Building anything in the Florida Everglades is a tentative project, regardless of the structure. There are a number of laws you have to follow to the letter before you may be granted a construction permit. Not only that, but as you build and even after the structure is complete, you will still need to have the entire thing inspected and approved. To make sure there are no delays, you need to hire an environmental law attorney. Here are a few more reasons why you will need such an attorney:

Wildlife Concerns

Despite the fact that you are right in the heart of alligator country, alligators are protected most of the year. Only during the official alligator hunting season are they fair game for killing, and even then you have to have a license and tags to kill them. As you build, you need to make sure the alligators in the neighborhood are not teased, antagonized, or otherwise bothered, much less injured or killed. Such laws are extended to most of the other wildlife found in Florida, and your environmental attorney can inform you of these laws.

Building Waste Concerns

You cannot dump waste or send waste into the air in the Everglades. There is a very long list of laws relating to this exact topic. If the building you are constructing is going to be a "green" or environmentally friendly building, then you have little to worry about.

However, if you are going to construct a manufacturing or processing plant, you will need to make sure that every bit of waste does not end up in the environment and is removed, cleaned, and processed according to Florida's laws. Only a Floridian environmental lawyer would know that, and you will have to consult him/her to see how to best manage company waste products.

Noise Pollution

Sure, in a very tropical place where there may be lots of animal sounds all around, you may be wondering why you would have to be concerned about noise. There are many tropical animals that are frightened off by noise, whether it is just a truck, or an entire factory loudly chuffing and banging away on its production lines. The biggest problem is that some creatures can only reproduce/mate in a habitat devoid of noise pollution, so your lawyer will have to check the site and area on/in which you want to build to see if there are any major concerns with noise pollution and the mating habits of these creatures.

Contact a law office like Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke-Chartered for more information and assistance.