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    Thank to Our SponsorsGOLD SPONSORS

    AKERMAN SENTERFITT, one of Floridas leading law firms, has more than 450 attorneys and consultants servicing the needs of local, regional, national and international clients. The

    firm represents a variety of businesses, governmental entities, and other organizations in virtually every area of environmental law including environmental compliance and permitting, risk

    assessment and management, due diligence investigations, assessment and remediation of contaminated sites, and defending against enforcement actions and administrative

    challenges to rules and permits. Founded in 1920, the firm now has offices in Floridas major business centers: Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and

    West Palm Beach, as well as in Washington, D.C. and New York. For more information about our practice groups and attorneys, visit www.akerman.com.

    At GOLDER ASSOCIATES we strive to be the most respected global company specializing in ground engineering and environmental services. Golder professionals take the time to buil

    an understanding of client needs and of the specific environments in which they operate. Golder has four offices in Florida located in Boca Raton, Gainesville, Jacksonville, and Tampa

    with a combined staff of more than 150. Diversely specializing in the technical fields of air resources engineering, environmental health and safety compliance, industrial hygiene

    terrestrial, wetland and aquatic ecological sciences, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering, and construction services. Golder has becom

    one of the premier full-service environmental and engineering consulting firms operating in the state.

    GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1775 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals serving clients from more than 30 offices

    in the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm was selected as Chambers and Partners USA Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and among the Top 3 in the International Law Firm of th

    Year at the 2009 The Lawyers Awards. The Environmental and Land Development Practice is one of the firms oldest and largest practice groups, with more than 50 lawyers handling a

    wide variety of environmental and land development matters in both national and international markets. For additional information, please visit the firms website at www.gtlaw.com.

    HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP is Floridas largest law firm with offices in Abuo Dhabi, Atlanta, Boston, Beijing, Bethesda, Chicago, Caracas, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Los

    Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Northern Virginia, Orlando, Portland, San Francisco, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tel Aviv, Washington D.C., and West Palm Beach. Area

    of practice include legislative representation, all aspects of energy, environmental and land use law, and administrative, civil and criminal litigation.

    HOPPING GREEN & SAMS, P.A. is a Tallahassee, Florida based firm representing clients statewide primarily in the area of governmental law. Its attorneys have assisted clients a

    federal, state, regional, and local levels in all areas of environmental and land use regulation and litigation including: solid and hazardous waste, comprehensive planning, DRIs, property

    rights litigation, toxic substances, wetland, water use, sovereign submerged lands, air emissions, underground injection control, oil and gas exploration, endangered species, industria

    wastewater, domestic wastewater, stormwater and potable water. Hopping Green & Sams also represents clients in matters relating to state and local tax, business and insuranc

    regulation, and community development districts. Hopping Green & Sams maintains an active lobbying practice representing clients before the Florida Legislature, state agencies, the

    governor and Cabinet.

    SCHLUMBERGER WATER SERVICES USA INC., provides integrated solutions for the development and management of groundwater resources in the U.S.A., Canada, and throughou

    the world. Schlumberger the worlds leading supplier of technology and services for deep energy resource exploration, employs over 70,000 people worldwide. The company performaquifer storage and recovery, water supply development, source water protection, coastal zone aquifer management, water solutions for mines, groundwater modeling and simulation

    high-resolution geophysical logging, surface geophysics, and long-term monitoring projects.

    PBS&J (www.pbsj.com) is an employee-owned firm that provides sciences, planning, engineering, construction management, architecture and program management services to public

    and private clients. The firm is ranked 30th by Engineering News-Record among the nations top consulting firms. PBS&J has more than 3,000 employees and more than 80 office

    located throughout the United States and abroad. The firm has 18 offices located throughout Florida to provide local expertise on any project.

    SOUTHERN WASTE INFORMATION EXCHANGE (SWIX) operates as a cooperative effort between the Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and

    Florida State University. SWIX serves as a non-profit clearinghouse and repository for business concerning information on solid and hazardous waste management alternatives; pollutio

    prevention approaches; market development for recyclable materials in Florida; recycled projects which are available to Florida markets; the availability of and demand for waste

    materials; waste management services and products; and regulatory information related to solid and hazardous waste management.

    SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P., founded in 1890, has lawyers in 32 offices and 15 countries around the world. Squire Sanders environmental, health and safety lawyersrepresent clients around the world. Formation of our environmental practice predates the establishment of the US Environmental Protection Agency, and today we handle every type o

    environmental matter including toxic tort and product liability litigation, corporate transactions, insurance recovery, site remediation and brownfields development, legislative monitoring

    and lobbying, regulatory compliance and counseling, and agency negotiations.

    THE EVERGLADES MITIGATION BANK (EMB) is a wetland restoration project which services Miami-Dade, Broward and the southern portion of Palm Beach County and is owned and

    operated by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). The 13,249 acre project is located in southern Miami-Dade County and is home to several unique ecosystems supporting 4

    protected species of plant and animal life. With its large size and unique location, Everglades Mitigation Bank is a major contributor to a seamless corridor between Biscayne Nationa

    Park and Everglades National Park.

    THE WETLANDSBANK GROUP (TWG) is one of the nations most respected and successful mitigation bankers. TWG developed and sold out its wetland bank in Pembroke Pines, FL

    the first credit transfers ever authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers. TWG is now completing the transfer of the 2,778-acre Panther Island Mitigation Bank in Naples, FL to th

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    Audubon of Floridas Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, as the long term managers and has started permitting an additional 1,841 acres that will be added to the existing bank project. A

    might be expected, Panther Islands commitment to the environment has earned national and international recognition. Most recently, Corkscrew Swamp Santuary, including the Panthe

    Island land, was named a Ramsar Wetland of International Significance, one of only 26 in the United States. It was the first time ever that a mitigation bank has received this hono

    TWG has started construction on Blackwater Creek Mitigation Bank north of Orlando in the Wekiva Basin, and Legacy farm stream Bank in Georgia south of Atlanta. TWG has expande

    into Mississippi by partnering with founders of Delta Mitigation Bank. TWG seeks partnerships with public or private entities to design, permit, develop, market, and operate mitigation

    banks, and also sells mitigation credits on behalf of entities, such as Broxton Rocks Mitigation Bank a stream and wetland bank also in Georgia. Contact: Stephen Collins, Chie

    Operating Officer, 6466 NW 5th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 3309; Phone (888) 301-1707; [email protected]; www.wetlandsbank.com.

    SILVER SPONSORS

    AECOM ENVIRONMENT Recognized as one of the top global environmental consultancies, AECOMs global environmental practice was formed by utilizing the environmental resources

    of AECOM operating companies ENSR, Earth Tech, Metcal & Eddy, and STS. With world class technical expertise, leading edge technology and innovative project delivery, AECOM

    Environment helps both industry and government meet their business goals to achieve compliance, reduce or eliminate risks and manage impacts. We provide advisory and technica

    services to help clients address critical climate change issues, restore habitats and water quality, protect natural and cultural resources, plan and permit new facilities, maintain

    compliance, cost effectively manage residuals and wastes, and cleanup and close contaminated sites and surplus operational facilities. Through our global network of 130 offices in 2

    countries, including over 150 Florida-based staff from offices in Sunrise, Ft. Myers, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Ft. Walton Beach, our experienced

    professionals provide technical support in 60 disciplines, delivering high-performance on local and multinational projects. We also leverage the full technical resources of AECOMs globa

    business lines and 43,000 worldwide staff to serve specific client needs.

    BERGER SINGERMAN From the firms offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and in the state capital of Tallahassee, Berger Singerman serves a diverse client base with respect

    to matters involving Florida issues. The Firms attorneys are widely recognized as among the best in their field by independent third party sources, and many have held prestigiou

    positions in industry, in the legal community and in public service. The Firm distinquishes itself not by its size, but by its passion for client service. The Firm appreciates that clients havnumerous alternatives when it comes to legal services and that we have to earn our clients business and referrals each and every day. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas o

    commercial law, including banking, corporate and securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning

    and probate.

    BILZIN SUMBERG BAENA PRICE & AXELROD LLP is a full-service commercial law firm based in Florida. Our environmental attorneys work closely with the firms Land use, Rea

    Estate and Litigation practices to assist owners of real property in such areas as wetlands, brownfields, stormwater, landfills, hazardous waste, regulatory permitting, consumptive use,

    enforcement defense, property rights protection, inverse condemnation and land development. For more information, visit the firms website at www.bilzin.com.

