Considering the following scenario:

You are general counsel at ABC, Inc., a large publicly traded corporation with thousands of shareholders. While attending a confidential planning meetings of ABC's executives the company COO made an announcement that the wastewater storage facility tanks were starting to leak and the only resolution is to illegally discharge some highly poisonous wastewater into the sewer system to keep the tanks from failing until maintenance can repair the leaks, otherwise the tanks may explode. The chief financial officer, agrees that this is the best they can do under the circumstances, and to keep their plans confidential so that the media is not notified of the illegal dumping.

What options are available to resolve this issue while remaining In compliance with ABA MR 1.6? Please site, scholarly sources only.