Jaycee L. Dean

• Counsels clients in jurisdictional determinations under the Clean Water Act.
• Assists in the defense of public and private sector clients in third-party citizen suits for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, NPDES permits, and the California State Water Resources Control Board’s General Permits for municipal, industrial, and construction related stormwater discharges, as well as the State’s SSO WDR for Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs).
• Assists clients with navigating and securing project permitting (Clean Water Act 404 permits, Clean Water Act 401 certifications, Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements, NPDES permits, amongst others).
• Assists in defense of administrative enforcement actions with Regional Water Boards.
• Assisted in soil and groundwater contamination assessment and related insurance coverage procurement associated with PCE and dry-cleaning site.
• Reviews and prepares comments on statewide policies affecting enforcement and permitting under the Clean Water Act and California’s Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act.

Insights & Presentations

• “Waters of the United States Redefined—EPA and the Corps Issue Conforming WOTUS Rule in Wake of the Sackett Decision Narrowing the ‘Reach’ of the Clean Water Act,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, October 2023
• “SCOTUS Limits WOTUS: Jurisdictional Waters and Wetlands Under the Clean Water Act Must be Relatively Permanent, Standing, or Continuously Flowing Bodies of Water, Environmental,” Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, June 2023
• “EPA Proposes First-Ever Enforceable Nationwide Primary Drinking Water Standards for PFAS,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, May 2023
• “D. C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Power Plant Emissions Limitations and Defers to EPA’s Scientific and Technical Expertise,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, April 2023
• “Biden Administration Finalizes Part 1 of New ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule,” California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, February 2023
• “District Court Dismisses Third Party Suit Finding Standing Allegations Inadequate in Climate Adaption Case,” California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, November 2022
• “Biden Administration’s EPA Restores California's Ability to Set More Stringent Auto Pollution Tailpipe Rules,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, May 2022
• “U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Sackett, Paving the Way to a Definitive Test for Determining Wetland Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act,” California Water Law & Policy Reporter, March 2022
• “District Court Vacates Trump ERA Clean Water ACT 401 Water Quality Certification Rule—Remands to EPA for Further Proceedings,” California Water Law & Policy Reporter, December 2021
• “EPA Proposes Methane Emission Regulations for Oil and Gas Operators,” Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, December 2021

Professional

• California Construction and Industrial Materials Association
• California Association of Sanitation Agencies
• Women Lawyers of Sacramento
• Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
• California Lawyers Association, Environmental Law Section
• California Indian Law Association
• National Native American Bar Association