    BIRKITT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (Birkitt) was established in 1996 to provide environmental services for private and public clients throughout Florida and the southeastern

    United States. Birkitt professionals have many years of experience in wetland assessments and monitoring, threatened and endangered species surveys, restoration and mitigation

    design, mitigation banking, environmental permitting, site planning and general ecological services. We also provide project management services, construction oversight, and expert

    witness testimony. Comprehensive technical experience and regulatory knowledge coupled with our focus on strategic approaches to expedite permitting and other authorizations makes

    Birkitt uniquely capable to provide environmental consulting services to a wide variety of clients. Our LEED certified personnel provide consultation on green building design and siteplanning for clients focused on sustainability. With Gopher Tortoise Authorized Agents on staff, we provide the necessary credentials for projects requiring gopher tortoise surveys and

    relocations. Birkitt also provides innovative approaches for landholders by evaluating financial and technical aspects of potential mitigation banks including permitting and mitigation bank

    design. Birkitt is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) under the Statewide and Inter-Local Minority Business Enterprise program and as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

    (DBE) by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as well as a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) with many local governments. Please visit our website at

    www.birkitt.com.

    BRICKLEMYER SMOLKER & BOLVES As the real estate market continues to become more complex, so does the need for solid legal advice from a knowledgeable and experienced

    source. The practical, innovative approach of the attorneys at Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A. practice in addressing all our clients issues associated with property law, including Rea

    Estate, Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation, Environmental Law, Land Use and Water Law, Property Tax Appeals, Title Insurance and General Commercial Litigation is ou

    commitment and our passion. Contact us for a preliminary consultation at (813) 223-3888 or visit us online at www.bsbfirm.com.

    BROWN AND CALDWELL founded in 1947, is a full-service environmental engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and economical environmenta

    solutions. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, BC is a recognized leader in adapting state-of the-art technologies to address complex problems. Brown and Caldwell iconsistently ranked in the top 10 All-Environmental firms and 37th among the Top 200 engineering firms in the United States by Engineering News-Record. With more than 1,600

    employees and a nationwide network of more than 47 offices, it is one of the largest employee-owned consulting firms in the US. BCs Florida offices are located in: Orlando (Maitland)

    North Port, West Palm Beach, Miami, Tampa, and Jacksonville. Our core services are in wastewater, water, infrastructure, environmental services, stormwater management, an

    regulatory compliance. For more than 60 years, our creative designs and progressive solutions have helped scores of municipal, federal and private agencies successfully overcom

    their most challenging environmental obstacles.

    Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in full service engineering, procurement, construction, and operations for public and private

    clients. With $6.3 billion in revenue and more than 23,500 employees worldwide, CH2M Hill delivers innovative, practical, sustainable solutions -helping clients develop and manag

    infrastructure and facilities that improve efficiency, safety, and quality of life. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer. CH2M Hill is a

    industry-leading program management, construction management, and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2008).

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    COASTAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., is a multi-disciplinary professional consulting firm which has specialized in project management and engineering in the coasta

    environment for over 20 years. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, Coastal Systems provided innovative and value-based solutions throughout Florida and the Caribbean for projects suc

    as coastal and marine master planning, ports, and cruise ship destinations, marinas, beach nourishment, artificial reefs, parks and recreation projects. Coastal Systems provide

    comprehensive services including hydrographic and resource surveys, environmental impact assessment, regulatory permitting, design coordination, economic analysis, habita

    mitigation, and construction administration. Coastal Systems offers additional construction management services for international projects through their sister company, Coastal System

    Development, Inc.

    EARTHBALANCE, an employee-owned company, is Floridas leading ecological restoration firm specializing in restoring and managing land. EarthBalance provides mitigatio

    banking, natural area management, and native plant supply and installation services. With offices in Southwest and Central Florida, the firm services public and private clients from

    Louisiana to Maryland and the U.S. Virgin Islands. EarthBalance also operates a native plant nursery in DeSoto County and mitigation banks in Citrus, Hardee, DeSoto and Sarasota

    Counties.

