AquaLaw

Paul Calamita co-founded AquaLaw in 2002 with Chris Pomeroy. Over the prior decade, Paul practiced as a full time Clean and Safe Drinking Water Act lawyer with a national law firm.

Paul Calamita has practiced environmental law nationally for over 30 years.

He is first and foremost an environmental counselor and negotiator. He has considerable national experience advising businesses and local governments in all major facets of the Clean and Safe Drinking Water Act and environmental compliance.

Paul has had the privilege to work with a wide range of business clients – from the elite of the Fortune 500 to the local elite – and some of the largest communities in the country to the smallest towns, townships, and boroughs.

In addition to environmental compliance advice, Paul has helped his clients to negotiate cutting edge permits, orders, decrees, and a wide range of other environmental and utility-related agreements. He also has handled a wide range of administrative and judicial proceedings and has successfully lobbied state and federal agencies and legislatures on environmental and funding-related matters.

Paul has considerable experience with water supply, allocation, security and regionalization.

More recently, he has assisted a wide range of clients to proactively and strategically address emerging contaminants, such as PFAS and 1-4 Dioxane. AquaLaw has also been retained by numerous utilities to assist them with bring PFAS-related claims against manufacturers of PFAS chemicals, including complaints filed in the PFAS Multidistrict Litigation pending in Charleston, South Carolina.

Paul has represented public utilities in approximately 30 states during his career. He serves as General Counsel to the national Wet Weather Partnership and five statewide water/sewer utility associations. Through his wealth of experience, creativity, and seasoned judgment he delivers holistic and durable solutions for leading public utilities nationwide.

Education
J. D. University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1992
Law Review: Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Member, Article Review Board, 1990
Law Review: Journal of Law and Politics, Member, Articles Editor, 1990-1992

B. S. Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1987

Admitted
Virginia
Maryland
Missouri
West Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

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