The dispute started in 1994 when Coy Koontz Sr. sought approval from the St. Johns River Water Management District to develop 3.7 acres of his land in Orange County.

But more than 18 years later, a case that started out as a seemingly routine clash about environmental permits is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where state and national business groups, government organizations and the Obama administration have weighed in.

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