California State Lands Commission Joins Peacock Piper Tong + Voss LLP at Seminars on California’s Ballast Water Management Requirements
Starting in July 2017, the California State Lands Commission (CSLC) began assessing vessel owners and managers with civil penalties for violations of the agency’s ballast water management requirements. Due to the CSLC’s enforcement efforts, both the agency and those who represent vessel interests who find themselves in violation of the requirements have learned several lessons. In…