Frederick L. Aschauer, Jr.

Of Counsel | Tallahassee

Mr. Aschauer represents clients on matters related to litigation, environmental regulation, and agency enforcement of permit and regulatory criteria. He has been involved in multiple cases before the Division of Administrative Hearings involving environmental resource permits, consumptive use permits, and water quality standards. His practice also involves Federal matters governed by the Clean Water Act (CWA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Publications and Presentations

Florida v. Georgia: Can the Supreme Court finally resolve this decades-long feud over the right to water in the ACF Basin?, The ELULS Reporter, 2019
Environmental Issues, The Florida Bar Advanced Real Property Certification Review, April 2019
Frequent speaker on various environmental issues at the annual Florida Chamber Environmental Permitting Conference, March 20, 2019
Dredging and Environmental Issues: A Panel Discussion of Environmental Issues and Impacts to Port Redevelopment, Deepening and Widening, and Dredging Issues Around the Country, AAPA Port Administration and Legal Issues Seminar, February 13, 2019
Environmental Litigation Update: Florida v. Georgia & Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative, Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar, August 19, 2018
How To Be An Effective Expert Witness, LLW Lunch & Learn, May 16, 2018
Hearing Practice in Administrative Proceedings, Administrative Law Section of the Florida Bar , November 3, 2017
Judge Declares South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Commits Take Through Modification of Sea Turtle Habitat, August 17, 2017
Drinking Water Program Update: 2016 Focus on Change, Florida Rural Water Association, July 17, 2016
FDEP Leadership Roundtable, Florida Section of the Air and Waste Management Association, June 17, 2016
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agency Update, Florida Water Law and Policy Conference, July 17, 2015
Joined in Purpose: Changes at the Department of Environmental Protection affecting Florida’s Beach Management Program, Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association Conference, January 17, 2015
Water Quality Credit Trading: An Idea Whose Time has Come, Vol. 34, No. 3 Florida Specifier, December 17, 2012
Water Quality Credit Trading; What It Is and How It Works, Annual Florida Water Law & Policy Conference, August 17, 2012
Case Study of Potential Impacts of Florida Nutrient Rule: Legal Considerations in Achieving Compliance with Proposed Nutrient Criteria, Impaired Waters Symposium, August 17, 2011
Compliance & Implementation, Florida Water Quality Regulation: EPA's Numeric Nutrient Standards from All Perspectives, August 17, 2010
Federal APA: Judicial Review of Agency Action, State & Federal Government & Administrative Practice (SFGAP) Certification Review Course, January 17, 2010
Water Quality Credit Trading, Florida Municipal Attorney's Association Seminar, August 17, 2009
Water Quality Credit Trading: It might save me how much?, 82 Quality Cities 4, August 17, 2008

Professional, Civic and Community Involvement

The Florida Bar, Member
Alzheimer’s Project, Past Member
Rotary Club International, Past Member
Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court
Admitted to all U.S. District Courts in Florida
Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Previous Professional Experience

Department of Environmental Protection, Office of General Counsel, General Counsel, 2016-2017
Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Director, 2015-2016
Department of Environmental Protection, Deputy General Counsel, 2013-2015