Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Jurisdiction: statewide

Florida's lead agency for environmental management, issuing environmental resource permits (ERP) for work in wetlands and surface waters and Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) permits for construction seaward of the control line on beaches. Pinellas County falls under FDEP's Southwest District office in Temple Terrace (813-470-5700), which serves Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties. Applications are filed through the DEP Business Portal and agency records are searchable in the Oculus document system.

Contact

850-245-2118

floridadep.gov/

Responsibilities

environmental resource permits (wetlands, dredge and fill, stormwater)
coastal construction control line (CCCL) permits
submerged lands authorizations
air, water and waste regulation
state parks management
petroleum storage tank and cleanup programs

Online portals

DEP Business Portal (e-permitting)permits
Oculus electronic records searchrecords
Southwest District (serves Pinellas)permits

Related workflows

Septic System (OSTDS) Permit

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Verified from official sources on 2026-08-29.