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Diane Alexander Partner
Diane Alexander, Esq.
Diane Alexander practices in the areas of environmental compliance and permitting for the public and private sectors including industrial wastewater pretreatment, discharges to groundwater and surface water allocation and water supply issues and permitting, disposal of contaminated media and conveyance of property subject to environmental regulations. Ms. Alexander has successfully represented a group of public authorities in litigation against the NJDEP concerning wastewater permitting and successfully represented the Association of Environmental Authorities (AEA) with respect to its challenge of the Surface Water Quality Standards. She was selected to participate in the Stakeholders Group convened by the NJDEP to revise the NJPDES Regulations and Surface Water Quality Standards and she also serves as Counsel to the Passaic River Basin Alliance, which group was formed to address regulatory and other issues of concern to wastewater discharges in the Passaic River Basin.
Admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
EDUCATION
B.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1983
J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1987
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MARAZITI, FALCON & HEALEY
Partner, 2001 to Present Senior Associate, 1995 to 2001
MCMANIMON & SCOTLAND
Associate, January 1994 to September 1995
MARAZITI, FALCON & GREGORY
Associate, April 1989 to January 1994
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE INCORPORATED
June 1987 to April 1989
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Association of Environmental Authorities Legal Counsel, 1997 - 1998
Member, Public Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP), Passaic River Basin (WMAs 3, 4, & 6)
Member, Stakeholder Group for NJPDES Rule Reform
Member, Clean Water Council Statewide Watershed Management Advisory Subcommittee
Member, Leadership Committee of the Passaic River Basin Alliance
Member, New Jersey Water Environment Association
Member, NJPDES Committee of the Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey
PUBLICATIONS
"Stormwater Rules: Developers Face New Restrictions," New Jersey Law Journal, July 12, 2004.
"Significant Changes in Water Quality Permitting, and Early Prediction for the Millennium," Environmental Law Section Newsletter, New Jersey State Bar Association, Volume 21, Number 1, January, 1999.
"What Watershed Means To You: Changes You Can Expect in Your NJPDES Permit and What You Can Do To Prepare Yourself," The Authority View, published by The Association of Environmental Authorities, Volume XXIII, Number 1, February, 1998.
"Passaic River Basin Alliance Update," New Jersey Effluents, published by the New Jersey Water Environmental Association, Volume 28, Number 2, Summer, 1995.
"What the Consent Agreement Means in Terms of Permit Limitations," The Authority View, published by the Association of Environmental Authorities, Volume XIX, Number 4, October, 1994.
"Ruling Puts Lender at Risk for Liability," 3 NJL 847, May 2, 1994.
"D.E.P.E.'s Proposed Surface Water Quality Standards," New Jersey Municipalities, published by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March, 1993.
"NJPDES Permitting Appeal Question," Limits, published by the Association of Environmental Authorities, March, 1992.
LECTURES
New Jersey Water Environment Association Technology Transfer Seminar, Industrial Management Session – Emerging Wastewater Treatment Issues for Industries and POTWs entitled: The NJPDES Permit Appeal Process, March 7, 2006.
Association of Environmental Authorities entitled: Environmental Rules Drive the Policy, March 12, 2003.
New Jersey Water Environment Association/Association of Environmental Authorities entitled: Nutrient Reduction Strategies, October 30, 2002.
Association of Environmental Authorities entitled: Strategies for Addressing the New Phosphorus Policy, June 10, 2002.
New Jersey Water Environment Association Tech-Trans Seminar entitled: Watershed Rules/Water Quality Rules - E0109, October 30, 2001.
New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers Seminar entitled: How the New Proposed Watershed Management Rules Will Affect Public Facilities, September 13, 2000.
Association of Environmental Authorities Seminar entitled: What Do the Proposed Watershed Planning Rules Mean?, August 4, 2000.
Association of Environmental Authorities Seminar entitled: Watershed Management Planning Regulations, Review of Draft Rule, June 29, 2000.
Association of Environmental Authorities Seminar entitled: Permit Tips, Trends & Turmoil, January 21, 2000.
New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference entitled: Watershed Issues, November, 1999.
New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Surface Water Quality Standards (SWQS) N.J.A.C. 7:9B - Current Developments, November 10, 1998.
New Jersey Water Environment Federation, Megarule Stakeholder Panel, May 6, 1998.
Water Environment Federation, Central Section, New Pretreatment Regulations and Their Impact on Industry and Their Pretreatment Plant Operators, September 26, 1997.
Association of Environmental Authorities, Legal Seminar entitled: How WillHome Rule and Watershed Planning Work Together? September 23, 1997.
Land Use Law Update in New Jersey, National Business Institute, Inc., February 21, 1997.
Water Environment Federation, North Jersey Section Conference entitled: Pending NJPDES Issues/Mass Modification, September 21, 1994.
Association of Environmental Authorities, Legal Seminar, Clean Water Enforcement Act Seminar entitled: Challenging a NJPDES Permit, September 11, 1991.
