July 17 – 20
Marco Island, Florida
Gunster attorneys Brian Seymour, Marcia Parker Tjoflat, Terry Cole and Luna Phillips will be speakers at the upcoming environmental permitting summer school, hosted by the Florida Environmental Network with support from the Florida Chamber Foundation.
If you are planning to attend the conference, we invite you to come hear what our attorneys have to say on these timely topics and mingle with others to whom these issues matter.
Sessions featuring Gunster environmental and land use attorneys are detailed below:
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Implementing Florida’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria: July 18 (Wed)10:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. These EPA criteria are scheduled to take effect July 6. Implementation will likely generate significant business opportunities for consulting firms in the biological and engineering fields.There will be ample opportunity for exchange between panelists and audience members during this highly technical multipart course designed to explore all of the technical and legal issues involved in the application of Numeric Nutrient Criteria in Florida.
Part I – Flowing waters; protection of downstream waters, ditches and canals, intermittent streams |
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Planning for Sustainability 101:July 19 (Thursday) 8:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. This session will provide a basic overview of creating a greenhouse gas inventory, and developing and implementing a sustainability plan. Focus is on energy requirements design to receive stimulus funds.
Essentials on Obtaining an Environmental Resource Permit:July 19 (Thursday) – Capri 7-810:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.1:30 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.This course will provide a detailed and in-depth breakdown of all components necessary for the environmental professional to obtain an ERP permit in an efficient and effective manner. |
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Property Rights Take Center Stage:July 20 (Friday) 8:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.10:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. This course will discuss the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, over whether a landowner can contest an agency’s jurisdiction prior to complying with or violating the order. Audience participation encouraged. |
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Federal Wetland Jurisdiction: July 20 (Friday) 8:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.10:30 a.m. – 12: 10 p.m. This course will cover EPA and Army Corps of Engineers guidance over wetlands and other “isolated waters.” Cases reviewed will include Raponos (“significant nexus” test) and Precon (agency guidance documents). |
The practical application of the Corps’ current regulations and what the new guidance document could mean for development will also be discussed. The Corps will provide an in-depth discussion of the new wetlands guidance and what the regulated community can expect.
Does your business involve environmental permitting in Florida? Then you’ll want to register now for the all or part of the two-day conference held July 18 – 20.
The annual event is expected to draw some 800 attorneys, consultants, engineers, state and local government officials, developers, land owners and more.
For more information on this event, visit the Florida Environmental Network website or download the event brochure (pdf).
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This publication is for general information only. It is not legal advice, and legal counsel should be contacted before any action is taken that might be influenced by this publication. Established in 1925, Gunster is one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service law firms. The firm’s clients include international, national and local businesses, institutions, local governments and prominent individuals. Gunster maintains its presence in Florida with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Vero Beach and West Palm Beach. Gunster is home to more than 165 attorneys and 200 committed support staff, providing counsel to clients through 18 practice groups including banking & financial services; business litigation; construction; corporate; environmental & land use; government affairs; health care; immigration; international; labor & employment; leisure & resorts; private wealth services; probate, trust & guardianship litigation; professional malpractice; real estate; securities and corporate governance; tax; and technology & entrepreneurial companies. Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 250 largest law firms. |