    ENTRIX is an environmental and natural resource management consulting firm with over 34 offices throughout the United States, Canada, Ecuador, and Peru. ENTRIX specializes in

    water resources management, natural resources management, environmental permitting and compliance, environmental liability management, produce safety and compliance, and

    geospatial services. Headquartered in Houston and founded in 1984, ENTRIX provides innovative solutions to many environmental challenges and has expertise in dozens of specialized

    environmental areas. ENTRIX serves a wide range of private and public clients, including industry and government agencies, who are faced with challenges that demand environmenta

    experience, strategic planning, and practical sustainable solutions. ENTRIX employs over 500 high-caliber, multidisciplinary professionals including biologists, ecologists, wetland

    specialists, economists, geologists, engineers, planners, ecotoxicologists, chemists, risk assessors, and project managers. ENTRIX senior staff and management are highly regarded and

    respected throughout private and public sectors for their technical expertise, science-based practice and ability to provide sustainable business solutions. ENTRIXs integrity

    responsiveness, and innovation are a reflection of the companys culture and core values. This results in consulting services of unparalleled quality in the industry. For more information

    on the firm please visit us at www.entrix.com

    ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & TECHNOLOGY, INC. (ECT) is an employee-owned, full-service environmental consulting firm offering a broad range of environmental, engineering

    planning, and management services. The company is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, and now has more than 230 employees based in eight Florida offices, six Michigan officesone Iowa office, and one Illinois office. ECT provides multidisciplinary environmental consulting services throughout the United States, including siting, licensing, permitting an

    remediation for projects ranging from less than 1 acre to more than 30,000 acres in size.

    ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATIONS, INC. (EEI) is a full service consulting and remediation firm offering a broad range of professional services provided by senior level professionals. EE

    was founded by Robert D. Stephens, REM, LEP, who has a long history of environmental experience. Mr. Stephens has worked for over 35 years as an environmental professional fo

    state regulatory agencies, a national chemical manufacturing firm and various environmental consulting firms. EEI principals have experience with environmental regulations brought forth

    over the years including the federal Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, and SARA amendments. Universal RBCA and Brownfields, as well as corresponding Florid

    programs, statutes and regulations. EEIs principals perform Phase I investigations and serve as expert witness in Phase I litigation. EEIs principals and senior staff have taken an active

    role over the past four decades in shaping the environmental policies and regulations in Florida.

    ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (ESI) is a full services environmental consulting firm providing ecological, cultural resources, forest management, hazardous substance

    management and sustainable services to public and private clients throughout the Southeast. The company, established in 1986 in Jacksonville, has a staff of more than 10

    professionals dedicated to fulfilling the mission of serving our clients, taking care of our people and serving our communities. ESI offers a wide variety of services including wetlandassessment, permitting, land use planning, mitigation, threatened and endangered species studies, Phase I and II hazardous site assessments, forestry, stream restoration, GIS

    archaeology, cultural resources and NPDES permitting.

    E SCIENCES, INCORPORATED, excels at providing engineering, environmental and ecological consulting services to clients in both the public and private sectors. From our offices i

    Deland, Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Stuart and Sarasota, our staff has successfully executed project throughout Florida and the Southeastern United States. Our services includ

    permitting support for wetlands and threatened and endangered species impacts, land management planning, mitigation, environmental assessments and remediation, water/wastewater

    engineering, water resource services, and stormwater/NPDES consulting.

    ES CONSULTANTS, INC. is a Miami-based Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firm with offices in Miami and West Palm Beach. We currently serve clients throughout South and Centra

    Florida. As successful leaders of very complex permitting and design efforts, we have developed strong relationships with environmental regulators in South Florida. Since establishin

    our Company in 2001, ES Consultants has steadily grown by maintaining the highest quality staff. Our capabilities have expanded, allowing us to offer a wide range of services including

    civil/water/wastewater/stormwater engineering, construction management, environmental services, water resources engineering, solid waste, and permitting. ES Consultants engineerin

    capabilities include environmental permitting for projects in environmentally sensitive areas; hazardous waste assessment and remediation; pollution prevention audits and facilitcompliance inspections; stormwater management systems for industrial, commercial and residential areas, new landfills and closures; underground and aboveground fuel storage and

    distribution systems; site civil engineering and infrastructure design; and a number of challenging groundwater and surface water remediation/management projects.

