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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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental protection agency
state government agency
alsoKnownAs Florida DEP
appliesToJurisdiction Florida
Florida coastal waters
Florida groundwater resources
Florida state parks
Florida surface waters
country United States
fieldOfWork air quality management
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
hasPart Beaches and Coastal Systems Program
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
industry environmental protection
natural resource management
jurisdiction State of Florida
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm executive branch agency
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Leon County, Florida
missionStatement to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s natural resources and enforce the state’s environmental laws
oversees Florida State Parks system operations and management
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
partOf Government of Florida
regulates activities on state-owned submerged lands in Florida
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
shortName FDEP
website https://floridadep.gov/


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