Environmental Law

Stormwater Runoff Law and Disputes A-Z

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Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 54 minutes
S. Wayne Rosenbaum
Micheline Fairbank
Janet Howe
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi
With S. Wayne Rosenbaum from Environmental Law Group LLP + 3 others
Recorded November 18, 2025.
Product ID 101134

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Overview

All the Essentials You Need to Know

Whatever your client's situation - in need of a permit, seeking compliance insight, eyeing potential legal action for damages caused by redirected runoff - you need a basic foundation in this this unique area of law in order to represent them effectively. Join our experienced faculty for a full, focused day of insights into stormwater law and disputes. Our experienced faculty will bring you nuanced and practical insights for handling your clients' unique stormwater legal issues. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge and your practice - register today!

  • Navigate the ins and outs of the stormwater regulatory framework.
  • Review the latest regulations, case law, and hot-button issues.
  • Discover how to prepare NPDES permit applications.
  • Develop effective stormwater management strategies using a stormwater pollution prevention plan.
  • Know what inspectors look for and what the most common violations are.
  • Get tips for handling stormwater runoff disputes from high-ground neighbor and low-ground neighbor perspectives.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. How Stormwaters and Surface Waters Are Regulated
  2. Rule Updates, Case Law, and Hot-Button Issues
  3. NPDES Permits, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
  4. Stormwater Runoff Disputes: The Injured Property Owner's Perspective
  5. Stormwater Runoff Disputes: The Defense Perspective
  6. Legal Ethics
Product ID 101134

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. How Stormwaters and Surface Waters Are Regulated

    1. Clean Water Act
    2. EPA Regulation and WOTUS
    3. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
    4. WQS, TBELS, WQBELs, TMDLs: Key Terms and Acroynms Made Simple
    5. State and Local Regulation
    6. Interplay of State and Federal Law
    7. Wetlands Protection
  2. Rule Updates, Case Law, and Hot-Button Issues

    1. Latest Stormwater Rules and Guidelines
    2. The Changing Definition of WOTUS
    3. Seminal Cases From Across the Nation
    4. PFAS and Other Hot Topics
  3. NPDES Permits, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), and Best Management Practices (BMPs)

    1. Permit Options and Categories
    2. Permit Applications and Process
    3. SWPPPs - Details Matters
    4. Best Management Practices (BMPs)
    5. Appeals
    6. Monitoring, Records, and Reports
    7. Audits and Investigations: Areas of Scrutiny, Common Violations, and Penalties
  4. Stormwater Runoff Disputes: The Injured Property Owner's Perspective

    1. Case Evaluation and Claims
    2. Discovery and Evidence Strategies
    3. Effective Use of Experts and Reports
    4. Settlement Negotiation and Trial Tips
  5. Stormwater Runoff Disputes: The Defense Perspective

    1. Defenses
    2. Discovery and Evidence Strategies
    3. Effective Use of Experts and Reports
    4. Settlement Negotiation and Trial Tips
  6. Legal Ethics

    1. Conflicts of Interest
    2. Special Ethics Considerations for Government Lawyers
    3. Duty of Confidentiality vs. Duty to Expose
    4. Attorney's Fees
    5. Multijurisdictional Practice of Law

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Government officials, real estate and environmental professionals, land use planners, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

S. Wayne Rosenbaum
S. Wayne
Rosenbaum
Environmental Law Group LLP
Micheline N Fairbank
Micheline N.
Fairbank
Fennemore Craig, P.C
Janet M Howe
Janet M.
Howe
Holland & Hart
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi
Ricardo
Aponte-Parsi
Office of the General Counsel at Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/GCN)
Speaker bio
S. Wayne Rosenbaum

