de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A., Tampa, Florida

Perhaps more than any other state, Florida’s economy and quality of life are directly tied to the environment.

Our most abundant and valuable environmental resource is water. And probably no firm has done more than ours to shape laws and policies that regulate and protect Florida’s water.

Since Lou de la Parte argued the landmark 1979 Tequesta case in which the Florida Supreme Court established the bulwark of the state’s water policy, we have been involved in numerous precedent-setting Florida cases and projects involving water rights, land use, and environmental protection.

	"Meeting Public Utilities' Legal Needs"

	Desalination and Reclaimed Water - Emerging Issues in Eastern Water Law

We have decades of experience working closely with environmental regulators, and we use it to guide our public and private clients through complex federal, state and local environmental permitting.

The firm regularly works to avoid litigation, helping competing interests find common ground that advances both economic progress and environmental wellbeing.

More recently, for example, we were instrumental in building the rulemaking consensus among public utilities, environmental groups and state and federal agencies that established minimum flow and levels for the Everglades.

Our lawyers have a proven track record of handling controversial permitting cases involving public water supplies, hazardous materials, energy supplies, pollution, wastewater, storm water, reclaimed water and solid waste.

Moreover, we have focused experience assisting public utilities in addressing environmental regulations for various projects including wellfields, surface water reservoirs, water treatment plants, desalination projects, wastewater treatment works, and transmission lines.