Marc Bruner is a partner with the firm's Environment, Energy & Resources
practice. Marc represents governmental entities and private companies in a wide
variety of environmental, land use, and natural resource matters. He counsels
clients on formulating long-term development strategies, preparing and
processing environmental studies and land use plans, and obtaining the necessary
federal, state and local permits and approvals for a broad range of private and
public development projects – including utility-scale solar power facilities,
residential subdivisions, large commercial and mixed-use developments,
hospitals, university campuses, maritime and airport expansions, research and
development facilities, industrial projects, water supply infrastructure, and
roadway and transit improvements. Marc also counsels clients on a wide array of
regulatory compliance matters involving air quality, wetlands and water quality,
and the handling and disposal of hazardous wastes.
Marc's work involves a
variety of federal land use and environmental laws, including the National
Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act. Marc also has extensive experience with the
unique set of California laws and regulations affecting development in the
state, including the California Environmental Quality Act; the Porter-Cologne
Water Quality Control Act; the California Endangered Species Act; the
Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act; the Integrated Waste
Management Act; the Subdivision Map Act; the Planning and Zoning Law; the
California Building Code; and various laws, regulations and local ordinances
governing water supply, green building requirements, use of recycled water,
coastal development, development along the banks of streams and rivers, state
lands and the public trust, conversion of agricultural lands, historic
resources, hazardous materials and wastes, and flood protection and safety. Marc
has a keen understanding of the differences between the federal and state law
requirements, as well as the areas of overlap and the opportunities and best
practices for coordination.
Marc is co-author of the chapters covering
wetlands and endangered species in Curtin's California Land Use and Planning
Law. He also speaks regularly on environmental and land use topics,
including CEQA, NEPA, wetlands and endangered species, and water supply
requirements for new developments.