S. Wayne Rosenbaum

Environmental Law Group LLP
S. Wayne Rosenbaum

is a partner of the Environmental Law Group LLP, practicing in the areas of environment, land use and natural resources, with an emphasis on water quality and land use laws affecting infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Mr. Rosenbaum develops compliance strategies for clients regulated under the storm water provisions of the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the California Environmental Quality Act and other state and federal resources statutes. Relying on his broad experience with environmental permits and environmental management systems, he has helped clients develop and implement solutions to environmental regulations that are both legally defensible and economically sustainable. Mr. Rosenbaum also assists his clients in defending their regulatory compliance programs against challenges by regulatory agencies and environmental groups. Prior to joining Environmental Law Group LLP (formerly known as Opper & Varco LLP), he was a partner at Stoel Rives LLP. Prior to that, he was with Foley & Lardner LLP. Before entering private practice, Mr. Rosenbaum served with the Department of the Navy, Office of General Counsel, where he concentrated on the transfers of contaminated properties under the Base Realignment and Closing Act, environmental audits, waste minimization plans, regulation of storm water discharges at federal facilities and interagency funding of environmental projects. Mr. Rosenbaum earned his A.B. degree from Rutgers University and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law.

Speaker bio
Micheline N Fairbank

Micheline N. Fairbank

Fennemore Craig, P.C
Micheline Fairbank

is an of counsel attorney at Fennemore Craig, P.C's Reno, Nevada office. She practices in their business litigation and natural resources groups, and has many years of experience handling a broad spectrum of civil matters, including extensive trial and appellate experience and a practice focused on water and natural resource law. Ms. Fairbank earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Western Colorado University and her J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law. She is a member of Western States Water Council, Non-Tribal Federal Water Needs Subcommittee and is on the Board of Directors of Walker Basin Conservancy. Ms. Fairbank is admitted to practice law in Nevada, California and Colorado, and before the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Speaker bio
Janet M Howe

Janet M. Howe

Holland & Hart
Janet Howe

is an attorney at Holland & Hart, where she focuses her practice on litigation, water rights, and insurance recovery. She represents clients of all sizes and industries across Arizona and throughout the United States. Ms. Howe brings a deep commitment to understanding the law, coupled with professionalism, reliability, and perseverance to achieve the best outcomes for her clients. Her background includes work as a business and accounting manager in both the construction and education sectors, providing her with valuable insight into the challenges and priorities of those industries. Before earning her J.D. degree from the University of Arizona, Ms. Howe obtained a B.A. degree in history and anthropology from Juniata College and a Master's degree in Global Leadership and Sustainable Development from Hawaii Pacific University. Her path to law was shaped by her experiences traveling the country with her military spouse, raising a family, and exploring new challenges-from managing financial operations to paddling outrigger canoes. Ms. Howe is admitted to practice in Arizona.

Speaker bio
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi

Ricardo Aponte-Parsi

Office of the General Counsel at Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/GCN)
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi

is a real estate and corporate counsel with a 22+ year track record of assessing risk, managing litigation, and building compliance systems to protect organizational interests. He is a trusted business partner and problem solver, dedicated to delivering exceptional results that advance business objectives through preventive counseling, strategic risk management, and shrewd advocacy. Mr. Aponte-Parsi is a team leader and project manager who builds relationships, leads change, and communicates effectively with private and public stakeholders. He earned his bachelor's degree from Syracuse University, with a major in international relations, and his J.D. degree from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In May 2014, Mr. Aponte-Parsi completed his Master of Laws degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. In 2018, he completed a second LL.M. degree at Georgetown University Law School in securities and financial regulation. In 2022, Mr. Aponte-Parsi completed a certification in privacy law from Seton Hall University School of Law. He was president of the Board of the Puerto Rico Education Council, the licensing agency for the Commonwealth, and is currently the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the San Juan Community College. Since November of 2024, Mr. Aponte-Parsi has worked as an associate general counsel at the Office of the General Counsel of the Air Force (SAF/GCN) at Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas. SAF/GCN provides legal and policy advice to members of the Secretariat, air staff, and space staff on virtually all matters relating to the department's 180 installations, nearly 10 million acres of real estate, base realignment, and closure; annual $7 billion installation and operational energy budgets; annual multibillion-dollar military construction program; $8.3 billion military privatized housing portfolio; programs for environmental planning, compliance, and restoration and natural and cultural resources management; and programs for safety and occupational health. The division advises the Center of Excellence for Environment, Facilities, and Installations and the Energy, Environmental, and Installations Directorates within the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.

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