Florida Department of Environmental Protection in Hillsborough County
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
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
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Verified from official sources on 2026-08-29.