Legal Context and Implementation of Green Infrastructure

Bio: Ben Grumbles is President of the U.S. Water Alliance, a not-for-profit educational organization based in Washington, DC and committed to uniting people and policies for water sustainability throughout the country. He has a long career in water and environmental policy, serving the public and teaching law students and environmental professionals, over the last 25 years. Most recently, he led Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality working on air quality and climate change, energy policy and waste management, water efficiency, and wastewater recycling. Regional priorities included protecting the Grand Canyon, Colorado River, and Arizona-Mexico border environment. Mr. Grumbles served as Assistant Administrator for Water at US EPA from 2004 through 2008. He launched EPA’s water efficiency labeling program, WaterSense, and initiatives on green infrastructure, water and climate change, and pharmaceuticals. He carried out and defended the nation’s clean water, drinking water, ocean and coastal, and wetlands laws and worked on great waterbody collaborations from coast to coast. From 1985 to 2001, he served in the US House of Representatives in various environmental counsel and staff director roles for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Science Committee. His particular focus was on water and its connections to people, wildlife, agriculture, and energy.

Education: Mr. Grumbles has a Masters degree in environmental law from George Washington U. Law School, a J.D. degree from Emory University Law School, and a B.A. degree from Wake Forest University.

Bio: Karen M. Hansen’s environmental law practice spans a variety of regulatory programs including water quality and use, contaminated property redevelopment, oceans law, OSHA, and corporate-wide compliance auditing under EPA and state audit policies. Ms. Hansen counsels clients on emerging trends in water quality programs, including initiatives such as watershed-based permitting, TMDLs, trading and allocation, and land-based impacts on coastal and ocean resources. She has extensive experience assisting clients with implementing environmental management systems, including disclosure and corrective action strategies for self-identified noncompliance, and representing clients on inspection and enforcement matters covering a variety of environmental and worker safety programs. Ms. Hansen has practiced in Washington, D.C. and in Minnesota, and was voted by peers as one of two environmental lawyers named as "Top Women Attorneys of Minnesota." In addition to serving as a frequent speaker, writer and planner for a variety of environmental law and policy programs, Ms. Hansen has served in elected and appointed roles on numerous state bar and American Bar Association committees and task forces. Ms. Hansen serves on the firm's Management Committee, Co-Chairs the Water Law Practice, and Chairs the Diversity Committee.

Education: Ms. Hansen received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of The Review of Litigation, and her undergraduate degree in Business and Economics from Trinity University (B.A., cum laude). Ms. Hansen has received Certificates in Executive and Transformational Leadership at the Georgetown University Center for Professional Development. Ms. Hansen is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Minnesota State Bar and the State Bar of Texas.

Key Publications: The Great Lakes Go Regional: The New Water Resources Compact Adopts a Unique Water Management Approach; A Bold New Ocean Agenda: Recommendations for Ocean Governance, Energy Policy, and Health; The State of the Clean Water Act and Its Reach - A Midyear Report; Federal Waters, Public Noise, and the Reach of National Security; U.S. Senate Holds April Hearing on Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water - Review of Recent Federal Efforts Dealing with Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water; Climate Change and the Clean Water Act - Environmental Group Petitions EPA to Address Ocean Water Quality; EPA's Latest TMDL Guidance on Daily Loads May Limit the Impact of the 'Daily' Issue Stemming from Friends of the Earth v EPA; Diminishing Deference: Recent Trends in Clean Water Act Cases; Ocean Law and Policy: An Update; Issues at the Forefront of Water Quality Pollution Trading: How Agriculture, Regulation, and Market Factors Will Drive Future Trades; EPA's Pretreatment Streamlining Rule Authorizes Greater Local Control of the Federal Pretreatment Program; Trends In Commercial Development Of Ocean Resources: New Laws And Policies Present Opportunities And Risks – Part I; Trends In Commercial Development Of Ocean Resources: New Laws And Policies Present Opportunities And Risks - Part II; Pollutant Load Allocations in the Chesapeake Bay: A Comparison of One Alternative Approach to TMDLs; The Evolution of Interstate Water Disputes into Regional Cooperative Management Regimes: Launching a New Model Compact for Interstate Water Issues; Court Case and Regulatory Action May Impact Clean Water Act Effluent Limitation Guidelines in 2006; Ocean Law Initiatives Will Affect Some Traditional Water Quality Issues and Wetlands Development Projects, and Present a New Frontier of Water Use Opportunities; How Will Ocean Policy Changes Affect Your Business?

Past Assignments: 2012 Developments in Clean Water Law Seminar; Energy in the Southwest - New Directions in Energy Markets and Regulation: The Critical Issues of Water Quality and Supply in Energy Development; Ocean Law Conference; 2008 Ocean Seminar Series - Emerging and Expanding Ocean Uses: Scientific and Regulatory Uncertainty; ALI-ABA Advanced Course of Study on Environmental Law; NACWA 2006 Law Seminar: Water Quality Modeling; California and the World Ocean '06: Alternative Energy and the OCS

Bio: Nathan Gardner-Andrews serves as General Counsel to the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) in Washington, DC, where he has worked since 2006. He advises the Association and its municipal clean water utility members on a variety of legal, regulatory, legislative, and policy matters and oversees the Association’s litigation portfolio. He has written articles and spoken nationally addressing clean water issues. Mr. Gardner-Andrews is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars. He is also active with the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, where he serves on the Book Publishing Board. He received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2001 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2005.

Education: B.A. -- Columbia University, 2001; J.D. -- University of Maryland School of Law, 2005