    FOWLER WHITE BOGGS, founded more than 65 years ago, is one of Floridas oldest and most successful firms. Fowler White Boggs has offices in Tampa, Fort Myers, Tallahassee, Ft

    Lauderdale, and Jacksonville. The firms Government, Environment and Land Department team provides representation to both public and private clients before state, federal, local and

    regional governmental entities. Areas of practice include wetlands, consumptive use and coastal construction permitting, comprehensive plan, zoning and DRI approval, community

    development districts, underground storage tanks, indoor air quality and solid and hazardous waste, involving all state and federal environmental regulatory agencies and the Florida

    Legislature. Typical representation includes negotiations with local governments as well as regulatory agencies.

    GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS is a professional service provider, applying our expertise to client projects involving environmental restoration and operations, natural resources

    management, solid waste, transportation, and water resources infrastructure. The professionals at Geosyntec are leading practitioners in the earth and environmental sciences

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    geotechnical, hydrological, and environmental engineering; and construction management. From our offices nationwide, we work with clients who seek long-term relationships based o

    our ability to provide practical leadership, technology, innovation, outstanding service, and exceptional project execution.

    GRAY ROBINSON, P.A., a full-service corporate law firm with approximately 220 attorneys throughout 10 offices across Florida, provides legal services for Fortune 500 companies

    emerging businesses, lending institutions, local and state governments, developers, entrepreneurs and individuals across Florida, the nation and the world. We offer not only breadt

    across a great many legal specialties, but depth and proficiency in each one as well. Being one of Floridas fastest-growing law firms, our attorneys are on the forefront of emerging legal

    issues and work expeditiously on behalf of our clients and respond quickly to their needs. We have invented a better brand of law firm that best serves our clients and our communitie

    while counting creativity as a hallmark characteristic and insisting on ingenuity and innovation.

    GREENHORNE & OMARA, INC. (G&O) is a national, full-service engineering consulting firm that has provided general civil, transportation, environmental, water resources, and hazard

    mitigation and security solutions for 60 years. G&O is ranked among the top 25 percent of the countrys leading engineering consulting firms by Engineeering News Record. With 18

    offices in Florida, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, the firm provides a comprehensive range of services throughout the U.S. and abroad to

    public and private sector clients.

    GUNSTER ENVIRONMENTAL & LAND USE PRACTICE provides comprehensive legal counsel to clients exclusively in the areas of environmental, land use, property rights and

    governmental law. We represent sophisticated national and international clients including large-scale landowners, developers, agricultural entities, industrial businesses an

    governmental agencies throughout Florida and the United States. We provide strategic counsel on all aspects of property development and use before local, state and federal permittin

    agencies and courts. Today, the attorneys at Gunster specialize in environmental resource and water use permitting, sovereign submerged lands issues, Section 404 permitting, coasta

    and marine developments, environmental contamination and remediation matters, and all aspects of land use entitlements including DRIs, comprehensive planning, and entitlements. I

    addition, the Firm has developed a thriving climate change and sustainability practice with two LEED AP attorneys. The Firm represents power generation facilities and alternative energ

    businesses and have been appointed to the Governors Action Team on Energy and Climate Change. Gunster attorneys have authored numerous articles and are frequent speakers a

    seminars throughout Florida, in addition to their involvement with organizations including the Urban Land Institute, the Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Sections, the Florida

    Bar Property Rights Committee, the American Water Resources Association, the Florida Green Building Coalition and U.S. Green Building Council.

    HSA ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS (HSA) provides full-service environmental, geotechnical, engineering, design, construction, water resources, forensic and litigation support service

    from nine (9) offices located in Florida and the southeast United States. Since our formation in 1989, HSA has provided comprehensive, integrated engineering solutions and are well

    known for our pioneering engineering research and expertise. Our large, diverse, and highly qualified technical staff remains our primary resource, and includes more than 27

    professional practitioners with backgrounds in engineering, geology, soil physics, chemistry, toxicology, water resources, biology, ecology, hydrogeology, statistics, constructio

    management, and information management. HSA is further supported by Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, a 90 office, 3,000 person firm providing comprehensive engineering

    environmental consulting, construction, and information technology solutioin on projects worldwide. Given the diversity of our staff and consulting solutions, HSA has the ability to offer

    true integrated approach to business issues that combines insight and innovation from multiple disciplines with a wide range of industry knowledge to help organizations excel anywhere

    in the world.

