The North Carolina law firm of Poyner Spruill LLP represents a multitude of local governments, corporations, and individuals in the complex law addressing hazardous substances and wastes, including dry-cleaning solvents such as perchloroethylene (PCE or perc). In 1997, the North Carolina legislature passed the North Carolina Dry Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act (DSCA) which addresses perc contamination and creates a mechanism for state funded assessment and remediation of such contamination.
Our environmental attorneys can assist dry-cleaning and laundry operators, those seeking to acquire such operations or the land on which they are located, and landowners whose property is contaminated with perc to navigate:
- Compliance with the DSCA and other state and federal environmental laws;
- Petitioning for acceptance into the DSCA Program;
- The appeal process for state imposed civil penalties arising from the alleged violation of the DSCA and other state and federal environmental laws; and
- Lawsuits against potentially responsible parties arising from PCE contaminated soil and groundwater.
Likewise, our environmental attorneys are experienced in conducting the due diligence associated with buying and leasing dry-cleaning and laundering operations. Our skilled corporate, tax and commercial real estate attorneys can also work to make sure the transaction closes quickly and provides the greatest benefit to our client.
Poyner Spruill LLP strives for excellence in practice and is structured for flexibility in today’s fast changing environmental laws and regulations. The full resources of our interdisciplinary firm can be focused on any specific problem brought to us by our clients.