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Water Law
The
firm has counseled corporate and individual clients on water and other
environmental matters for three decades. The firm has extensive
experience in all areas of federal, state and local environmental
compliance, including permitting, regulatory and litigation. The
environmental department has represented clients before the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection in each of its District offices,
the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice,
Florida Water Management District offices, and various local environmental
agencies, including Hillsborough County Environmental Protection
Commission, the Pinellas County Public Health Unit and the Dade County
Environmental Management.
Members of the firm’s environmental department have extensive experience
and assist clients with Clean Water Act compliance and permitting
matters. They are knowledgeable in the numerous water-related issues that
arise from every region of Florida, including water quality, well field
supply, potable water, preservation and restoration of riverine systems,
flooding and sovereignty lands. They have handled complex environmental
compliance and permitting issues and have litigated these matters. The
department has managed and counseled environmental assessments and
cleanups related to real estate transactions. The department works
closely with landowners, developers, lending institutions and
environmental consultants in conducting site assessments and compliance
audits. The department promotes proactivity in the prevention of
environmental discharge events and noncompliance at industrial
facilities. The department also works with lending institutions to avoid
environmental liabilities in connection with loan agreements.
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