    HSW ENGINEERING, INC. provides a full range of environmental consulting and engineering services with special emphasis on environmental site assessment and remediation

    remediation site exit strategies, regulatory compliance and compliance audits (RCRA, CERCLA, HWSA, NPDES, UST, CWA, CAA), construction management, underground storage

    tanks, brownfields, environmental permitting, human health and ecological risk assessments, water resource evaluation, computer modeling, database management, expert witnes

    services, and civil engineering and land development. HSWs corporate office is located in Tampa, FL with satellite offices in Orlando, FL, Gainesville, FL, and Sarasota, FL.

    LEWIS, LONGMAN & WALKER, P.A. is a statewide law firm with offices in Bradenton, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and West Palm Beach in close proximity to the headquarters of federal

    state and regional environmental agencies as well as the state legislature, Governor and Cabinet. The firm provides developers, industry, local government and agricultural clients, bot

    public and private, with representation in environmental and land use matters, water and wastewater issues, listed species concerns, eminent domain, governmental and special district

    representation, general administrative and legislative matters, employment and public pension law, and public finance and auto finance law. Please visit www.llw-law.com for more

    information.

    LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED, P.A. is central Floridas largest law firm and has earned the reputation of Floridas Business law Firm Since 1969. This full

    service law firm is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell peer review and is a founding member of Meritas, a world-wide alliance of more than 200 independent law firms with 5,000 attorneys

    Highly regarded as one of the most efficient, effective and aggressive law firms, the attorney are noted as some of the best in real estate, land use and environmental matters, corporate

    business transactions, litigation and wealth management.

    MACFARLANE, FERGUSON & MCMULLEN provides a full range of environmental and land use services representing corporate, governmental and individual clients. The firm has one

    of the few environmental departments in the state that offers environmental counseling and permitting as well as experienced administrative state and federal litigation practitioners in the

    field of environmental, toxic tort, natural resources, entitlements, permitting, and land use law. The firms land use and environmental permitting services are available statewide wit

    offices in Tampa, Clearwater and Lakeland.

    MACTEC ENGINEEERING AND CONSULTING, INC. (MACTEC) is a nationwide engineering and environmental consulting firm with more than 3000 employees in over 80 cities. I

    Florida MACTEC has over 400 employees in nine locations: Miami, West Palm Beach, Naples, Tampa, Orlando, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Pensacola and Tallahassee. MACTEC core

    business lines include water, wastewater services, and environmental engineering; environmental services such as risk assessment toxicology, water quality modeling and nutrien

    management, watershed planning and management, wetland, stream and lake restorations, TMDLs; stormwater engineering and BMPS design and retrofit; ecological services

    environmental compliance, remediation, permitting and modeling; transportation services; UST/pre-approval services; facilities engineering, geosciences, industrial risk assessment and

    air resources. MACTEC also provides energy auditing services as well as energy conservation and retrofit design services for mechanical and lighting systems. We have LEED AP staf

    on board as well as numerous certified energy managers.

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    MANSON LAW GROUP is a environmental and governmental law firm located in Tampa, Florida. The firm practices in water use, environmental, administrative, and governmental law

    We frequently assist our clients in negotiating with state and local agencies, as well as the State Legislature, Governor and Cabinet in environmental, land use and local governmen

    issues. We have extensive experience in agency rulemaking proceedings and permit litigation. We provide assistance to regional water supply authorities, utilities, agricultural clients

    developers, and protection to existing permit holders that would be damaged by a proposed new use by challenging permits adversely impacting our clients.

    Founded in 1980, MARCOR ENVIRONMENTAL provides cost-effective environmental contracting services, nationwide. We self-perform dismantlement, demolition, and scrap recovery

    projects; asbestos and lead hazard abatement; MGP site remediation; removal of mercury and PCBs; mold/microbial remediation; flood dry-out and debris removal; HazWaste

    management; soil and groundwater remediation; building decontamination; total site remediation for property transfer; and other specialty services. MARCOR guarantees custome

    satisfaction for every project, no matter how large or small.

