country. She has experience obtaining stormwater, wastewater, and air emissions permits, negotiating settlements and resolving non-compliance issues with regulatory agencies, and transferring permits to new entities following change in ownership.
