David Ruetz has over 30 years of experience in the environmental field, including work as an environmental attorney, the President of an environmental consulting-engineering firm, an Administrative Director of a Governor-appointed natural resource Advisory Council, as an environmental scientist and as an aquatic biologist.
As an attorney, Dave has represented corporate, commercial and industrial clients regarding environmental due diligence and risk assessment in mergers and acquisitions and real estate transactions. He has represented clients in environmental regulatory compliance matters involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA - “Superfund”), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), hazardous waste compliance under the Resource, Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), medical waste, wetlands and water law. He has also represented industrial clients in matters involving the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), and has been involved in litigation matters, including oral arguments in both State Court and U.S. Federal District Court.
Dave also served as President of an environmental consulting engineering firm. In this role he was responsible for the administrative, financial, and technical affairs for a 40+ employee environmental consulting-engineering firm with offices in southeastern and north-central Wisconsin that specialized in environmental assessment and remediation of contaminated sites.
During his employment with a state Department of Natural Resources, he was an Administrative Director of a Governor-appointed Advisory Council. Dave produced the Annual Report for the Advisory Council and also managed its administrative affairs. He also implemented a resource inventory program for the Advisory Council to prioritize critical wildlife habitat as part its conservation easement program.
As an environmental scientist, Dave has performed numerous Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), environmental regulatory compliance audits, remedial assessment of petroleum and chlorinated solvent contaminated sites, wetland assessments, and water permitting projects, which included wetland delineation and habitat assessment surveys for commercial and industrial properties. He also served as a member of an Asbestos Defense Litigation Support Team, which specialized in preparation of expert reports for asbestos toxicology cases.
More Legal and Business Bylines From David P. Ruetz
- Use of the ASTM E1527-21 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard Practice is Now Required to Meet CERCLA Liability Protections - (Posted On Tuesday, March 12, 2024)
- EPA Proposes Regulatory Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water - (Posted On Monday, May 01, 2023)
- The EPA and Army Corps’ “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) Rule to Become Effective on March 20 - (Posted On Monday, March 13, 2023)
- The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Votes to Allow WDNR to Develop PFAS Regulations for Groundwater - (Posted On Monday, January 09, 2023)
- EPA Approves Use of the ASTM E1527-21 Standard Practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments - (Posted On Tuesday, January 03, 2023)
- The EPA Proposes to Change Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting for PFAS - (Posted On Monday, December 19, 2022)
- Important PFAS Updates from the EPA and the Wisconsin DNR - (Posted On Friday, September 30, 2022)
- The EPA Proposes to List PFAS as ‘Hazardous Substances’ under CERCLA - (Posted On Wednesday, September 14, 2022)
- The EPA’s Environmental “Audit Policy Program” - (Posted On Tuesday, August 09, 2022)
- U.S. Supreme Court Case Limits the Authority of the EPA in Regulating Air Emissions - (Posted On Wednesday, July 13, 2022)