Virginia Environmental Law & Waterfront Property Rights Resources

The owner of each vessel, each shipyard, each port, and each waterfront facility that handles oil is faced with the risk of an oil spill into water. Ignoring the risk is foolhardy. It puts the Read the full article.

A deep understanding of local knowledge is necessary for success when dealing with the Chesapeake Preservation Act, which is upheld by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Board. Read the full article.

Costs Faced By Waterfront Property OwnersWaterfront property owners in Hampton Roads are privileged to enjoy the ambiance and a fantastic view, in addition to a highly valuable set of riparian Read the full article.

U.S. Supreme Court ruling affects Hawaii Wildlife Fund's citizen's environmental lawsuit against the County of Maui's sewage treatment plant for polluting groundwater. Read the full article.

Last year I published an article on this blog called Large Poultry Farming Operations Harm the VA Eastern Shore Environment. Since that article was published, there have been several developments Read the full article.

Jim Lang, Jeff Wilson and the Waterfront Law Team won a riparian rights case in Fairfax County Circuit Court for a homeowners’ association community pier and boat slips. Read the full article.

Learn more about how bottomland ownership can determine your control over the water body connected to your waterfront property, and how you can exert your riparian rights. Read the full article.

Building a pier on Virginia waterfront property is complex. Here are the 5 things you need to consider - include pier permits, the cost to build a pier, and riparian rights. Read the full article.

Riparian property rights attorney Bryan Peeples (with assistance from summer associate Ross Broudy) explains the rules that allow waterfront property owners in Virginia Beach to protect a parking spot from intrusion by non-resident beachgoers. Read the full article.