[*] Partner, Hopping, Green, Sams and Smith, Tallahassee, Florida, and member of the New York and Florida Bars. B.A., University of Rochester, 1978; J.D., University of Miami, 1981. Mr. Matthews specializes in wetlands and surface water permitting and has drafted many of Florida's environmental laws and regulations over the last decade. Return to text.

[**] Associate, Hopping, Green, Sams and Smith, Tallahassee, Florida. B.S., State University of New York at Albany, 1992; J.D., Florida State University College of Law, May 1997. Return to text.

[1] See MARK S. DENNISON & JAMES A. SCHMID (contributing), WETLAND MITIGATION: MITIGATION BANKING AND OTHER STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANCE xiii (1997). [hereinafter WETLAND MITIGATION] Return to text.

[2] Id. at 1. Return to text.

[3] As a result of the decision in National Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Callaway, 392 F. Supp 685 (D.D.C. 1975), the COE adopted regulations defining navigable waters to include wetlands. Return to text.

[4] WETLAND MITIGATION, supra note 1, at 1. Return to text.

[5] See id. at 3. Return to text.

[6] See generally Florida transcripts of depositions in Sun City Center Corp. v. Southwest Florida Water Management District, DOAH Case No. 94-2179RP (1994). Return to text.

[7] WETLAND MITIGATION, supra note 1, at 16 (1997). Return to text.

[8] 951 F. Supp. 267 (D.D.C. 1997) , motion to amend judgment denied, 962 F. Supp. 2 (D.D.C. 1997). Return to text.

[9] See id. at 271. Return to text.

[10] See id. Return to text.

[11] See Village of Los Ranchos De Albuquerque v. Barnhart, 906 F.2d 1477 (10th Cir. 1990). Return to text.

[12] See WETLAND MITIGATION, supra note 1, at 74. Return to text.

[13] Id. Return to text.

[14] See LAWRENCE R. LIEBESMAN, DEVELOPER'S GUIDE TO FEDERAL WETLANDS REGULATION 58-61 (2d ed. 1993). Return to text.

[15] WETLAND MITIGATION, supra note 1, at xiii (1997). Return to text.

[16] See Guidelines for Specification of Disposal Sites for Dredged or Fill Material, 40 C.F.R. § 230 (1996). Return to text.

[17] See WETLAND MITIGATION, supra note 1, at 114. Return to text.

[18] Joint State/Federal Mitigation Bank Review Team Guidance Document for Florida (July, 1997). Return to text.

[19] See WETLAND MITIGATION, supra note 1, at 132. Return to text.

[20] See FLA. STAT. § 373.4315 (1996); Act effective Oct. 1, 1997, ch. 97-222, 1997 Fla. Laws. Return to text.

[21] See id. Return to text.

[22] See WETLAND MITIGATION, supra note 1, at 146. Return to text.

[23] See id. at 177. Return to text.