by David Ganje | Dec 2, 2016 | Brownfields Program, Corporate & Business Law, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Injection Wells, Management of Water Systems, New York & South Dakota Law, North Dakota Environmental Law, North Dakota Law, North Dakota Oil & Gas, North Dakota Oil & Gas Law, Pipelines, Real Estate Law, Reclamation Law, South Dakota Law, South Dakota Oil & Gas Law, Surface Water Issues, Waste Management Law, Wastewater Injection, Water Drainage Issues, Water Law, Water Law; Environmental Law; Security Law, Water Systems Security
The EPA defines a brownfield as “real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.” The Comprehensive Environmental Response,...
by David Ganje | Oct 22, 2016 | Brownfields Program, Corporate & Business Law, Disposal Wells, Environmental Litigation, Injection Wells, Natural Resources Litigation, New York & South Dakota Law, Real Estate Law, Reclamation Law, Tax Incentives, Waste Management Law, Wastewater Injection, Water Drainage Issues, Water Law, Water Law, Water Law; Environmental Law; Security Law, Water Systems Security
Let’s not pretend. We have messed up parts of mother earth. Now let’s use the tools at hand to undo the mess and be good stewards again. Brownfield recycling, that is the brownfields program is one means to that end. If you are looking to start a new redevelopment...
by David Ganje | Oct 22, 2016 | Environmental Litigation, Mineral Interests, Mineral Rights, Natural Resources Litigation, New York & South Dakota Law, Real Estate Law, South Dakota Law, South Dakota Mineral Interests, Surface Water Issues, Waste Management Law, Wastewater Injection, Water Drainage Issues, Water Law, Water Law; Environmental Law; Security Law, Water Permitting, Water Regulation, Water Rights, Water Systems Security
Water and land do not mix well in South Dakota. In the last few days South Dakota gave up on its disputed claim to a 500 acre three-mile-long island known as Goat Island located in the Missouri River. The state conceded jurisdiction over the claimed island giving...
by David Ganje | Sep 26, 2016 | Disposal Wells, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Management of Water Systems, Managment of Water Rights, New York & South Dakota Law, North Dakota Environmental Law, North Dakota Law, South Dakota Law, Surface Water Issues, Waste Management Law, Wastewater Injection, Water Drainage Issues, Water Law, Water Law, Water Law; Environmental Law; Security Law, Water Systems Security
Municipal Landfills in North Dakota The operation of a municipal landfill, also known as a solid waste facility, involves legal risk, such as damage caused from a landfill leaking or by landfill contamination of groundwater. Modern landfills are created with liners...
by David Ganje | Mar 8, 2014 | Injection Wells, North Dakota Oil & Gas, Oil and Gas Law, Wastewater Injection
Will Texas Send Another Trend To The Bakken? Texas often leads the way in American oil and gas law. Currently, the Texas Supreme Court is wrestling with a wastewater injection well case that may send precedential shockwaves across the nation. North...
