THOMAS v. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DIST.

No. 5D02-3319.

864 So.2d 455 (2003)

Milo THOMAS, Appellant, v. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob D. Varn of Fowler White Boggs Banker, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

William S. Bilenky, General Counsel and Margaret L. Lytle, Assistant General Counsel of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Brooksville, for Appellee.

Peter M. Dunbar and Cynthia S. Tunnicliff of Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A., Tallahassee, and Donald D. Conn, Clearwater, Amicus Curiae for Tampa Bay Water.


PALMER, J.

Milo Thomas appeals the final order entered by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) denying his application for a water use permit. Finding no error, we affirm.

In 1985, Thomas acquired a water use permit from SFWMD authorizing him to use 345,000 gallons of water per day. The water was used to irrigate Thomas' property. In 1997, Thomas acquired an additional 234 acres of pasture land. He thereafter filed a request with SFWMD for...

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