Shablowski v. State, Department of Environmental Regulation

MELVIN, Judge.

Edward Shablowski is the owner of certain waterfront property located on the Indian River. In 1963 and 1964, Shablowski purchased from the trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund (Trustees) several parcels of submerged land, which were located adjacent to his, above-mentioned, waterfront property. In 1969, Shablowski applied to the Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) for a permit to bulkhead and fill the submerged land and to dredge a shallow access canal from the river to his upland property. Specifically, the project would involve the construction of 600 lineal feet…