In the recent edition of the Florida Specifier, Gunster’s Luna Phillips, who leads the firm’s Environmental & Land Use Law group, analyzes the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM), which is the official guide used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to equitably manage Lake Okeechobee.
The LOSOM Lake schedule was finalized and adopted last month, replacing a previous version that was developed in 2008. It aims to carry a component of flexibility by adopting management zones and ensuring that decisions are made as conditions such as temperature and rainfall vary in the future.
Luna Phillips is a Florida Bar board certified Gunster shareholder who practices in the area of environmental, administrative and governmental law. She leads the firm’s Environmental practice. Prior to joining the firm, Luna was a senior attorney for the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Luna practices exclusively in the area of water and natural resources law before state and federal agencies.
