Environmental

Plum creek and the Alachua county comp plan

Plum Creek Timber Company (“Plum Creek”), the largest private landowner in Alachua County and the entire nation, proposes to develop a substantial portion of the 65,000 acres of land it owns in Alachua County east of Newnans Lake. To achieve its proposed plan, Plum Creek seeks the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners’ (“County Commission”) … Continue reading “Plum creek and the Alachua county comp plan”

fracking in florida

Fracking in Florida? The rapidly growing practice of hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” has incited significant debate. Some argue that this technology, which involves extracting hard-to-get natural gas and oil deposits by injecting water, sand, and chemicals into wells in order to fracture rock and recover these energy sources, provides substantial revenue and jobs, … Continue reading “fracking in florida”

ANOTHER UPDATE ON FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.’S NATURAL GAS PIPELINE

ANOTHER UPDATE ON FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.’S NATURAL GAS PIPELINE Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC, the company contracted by Florida Power & Light Co. to build the biggest part of a major interstate natural gas pipeline extending through most of the peninsula of Florida, continues to work towards completing the planning phase for the pipeline. … Continue reading “ANOTHER UPDATE ON FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.’S NATURAL GAS PIPELINE”

Basic Florida water law III

BASIC WATER LAW Part III: Florida’s Water Law Innovations ​Like the other eastern states, Florida traditionally followed the Riparian Doctrine. Early attempts to address water management in Florida were mainly focused on surface water drainage, since Florida was wet and water was often seen as a nuisance. However, a variety of problems began to emerge … Continue reading “Basic Florida water law III”

Florida water Law

FLORIDA WATER LAW By Attorneys Jennifer Burdick Springfield and Alexander Boswell-Ebersole Springfield Law, P.A. October 2013 Eastern versus Western Water Law Two traditional water law systems, which originally only addressed surface water, correspond geographically with the western and eastern United States, roughly divided along the 100th meridian (which runs north-south through states like Texas, Nebraska, … Continue reading “Florida water Law”

Florida Springs, Plum Creek, and Minimum Flows

The St. John’s River Water Management District is gearing up to reconsider “acceptable” minimum flow levels of important waterbodies in North central Florida. This process begins in early 2014. Check out their website for dates, times and location. This “minimum flow” concept and it’s RE-establishment is crucial to the evaluation of the Plum Creek plan. … Continue reading “Florida Springs, Plum Creek, and Minimum Flows”

Update on Florida Power & Light Co.’s Natural Gas Pipeline

Update on Florida Power & Light Co.’s Natural Gas Pipeline A major pipeline that will transport at least 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day across a significant portion of the Florida peninsula recently received one of the last two major regulatory approvals needed. The contracts for building the pipeline, which were awarded … Continue reading “Update on Florida Power & Light Co.’s Natural Gas Pipeline”

gainesville sun staff reports on public meeting. our clients will be represented there;

If you have property along state road 20 affected by this road project you should consider talking with us, and attend this meeting. Often times road widening projects require the state’s taking property from private owners along the route. Appraisals of property are required; and “fair” compensation must be paid. You probably have heard the … Continue reading “gainesville sun staff reports on public meeting. our clients will be represented there;”