Water contamination at airports

As obligations and potential liability relating to PFAS are still uncertain for airports, many are weighing their options and looking for advice on how to proceed.

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Responding to PFAS contamination

If your airport has learned about PFAS contamination in its soil or local groundwater supplies, we can help guide you.

Get guidance on questions like:

Did the contamination come from the airport personnel’s use of AFFF?

Who is responsible for cleaning up the soil or the water?

What are current federal and state PFAS regulations, and where are they heading?

What kind of treatment systems are effective at removing PFAS?

How much will it cost and who should pay?

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“The Airport Authority felt it was important to have a major law firm experienced in environmental law representing the Airport. PFAS is a vast environmental concern to all airports, and we feel SL Environmental will be great representation for the Authority working in collaboration with our engineering firm to cover all the issues when the time comes.”

Gabe Monzo

Executive Director, Westmoreland County Airport Authority

How we help airports

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Here are some ways we help airports who retain us on an investigatory basis to provide PFAS litigation advice with no upfront costs or commitment to future litigation:

Keep airports up to date on state and federal regulations

Provide statutes of limitations analysis

Determine potential offsite liability for both property owners and natural resources

Help develop an effective communication strategy

Monitor and provide updates as to the AFFF Multi-District Litigation (MDL 2873)

No upfront costs

Your airport can retain our legal team on an investigatory basis at no upfront cost or commitment to future litigation. If you choose to move forward with litigation, we will provide our services on a contingency fee basis, meaning that a fee is only paid if a favorable outcome is achieved.

Keep your options open

Retaining our team does not jeopardize your airport’s ability to seek and secure other funding sources and provides you with specialized legal and technical advice pertaining to PFAS, all under attorney-client protection.

Unmatched experience evaluating potential PFAS damages

This includes determining potential offsite liability for both property owners and natural resources.

Extensive water litigation experience

We have 20+ years exclusively representing water suppliers in contamination cases. The polluters we aim to hold accountable know that we are very experienced in our field and that we are not afraid to go to trial.