Environmental Legal Services - Air, Land and Water:

For companies with environmental concerns, such as obtaining permits, responding to spills and government notices, preparing site assessments, conducting All Appropriate Inquiries in the purchase of real estate, conducting remediation, etc., Mr. Wiemerslage's 19 years of extensive environmental experience can prove invaluable.   As part of those 19 years, Mr. Wiemerslage's eight years of experience as an environmental attorney in the areas of oil and gas Exploration and Production, pipeline and gas stations remediation will prove very helpful to both large and small oil and gas companies, especially with the June 2007 changes under Colorado House Bill 1341 altering the composition of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.  With Mr. Wiemerslage's experience in site assessments and remediation, he can also help dealing with spills and releases from gasoline storage tanks as well as from pipelines and production facilities. He works well with environmental consultants who are also helping the client. Mr. Wiemerslage's background as an environmental attorney at a state environmental agency as well as for a Fortune 100 oil company allows for a unique perspective and enhances relationships with regulatory agencies his clients may have to deal with.

Environmental Experience.

Mr. Wiemerslage has experience in air pollution control, water and NPDES permitting, RCRA, spill response and remediation, and dealing with state and federal environmental agencies. He has experience under the United States Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund).

From May, 1979 through August, 1990, Mr. Wiemerslage served as an attorney for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in Springfield, Illinois. He served consecutively in the Divisions of Public Water Supplies, Air Pollution Control, Water Pollution Control and Land Pollution Control. While at Illinois EPA, he was directly involved with variance petitions and recommendations, water permit appeals, water enforcement investigations and litigation, Pollution Control Board public hearings, pretreatment ordinance reviews, regulatory promulgations and hearings.  He testified before an Illinois House of Representatives committee regarding radium 226 and 228 in drinking water and the enforcement proceedings involving drinking water.

From September, 1990 through December 1997, Mr. Wiemerslage served as an environmental attorney for a Fortune 100 company, Marathon Oil Company, its subsidiary, Marathon Pipeline Company and Marathon owned gasoline stations, as well as a Canadian company, Platte Pipeline Company.  He concentrated on land and water issues under RCRA, the Clean Water Act and applicable state laws. His work included investigations and reporting of releases of petroleum products at production sites, pipelines and gasoline stations, as well as response to and remediation of those releases.  He oversaw the drafting of remediation reports and plans, and negotiated administrative orders and settlements with U.S. EPA and state agencies. He prepared filings for reimbursement for oil spill costs to the United States Coast Guard as well as for state reimbursement for remediation for leaking underground storage tanks. 

Mr. Wiemerslage's geographic areas of responsibilities for oil and gas exploration and production (E & P) included Colorado, Wyoming (especially Powder River Basin), Alaska (Cook Inlet platforms and on-shore production facilities), Louisiana (including off-shore) and Texas.  His responsibilities for releases from gasoline stations, including assessments and remediation, included locations in numerous states east of the Mississippi.

Chair of Environmental Legal Subcommittee.

Mr. Wiemerslage was appointed by the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce to its Environmental Committee for 2007 and 2007 term, and was elected chair of the Environmental Law Subcommittee of the then Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association while he was working in Texas.  He is currently a member of the Colorado Bar Association's Environmental Law Section.    

CBA Environmental Law Section Advisory Council

Mr. Wiemerslage was elected to the Colorado Bar Association's Environmental Law Section Advisory Council at its annual meeting June 23, 2007 at Steamboat Springs.

Conferences

He also attended the 4th Annual Environmental Law Conference sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association June 22 and 23, 2007 at Steamboat Springs and the American Bar Association's Environmental Litigation seminar June 27 - 30, 2007 at Boulder, CO.

Environmental Articles.

Two recent articles written by Mr. Wiemerslage relating to the environmental field are listed below and are linked to their titles:

1. New EPA Rules on Environmental Site Assessments Effective November 1, 2006, 12/11/2006

2. New Methamphetamine Law Affects Residential Contracts January 10, 2007

Environmental Presentations for Your Business.

Mr. Wiemerslage is an experienced speaker on environmental topics.  You may contact him if you would like a presentation to your business on federal and state environmental laws.

Changes in Environmental Law

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Summary.

The Wiemerslage Law Offices will provide environmental legal services in addressing compliance concerns over air, land and water issues, including Clean Water Act, RCRA and Superfund issues.