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Employees. 4200 (2021) Annual budget. US$1.44 billion (FY15–16) Agency executive. Shawn Hamilton, Secretary. Website. www.floridadep.gov. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is the Florida government agency responsible for environmental protection.
The Florida Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC) is an unpaid citizenry board created under Section 20.255 (6), Florida Statutes (F.S.). The commission is tasked with weighing/balancing all factors that go into setting standards. Membership consists of "seven residents of this state appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the ...
This is a list of Superfund sites in Florida designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Piney Point Closure Plan OK'd, Facility To Close By End Of 2024: FDEP - Bradenton, FL - A judge also put a 6-month hold on a lawsuit filed by environmental groups against FL Department of ...
The entity responsible for the proposal, the Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, oversees Florida’s state parks. “DEP manages 175 state parks, trails and historic sites as part of ...
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection worries there could be another contaminated wastewater leak at Piney Point. (Courtesy of Manatee County Government)
The University of Florida and Florida Department of Environmental Protection has been involved in the development of the Florida Ecological Greenway Network plan. The key elements considered in the formation of the greenway were land use, critical habitats for native species, ecologically important natural communities, wetlands, floodplains, primitive areas, and important aquatic ecosystems. [7]
The FDEP is asking HRK “for injunctive relief, cost recovery, attorney’s fees, damages, civil penalties in excess of $30,000,” according to the agency’s complaint against the company.