Gunster and Arrow Group attorneys and advisors will present key industry insights at the 39th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School, taking place July 15-18 in Marco Island. Hosted by the Florida Environmental Network, the Environmental Permitting Summer School has been held for the past 39 consecutive years and is attended by more than 1200 attorneys, consultants, engineers, state and local government officials, developers, landowners, and others with a strong interest in environmental issues in Florida.
The Gunster and Arrow Group teams will participate in a collection of panels providing comprehensive, timely insights into Florida’s environmental, water, mineral, waste, air, and property rights regulatory frameworks, as well as legislative developments, with a strong emphasis on audience participation, practical applications, and the latest legal, scientific, and policy updates affecting resource management and development across the state.
Speaker information
Amy Boulris
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Gunster
Private Property Rights - Hot Topics and Recent Developments
This course will cover the latest court decisions and legislative actions affecting private property rights in Florida, takings jurisprudence, the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act, and other government actions that affect private property. Read more.
Alexandria Kernan
Senior Advisor, Conservation and Emerging Technologies Policy Leader
Arrow Group
Florida's Environment, Water Policy, The 2025 Legislature and Beyond
Absolutely the most current and reliable information available on what the 2025 Legislature passed (or considered but failed to pass) and why. Read more.
Debbie Madden
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Gunster
Florida Wetland Delineation Methodology
This course addresses the initial concept and formulation of 62-340, F.A.C., the wetland jurisdictional methodology, recent rule interpretations and policy. Read more.
Comprehensive Watershed Management Reimagined: Blending Infrastructure, Innovation, and Policy
The panel of experts will provide an in-depth examination of watershed management as a means of comprehensively integrating a variety of planning and regulatory programs currently implemented by FDEP and the water management districts. Read more.
Greg Munson
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Gunster
New Developments in Florida's Air Quality Regulation
This panel will provide an overview of major federal and state air quality legislation, rules, litigation, and initiatives, with focus on how your normal business operations in Florida will be affected. Read more.
Florida MS4 and NPDES Update
The panel of experts will provide a timely update on procedural and substantive considerations in permitting under the NPDES program. Read more.
Eric Olsen
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Gunster
WMD Planning, Regulatory, and Policy Update
An excellent course designed to provide insight into the regulatory, planning, and water supply development programs of Florida’s five water management districts. Read more.
Aquifer Recharge, Aquifer Storage and Recovery, and Underground Injection Control
This panel will discuss the current status and issues involving Florida’s underground injection control (UIC) regulatory program that authorizes the injection of fluids into underground formations and aquifer recharge projects. Read more.
Mike Petrovich
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Gunster
Florida Solid Waste Regulation Update
Florida has long been one of the nation’s leaders in effective waste management and recycling programs. Florida’s population is anticipated to reach nearly 26 million residents by 2030. How will the State address the waste management demands of these additional residents? Is there sufficient landfill capacity across the State for the decades ahead? Read more.
Luna Phillips
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Gunster
Lake Okeechobee And The Estuaries: A Water Management Balancing Act (Part 1 of 2)
This year, numerous developing issues are affecting the Lake, including the new lake schedule “LOSOM” being implemented by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the ASR program north of the lake. Read more.
Lake Okeechobee And The Estuaries: A Water Management Balancing Act (Part 2 of 2)
The panel represents a diverse cross-section of government, private landowners, tribal entities, and environmental and agricultural interests. Read more.
Timothy Riley
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Gunster
This panel will explore the legal and operational aspects of identifying and securing real property rights for mineral owners, complying with regulatory requirements for near-surface non-mineral resources, as well as heavy minerals, mining, oil and gas development, and addressing surface and land use issues. Read more.
Kim Shugar
Senior Advisor
Arrow Group
Restoration Options When Facing Water Quality Impairments
This course focuses on the implementation of water quality standards with an emphasis on options for dealing with an “Impaired” designation. Read more.
About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 13 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 320 attorneys and consultants, and 300 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the top 200 largest law firms by the National Law Journal and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practices, industries, offices and news is available at www.gunster.com.
About Arrow Group
Arrow Group is a premier government affairs consulting firm based in Tallahassee, Florida. Launched in partnership with Gunster, Arrow Group offers a unique voice in the advocacy space, leveraging extensive connections and a proactive approach to deliver tailored strategies and impactful results. With a statewide reach, Arrow Group serves clients across all regulated industries, including energy, healthcare, land use, transportation, environmental, water, banking, finance, and telecommunications. For more information, visit https://arrowgroup.gunster.com/.
