The Westside Water Resources Team
Our team has been assembled based upon their areas of expertise, passion for the environment, and work for social justice.
Christopher Sproul
Legal
Mr. Sproul holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.A. and B.A. in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Mr. Sproul served as an Assistant Regional Counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1987 until 2002. At EPA, Mr. Sproul’s primary concentration was representing EPA in enforcement actions, particularly under the Clean Water Act, but also under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
His accomplishments while at the EPA include several judicial and administrative settlements and judgments; reviews of state environmental programs; drafting EPA regulations and proposed amendments to the Clean Water Act, and provided client counseling to numerous EPA regulatory officials. From 1997 to 1998, he also served on special assignment from EPA to the State of Hawaii Attorney General where he represented the state of Hawaii on numerous water pollution enforcement actions. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Sproul was an Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco where he taught a course on environmental litigation. In 2002 Mr. Sproul founded Environmental Advocates, a law firm specializing in public interest environmental law, representing environmental and community groups and citizens in litigation and administrative advocacy designed to advance conservation and environmental protection.