Putnam County Environmental Council v. St. Johns River Water Mangement District

In this appeal we must determine whether the Secretary of the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission reversibly erred when the Secretary unilaterally declined Appellant’s Request for Review. First, the Secretary erred in making the determination without the full Commission. And second, we find this error not to be harmless. We therefore reverse.

Facts

Putnam County Environmental Council (Appellant) asked the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission (the Commission) to review the Fourth Addendum to St. Johns River Water Management District’s 2005 Water Supply Plan (the Plan).…