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The Florida Agricultural Handbook of Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation: Contact Agencies1

Michael T. Olexa and Ian Goldfarb2

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Table 1. 

FLORIDA AGENCIES

Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (DACS)
 

The Capitol

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800

(850) 488-3022

http://doacs.state.fl.us
 

Office of Agricultural Water Policy

1203 Governor's Square Boulevard, Suite 200

Tallahassee, FL 32301

(850) 617-1700

http://www.floridaagwaterpolicy.com/
 

Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

3125 Conner Boulevard, Suite F

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650

(850) 488-3731
 

Division of Standards

3125 Conner Boulevard

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650

(850) 488-0645
 

Division of Forestry

3125 Conner Boulevard

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650

(850) 488-4274

http://www.fl-dof.com

Department of Community Affairs
 

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard

Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100

(850) 488-8466

(877) 352-3222 [toll-free]

http://www.dca.state.fl.us
 

Division of Community Planning

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard

Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100

(850) 488-8466

(877) 352-3222 [toll-free]

http://www.floridadisaster.org

Department of Environmental Protection
 

Office of the Secretary

3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, M.S. 10

Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000

(850) 245-2011

http://www.dep.state.fl.us
 

Central District

3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 2320

Orlando, FL 32803-3767

(407) 894-7555
 

Northeast District

7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200B

Jacksonville, FL 32256-7590

(904) 807-3300
 

Northwest District

160 Government Center

Pensacola, FL 32501-5794

(850) 595-8300
 

South District

2295 Victoria Avenue, Suite 364

Fort Myers, FL 33902-2549

(941) 332-6975
 

Southeast District

400 North Congress Avenue

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(561) 681-6600
 

Southwest District

13051 North Telecom Parkway

Temple Terrace, FL 33637

(813) 632-7600
 

Division of Waste Management

(850) 245-8705

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/default.htm
 

Water Resource Management

Nonpoint Source Management Program

2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 3570

Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400

(850) 245-8336

(850) 245-8335

Department of Health
 

2585 Merchants Row Boulevard

Tallahassee, FL 32399

(850) 245-4444

(850) 245-4147

http://www.doh.state.fl.us
 

Mailing Address:

Department of Health

4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A00

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1701

Florida Department of Transportation
 

605 Suwannee Street

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450

(850) 414-4100

(866) 374-FDOT [toll-free]

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice

Florida Water Management Districts
 

Northwest Florida Water Management District

81 Water Management Drive

Havana, FL 32333-4712

(850) 539-5999

http://www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us
 

St. Johns River Water Management District

Post Office Box 1429

Palatka, FL 32178-1429

(386) 329-4500

(800) 451-7106 [toll-free]

http://floridaswater.com/
 

South Florida Water Management District

3301 Gun Club Road

West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680

(561) 686-8800

(800) 432-2045 [toll-free]

http://www.sfwmd.gov
 

Southwest Florida Water Management District

2379 Broad Street

Brooksville, FL 34604-6899

(352) 796-7211

(800) 423-1476 [toll-free]

http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/
 

Suwannee River Water Management District

9225 County Road 49

Live Oak, FL 32060

(386) 362-1001

(800) 226-1066 [toll-free]

http://www.srwmd.state.fl.us
Table 2. 

FEDERAL CONTACT AGENCIES

EPA NATIONAL OFFICES & NUMBERS

RCRA, Superfund & EPCRA Call Center
 

(A publicly accessible service that provides up-to-date information on several EPA programs; Call Center also responds to requests for relevant publications and information resources)

Operating Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. EST

Closed on federal holidays

(800) 424-9346 [toll-free]

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm

TSCA Assistance Information Service
 

(Provides information about toxic substances and compliance with TSCA regulations; also supplies publications and other materials to aid in compliance)

Operating Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. EST

(202) 554-1404

National Pesticide Information Center
 

(Provides information on pesticides and pesticide poisonings)

Operating Hours: Everyday, 6:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. PST

(800) 858-7378 [toll-free]

http://npic.orst.edu/index.html

Florida Administrator of EPA Pesticide Regulation (FIFRA)
 

Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

1230 Governor's Square Boulevard, Suite 300

Tallahassee, FL 32301-2961

(850) 921-4177

EPA Region 4 (includes Florida)
 

U.S. EPA, Region 4

Atlanta Federal Center

61 Forsyth Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30303-3104

(800) 241-1754 [toll-free]

http://www.epa.gov/region4/index.html
 

RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Branch

State Coordinator for Florida

(Can provide information and/or technical assistance regarding implementation of the RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring Program in the state)

(404) 562-8597
 

EPA National Response Center
 

24-Hour Spill Reporting Hotline

(800) 424-8802 [toll-free]
 

Region 4, 24-Hour Spill Reporting Number

(404) 562-8700
 

Region 4 Emergency Response & Removal Branch

Removal / Cleanup Public Information Line

Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. EST

(800) 564-7577 [toll-free]

United States Department of Transportation (DOT)
 

General Information

400 Seventh Street, SW

Washington, D.C. 20590

(202) 366-4000

Footnotes

1.

This is EDIS document FE786, a publication of the Food and Resource Economics Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published November 2008. Please visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

Disclaimer: This handbook is distributed with the understanding that the authors are not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice and that the information contained herein should not be regarded or relied upon as a substitute for professional advice. This handbook is not all-inclusive in providing information to achieve compliance with laws and regulations governing the practice of agriculture. For these reasons, using these materials constitutes an agreement to hold harmless the authors, the Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Law, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and the University of Florida for any liability claims, damages, or expenses that may be incurred by any person or party as a result of reference to or reliance upon the information contained in this handbook.

2.

Michael T. Olexa, professor, Food and Resource Economics Department; director, Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Law, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and member, Florida Bar and Agricultural Law Committee of the Florida Bar; and Ian Goldfarb, graduate student, Levin College of Law and Hough Graduate School of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Nick T. Place, Dean.