On May 22, 2014 the Florida Supreme Court in South Florida Water Management District v RLI Live Oak, LLC, No. SC12-2336 ruled that in circumstances where a Florida Statute authorizes a state governmental agency like the Water...more
In a news release dated March 25th 2014, EPA and the Army Corps outlined a new proposed joint rule to clarify the scope and definition of the “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act in an attempt to address...more
Following new state legislation granting the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) the authority to establish one statewide rule for the environmental resource permitting (“ERP”) program, FDEP in early...more
The recent Supreme Court case Koontz vs. St. Johns River has generated a lot of commentary and debate in the legal community and speculation concerning the ramifications of the case on various land use permitting scenarios. ...more