Description
Construction sites are receiving renewed attention from environmental regulators concerning the environmental obligations of the owner, contractors, and subcontractors related to construction debris and contaminated soil. Construction waste can be a significant environmental liability.
Construction waste may result from anything from discovering an underground storage tank, contaminated soil, or other buried waste while excavating to the oil from construction machinery seeping into a nearby water supply. Debris and other construction waste are not limited to the construction site itself; such waste is also dumped on other property.
Violating environmental laws and regulations can be very costly and involves all parties who had control or use of the land. Counsel to owners, contractors, and subcontractors must carefully craft agreements to provide for indemnity and waste management plans. Counsel for landowners must understand how, when, where, and from whom to seek remediation costs.
Listen as our authoritative panel of environmental attorneys examines the potential risks and liabilities resulting from construction debris and contaminated soil and discusses the steps that can be taken to mitigate those risks. The panel will offer actionable best practices for determining liability and recovering remediation costs.
Presented By
Mr. Curran’s practice focuses on environmental and construction law, representing residential, commercial and industrial real property owners, operators and developers, construction managers, contractors, design professionals, and lenders. He guides clients in navigating complex issues relating to real estate acquisition and development, construction, property management, risk management, and management of environmental conditions at facilities throughout the U.S.
Ms. Jessen’s practice focuses on the range of contaminated property redevelopment issues, including environmental due diligence, negotiating purchase and sale agreements, cleanup plans, development agreements and environmental insurance policies, severed mineral interests, and professional service and construction contracting. She advises and represents clients before regulatory agencies regarding remedy selection, administrative orders, cleanup standards, institutional controls, redevelopment, and community relations activities under voluntary cleanup agreements and regulatory orders.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
- schedule
1:00 PM E.T.
- Risks and liability resulting from construction debris and contaminated soil
- Mitigation of environmental risk
- Determining liability
- Recovering remediation costs
The panel will review these and other notable questions:
- What are the potential environmental risks during construction?
- What steps can counsel for owners, contractors, and subcontractors take to mitigate the environmental risks and liability?
- What best practices can counsel employ to ensure environmental compliance and remediation for cleanup costs?
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