Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state agency responsible for protecting Florida’s natural resources and overseeing environmental management and regulation.
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| instanceOf |
environmental protection agency
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state government agency → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Florida DEP
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Florida
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Florida coastal waters → Florida groundwater resources → Florida state parks → Florida surface waters → |
| country |
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
air quality management
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brownfields redevelopment → climate resilience and adaptation → coastal zone management → contaminated site cleanup → ecosystem restoration → environmental compliance and enforcement → environmental education → environmental monitoring → environmental permitting → environmental regulation → state parks management → submerged lands management → waste management → water quality management → wetlands protection → |
| follows |
Florida Statutes related to environmental protection and natural resources
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| hasPart |
Beaches and Coastal Systems Program
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Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program → Division of Air Resource Management → Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration → Division of Recreation and Parks → Division of Waste Management → Division of Water Resource Management → Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program → Florida Coastal Office → Florida Geological Survey → Florida Park Service → Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program → Florida State Parks system → Office of Business Planning and Support → Office of Communications → Office of Ecosystem Projects → Office of Emergency Response → Office of Environmental Education → Office of General Counsel → Office of Greenways and Trails → Office of Inspector General → Office of Permitting and Compliance → Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection → Office of Technology and Information Services → Office of Water Policy → Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources Program → Total Maximum Daily Load Program → |
| headquartersLocation |
Tallahassee, Florida
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| industry |
environmental protection
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natural resource management → |
| jurisdiction |
State of Florida
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalForm |
executive branch agency
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Leon County, Florida
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| missionStatement |
to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s natural resources and enforce the state’s environmental laws
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| oversees |
Florida State Parks system operations and management
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implementation of the federal Clean Air Act in Florida → implementation of the federal Clean Water Act in Florida → implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act in Florida → |
| parentOrganization |
Executive Office of the Governor of Florida
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| partOf |
Government of Florida
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| regulates |
activities on state-owned submerged lands in Florida
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air emissions in Florida → dredge and fill activities in wetlands and surface waters in Florida → solid and hazardous waste management facilities in Florida → water discharges in Florida → |
| replaces |
Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
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| shortName |
FDEP
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| website |
https://floridadep.gov/
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