Jerry Lucas Marrero 

Mr. Marrero represents clients before local and federal agencies with jurisdiction over environmental, land use and natural resources matters including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Planning Board, and the Regulations and Permits Administration.

He regularly provides counseling to clients on permitting, enforcement and compliance with land use laws and regulations, environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Title V Permits (portland cement plant and petroleum refinery), NPDES permits, RCRA enforcement actions, ocean dredging, ocean dumping, NEPA, base realignment and closure, CERCLA restoration advisory boards, endangered species management plans, integrated natural resources management plans), and the environmental implications of business transactions.

Mr. Marrero has offered counseling or lectures to developers, the construction industry and other groups on issues such as the Puerto Rico maritime-terrestrial zone and environmental civil and criminal liability.

Mr. Marrero has acted as lead counsel in a myriad of environmental and land use cases including enforcement actions initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act 309(g) and 311(b)(6), a complex RCRA 7003 action (against major oil companies for alleged jet fuel and aviation gasoline contamination at an airport facility), as well as in litigation cases where environmental groups and/or citizens have sought mandamus and/or injunctive relief and/or damages against development/construction projects by questioning the legality of the environmental review process (i.e., local NEPA) and permits of the projects.