35th Environmental Permitting Summer School

In this extremely popular panel of experts on Lake Okeechobee, the panel is again presenting on critical issues affecting Lake Okeechobee and the Northern Estuaries.  This year, numerous developing issues are affecting the Lake, including current operations, and most importantly, the new lake schedule being developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.  In this 2-part course, the panel will focus on these latest developments, as well as the Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation, endangered species, water quality, and the status of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan projects that affect the Lake.  The panel represents a diverse cross section of government, private landowners, tribal entities, and environmental and agricultural interests.  The panel will discuss how Lake management decisions affects their differing interests and obligations and the varying issues that must be balanced to make effective decisions.  Instructors: Luna Phillips (Moderator), Drew Bartlett, Ernie Barnett, Anna Upton, Steve Walker, Adam Gelber, Larry Williams, Adam Blalock, Col. Andrew Kelly