FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, INC.; SIERRA CLUB, INC.; CONSERVANCE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.; ENVIRONMENTAL CONFEDERATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.; AND ST. JOHNS RIVERKEEPER, INC., v. DEPARTMENT OF

State: Florida

Court: Florida Southern District Court

Docket No: 12-3320

Case Date: 02/25/2013

Plaintiff: FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, INC.; SIERRA CLUB, INC.; CONSERVANCE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.; ENVIRO

Defendant: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, INC.; SIERRA CLUB, INC.; CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.; ENVIRONMENTAL CONFEDERATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.; and ST. JOHNS RIVERKEEPER, INC.,

Appellants,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,

Appellee.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

CASE NO. 1D12-3320

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Opinion filed February 25, 2013.

An appeal from the Division of Administrative Hearings.
Bram D. E. Canter, Judge.

Monica K. Reimer, David G. Guest and Joshua Douglas Smith of Earthjustice, Tallahassee, for Appellants.

Rick J. Burgess and Luna E. Phillips of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, Ft. Lauderdale, for Intervenor The Florida Sugar Cane League, Inc.

Kenneth G. Oertel and Jeffrey Brown of Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, P.A., Tallahassee, for Intervenors Florida League of Cities, James Sartori, Destin Water Users, Inc., South Walton County Utility Co., Inc., Emerald Coast Utility Authority, and Florida Stormwater Association.

Gabriel E. Nieto and Matthew P. Coglianese of Rasco Klock Reininger Perez Esquenazi Vigil & Nieto, Coral Gables, for Intervenor Florida Sugar Cane League, Inc.

David W. Childs and Winston K. Borkowski, Sr., of Hopping Green & Sams, P.A., Tallahassee, for Intervenor Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group, Inc., Environmental Committee.

Frederick L. Aschauer, Jr., and Diane D. Tremor of Sundstrom, Friedman & Fumero, LLP, Tallahassee, for Intervenor Clay County Utility Authority.

Thomas M. Beason, General Counsel, Kenneth B. Hayman, Senior Assistant General Counsel, W. Douglas Beason, Assistant General Counsel, Shayna Holton, Stacey D. Cowley, Assistant General Counsel, Teresa L. Mussetto, Chief Appellate Counsel, Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Susan Roeder Martin, West Palm Beach, for Intervenor South Florida Water Management District.

Terry Cole and Kellie D. Scott of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, Tallahassee, for Intervenors Florida Pulp & Paper Association Environmental Affairs, Inc., and Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Inc.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

DAVIS, PADOVANO, and THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.

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