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Jeff Prather, Ombudsman

 

 

The Department of Environmental Protection is a public agency.  As such, many of its records are available to the public. 

 

  • Records are available during business hours- 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

  • It is not necessary for you to make an appointment to review files.  We do recommend that you make an appointment so that we can facilitate your search.

  • If you will need copies of files: You may use the copier provided for a maximum of 30 copies at no charge.   If greater than 30 copies are needed, fee per page is .15 cents per page would apply to the entire job (i.e. a total of 75 pages produced x .15/page = $11.25).  Make check payable to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.  The copier may be in use, if you did not schedule your appointment.

  • Files are maintained by sections.  Following is a list of sections and contact information for records assistance.  Files are maintained using the current name of a facility. 

  • If you have a request for records from multiple sections, please contact our Ombudsman, Jeff Prather or Ruth McLemore-Price, our Records Management Coordinator.

    Jeff Prather

    telephone: 407 893-7860

    e-mail:       Jeff.Prather@dep.state.fl.us

    Ruth McLemore-Price

    telephone: 407 893-3983

    e-mail: Ruth.McLemore-Price@dep.state.fl.us

 

  • Please Note the records that interest you may not be at the Central District office:

    • The Department has delegated programs.  Files are maintained at the delegated program office. The Central District does not maintain duplicate files.  Following is contact information for delegated  programs. 

      • Brevard- Storage Tanks and Petroleum Cleanup

      • Indian River- Storage Tanks

      • Lake- Storage Tanks

      • Marion- Storage Tanks

      • Orange- Air Compliance, Monitoring and Permitting, Storage Tank Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup

      • Osceola- Storage Tank Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup

      • Seminole- Storage Tank Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup 

      • Volusia- Drinking Water, Storage Tank Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup

    • Counties inspect Small Quantity Generators of Hazardous Waste.  Records may be at the County offices.  Central District SQG County Contact List

    • Septic Tanks (on site sewage disposal systems), smaller drinking systems, and public swimming pools are responsibilities handled by Environmental Health Sections of County Public Health Units.  Central District Environmental Health Contact List

    • The Department has many online resources to help with data and information requests.  You'll find a list of some of those resources on our records web link page

 

Following is a list of Central District sections and contact information for records assistance.  Files are maintained using the current name of a facility.  Section list

Section Contact Phone E-Mail
Air Permitting Tracy Agner 407 893-3334 Tracy.Agner@dep.state.fl.us
Air Resources Dina Jones 407 893-3333 Dina.S.Jones@dep.state.fl.us
Domestic Wastewater Permitting Amy Ley 407 893-3315 Amy.Ley@dep.state.fl.us
Drinking Water Compliance Assurance Trudy Wilkes 407 893-3318 Trudy.Wilkes@dep.state.fl.us
Drinking Water Permitting Lynne Stewart 407 893-3303 Lynne.Stewart@dep.state.fl.us
Groundwater and Underground Injection Control Patricia Young 407 893-3308 Patricia.Young@dep.state.fl.us
Hazardous Waste Lucy Albrecht 407 893-3323 Lucy.A.Albrecht@dep.state.fl.us
Industrial Wastewater Permitting Joyce Moya 407 893-3317 Joyce.Moya@dep.state.fl.us
Solid Waste Betty Williams 407 893-3328 Elizabeth.Williams@dep.state.fl.us
Storage Tanks Pat Hilton 407 893-3321 Pat.Hilton@dep.state.fl.us
Submerged Lands and Environmental Resource Permitting Daun Festa 407 893-7861 Daun.Festa@dep.state.fl.us
Surface Water Assessment and Monitoring Dana Denson 407 893-3987 Dana.Denson@dep.state.fl.us
Waste Cleanup Pat Hilton 407 893-3321 Pat.Hilton@dep.state.fl.us
Wastewater Compliance assurance Amber Ray 407 893-3313 Amber.Ray@dep.state.fl.us

 

Please Note: the Department has several delegated programs. 

Files are maintained at the delegated program office. The Central District does not maintain duplicate files.  Following is contact information for delegated  programs. 

Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia

 

Brevard County

Storage Tanks Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup Delegations

Brevard County Office of Natural Resources Management

Doug Divers, Manager
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building A, Suite 219
Viera, Florida 32940-6605
Phone  (321) 633-2017

Fax        (321) 633-2029

 

Indian River County

Storage Tanks Compliance Delegation

Indian River County Public Health Unit
Environmental Health Section

Charles Vogt, Manager
1900 27th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3383

Phone  (772) 794-7440

Fax        (772) 794-7447

 

Lake County

Storage Tank Compliance Delegation

Lake County Water Resource Management Division, Tanks Section

Mike Bowers, Manager
13130 County Landfill Road
Tavares, Florida 32778
Phone  (352) 343-3776
Fax        (352) 253-1693

 

Marion County

Storage Tank Compliance Delegation

Columbia County Health Department

Hugh Giebeig, Contract Manager

217 NE Franklin Street

Lake City, Florida 32055
Phone (386) 758-2140
Fax        (386) 758-2187

 

Orange County

Air Program- Compliance, Monitoring and Permitting

Hamp Pridgen, Program Manager

Orange County Environmental Protection Department
800 Mercy Drive
Orlando, Florida 32808-7850
Phone  (407) 836-1400, Suncom 356-1400
Fax        (407) 836-1417

 

Storage Tank Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup Delegations

Hamp Pridgen, Program Manager

Orange County Environmental Protection Division
800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4
Orlando, Florida 32808-7850
Phone  (407) 836-1400 or (407) 836-1400

Fax        (407) 836-1417

 

 Osceola County

Storage Tank Compliance Delegation

Osceola County Emergency Services

Mark Gill, Tank Inspector
200 Broadway, Suite B
Kissimmee, Florida 34741
Phone  (407) 343-7000
Fax        (407) 343-6882

 

Petroleum Cleanup Delegation

Polk County Health Department

Cory Franklin, Environmental Manager

Lakeland, FL 33813

Phone 863 413 3325

Fax 863 413 3333

 

Seminole County

Storage Tank Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup Delegations

Seminole County Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau

James Russell, Program Manager
540 West Lake Mary Boulevard
Sanford, Florida 32773
Phone  (407) 665-2330, SC 355- 2330
Fax        (407) 665-2341

 

Volusia County

Drinking Water Delegation

The Department of Health in Volusia County has a delegation for drinking water permitting and compliance.   All records and files are at Volusia County Health Department

1845 Holsonback Drive

Daytona Beach, FL 32117

Phone  (386) 274-0714

 

Storage Tanks Compliance and Petroleum Cleanup Delegations

Volusia County Environmental Management Division
Gabor Matrai, Tanks Manager

123 W Indiana Avenue
Deland, Florida 32720-4621
Phone  (904) 736-5927

Fax        (904) 822-5193

 

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Central District Office

3319 Maguire Blvd, Suite 232

Orlando, Florida 32803-3767

phone: 407 894-7555

fax: 407 897-6499

 

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Last updated: December 24, 2008

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