    MECHANIK NUCCIO HEARNE & WESTER provides a full range of legal services related to real estate and business with special emphasis on transactions and governmental relations

    The firm provides services to clients involved in complex real estate transactions and the development of real property, including Development of Regional Impact review, pla

    amendments, rezoning, permitting, historic preservation, wetlands, transportation and threatened and endangered species. The firms environmental practice includes site assessment

    and compliance audits, brownfields, enforcement defense, wetlands and protected species, Superfund and RCRA, storage tank and dry cleaner site regulation, remediation and

    reimbursement, solid and hazardous waste, and air and water emissions.

    MITIGATION MARKETING, LLC, founded in 1998, is the leading organization for the development and marketing of wetland and habitat mitigation in the state of Florida. The

    organization currently represents 31,500 acres of land that consist of eighteen approved or pending mitigation banks and two pending conservation banks throughout the state of Florida

    Mitigation Marketing is interested in pursuing other markets in Florida in order to better serve their clients needs. Landowners and investors interested in pursuing the mitigation banking

    industry are encouraged to contact Mitigation Marketing. For more information, please visit our website at www.mitigationmarketing.com

    NATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC (NTI) is a full service, Florida-based ecosystem restoration company specializing in project management, mechanized vegetation managementearthwork and erosion control, planting and tree relocation, exotic and invasive control, prescribed burning, and biological monitoring for a wide range of ecosystems. NTIs main focus i

    to provide clients with high-quality professional services at competitive pricing while maintaining the highest level of environmental standards. NTI is comprised of highly trained an

    licensed biologists and technicians with practical field experience in construction, biology, hydrology, soils and horticulture. Contact: Stephen Collins, Chief Operating Officer, 6466 NW

    5th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 3309; Phone (888) 301-1707; [email protected]; www.nativetechnologiesinc.com.

    PECKAR & ABRAMSON is one of the nations leading construction law firms, routinely handling clients needs throughout the United States and the world. P & A represents many of the

    construction industrys most successful contractors and other construct ion professionals, as well as providing legal counsel to many industries. On environmental issues, P & A not only

    represents commercial, highway and other contractors with green construction, but also assists them with environmental risk management, enforcement defense and permitting at

    federal, state, regional, and local levels. P & A assists clients in all areas of environmental regulation and litigation including solid and hazardous waste, toxic substances, wetlands

    coastal construction, water use, endangered species, industrial wastewater, stormwater and potable water, submerged lands, air emissions, underground injection control, and

    brownfields redevelopment. With offices in New York, New Jersey, Florida, California, Chicago and Washington, D.C., and affiliations with law firms around the world, Peckar &

    Abramson offers a full range of construction and related legal services.

    RUDEN McCLOSKY is a full service law firm with offices in Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Port St. Lucie, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. The firm

    represents private and public sector clients on a broad range of issues, including administrative, environmental and land use law, and related civil litigation. Attorneys in these areas of

    practice are experienced in environmentally sensitive lands and land acquisition, hazardous and solid waste, underground storage tanks, water use and management, and wetlands

    protection mitigation. The firm represents clients before federal, state, regional and local governments.

    SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP is one of the worlds largest full-service law firms and includes a nationally-recognized environmental practice focusing on environmental litigation and regulatory

    compliance. Sidleys environmental lawyers represent our clients in litigation regarding civil and criminal enforcement, toxic tort and public nuisance matters; offer compliance counseling

    concerning regulatory requirements, including design, implementation audits of compliance and EHS management systems; assist on environmental issues associated with business

    transactions and industrial development projects; and provide counseling on cutting-edge issues, such as sustainable development, climate change, social responsibility and

    nanontechnology.

    S&ME is an award-winning engineering and environmental services firm employing 1,000 professional and support staff with 28 offices in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Nort

    Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The company was founded in 1973. Its principal service lines are geotechnical engineering; construction materials engineering an

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    TRINITY CONSULTANTS For over 30 years, Trinity Consultants has assisted industry throughout the United States with environmental permitting and compliance challenges. Trinity

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