Water Pollution Lawyers
Water pollution affects all aspects of our lives; our drinking water, as well as, plant life, and recreation in our rivers, streams, and lakes. Holding polluters responsible for water pollution involves working with the State and National Environmental Agencies, communities, and the corporations themselves. At the law office of Bell Environmental Solutions, we bring communities, corporate leaders, business owners, and government officials together to address water pollution and effective means for solving the problem. Our office proposes initiatives everyone can support in developing long-term solutions that preserve our drinking water and water resources.
For more information regarding our environmental law practice and how we can help address water pollution, contact the law office of Bell Environmental Solutions.
Causes of Water Pollution
The law office of Bell, Elliott, & Phelan advises and represents communities and corporations in cases involving the following kinds of water pollution cases:
- Chemicals
- Fertilizer and manure runoff
- Dumped raw sewage
- Petroleum-bases chemical spills
- Industrial cleaners and solvents
- Road Salts
- Gasoline/oil
- Oil drums/tanks
- Septic tank seepage
- Runoff from landfills
- Storage tank seepage
- Runoff from hazardous waste site
- Sewage collection systems
- Spills of all types
Working Towards Solutions...
While fines and liability attach to violations of Environmental standards and criminal violations of the law, aggressively confronting polluters may not be the best means for putting an end to the problem. Corporations or agricultural producers may not be aware of how their production impacts the water supply or lakes and streams. In many instances, they themselves may be eager to fix a water pollution problem in order to avoid heavy fines and bad publicity.
... while Maintaining Vigilance
At Bell, Elliott, & Phelan, our lawyers identify common ground between companies and communities. We propose terms everyone involved finds mutually agreeable. However, if corporations are unwilling to address a water pollution problem they're responsible for, we are prepared to take them to court and hold them legally and financially accountable for their actions.
Contact Bell, Elliott, & Phelan Today
If your community faces a water pollution problem or if your company or business has unintentionally contaminated a lake or river, contact the law office of Bell Environmental Solutions. We can help you identify solutions that preserve our natural resources for generations to come
