Tim Sowecke

Mr. Sowecke his practice focuses on state and federal litigation and regulatory compliance and enforcement related to energy and environmental law. He represents energy, chemical, manufacturing, real estate, and agricultural clients in state and federal permitting and regulatory compliance and enforcement matters. Mr. Sowecke comprehensive environmental practice addresses federal and state regulations under the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Toxics Release Inventory program (TRI), Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). He also frequently assists clients with drafting and submitting comments to proposed rules and regulations related to state and federal environmental laws. Mr. Sowecke has extensive experience in complex environmental contamination issues related to water, soil, and air. He regularly works with consulting and testifying experts (e.g., engineers, geologists, geochemists, hydrologists, lab technicians) and other scientists at state and federal agencies on investigations, analyses, and interpretations of large data sets in the context of administrative and civil enforcement actions and state and federal litigation. Mr. Sowecke regularly guides his clients through permitting, compliance, and enforcement actions in front of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ), Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), and Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB), as well federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).