Public Utility Issues

Benesch has represented both public sector and private sector clients in a broad variety of public utility and environmental matters. These matters include compliance with public utility statutes, assessment proceedings, public necessity cases, jurisdictional disputes, contract disputes, environmental compliance and antitrust litigation. Principal practice areas include water and wastewater permits, air emissions permits, and administrative appeals before Ohio EPA and the Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission, regulatory proceedings, consent orders, solid waste and hazardous waste facility closure issues, criminal contempt and enforcement proceedings, and contaminated property remediation.