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The Florida Handbook of Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation: Contact Agencies

Michael T. Olexa, and Christopher Hill

This document lists the state and federal agencies responsible for regulating solid and hazardous wastes in the state of Florida. The document is divided into two parts: (1) a quick list of the telephone numbers for the agencies and (2) the complete contact information for the agencies. A complete listing of the handbook chapters (FE758–FE786) is located on the Ask IFAS website (https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu).

Florida Contact Agencies: Telephone Numbers

Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS)

  • FDACS [Tallahassee], (850) 412-2022
  • Office of Agricultural Water Policy, (850) 617-1700
  • Division of Agricultural Environmental Services, (850) 617-7900
  • Division of Consumer Services, (850) 410-3800
  • Florida Forest Service, (850) 681-5800

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FDEC)

  • FDEC [Tallahassee], (850) 245-7105
  • Division of Comprehensive Planning, (850) 245-7105 ext. 4

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

  • FDEP [Tallahassee], (850) 245-2118
  • Central District [Orlando], (407) 897-4100
  • Northeast District [Jacksonville], (904) 256-1700
  • Northwest District [Pensacola], (850) 595-8300
  • South District [Fort Myers], (239) 344-5600
  • Southeast District [West Palm Beach] (561) 681-6600
  • Southwest District [Temple Terrace], (813) 470-5700
  • Division of Waste Management [Tallahassee] (850) 245-8705
  • Water Resource Management (Nonpoint Source) [Tallahassee], (850) 245-8336

Florida Department of Health (FDOH)

  • FDOH [Tallahassee], (850) 245-4444

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

  • FDOT [Tallahassee], (866) 374-FDOT [toll-free]

Florida Water Management Districts (FWMD)

  • Northwest Florida Water Management District [Havana], (850) 539-5999
  • St. Johns River Water Management District [Palatka], (800) 451-7106 [toll-free]
  • South Florida Water Management District [West Palm Beach], (800) 432-2045 [toll-free]
  • Southwest Florida Water Management District [Brooksville], (800) 423-1476 [toll-free]
  • Suwannee River Water Management District [Live Oak], (800) 226-1066 [toll-free]

Federal Contact Agencies - Telephone Numbers

Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, and Oil Information Center

TSCA Assistance Information Service

  • TSCA [Washington, D.C.], (202) 554-1404

National Pesticide Information Center

Florida Administrator of EPA Pesticide Regulations (FIFRA)

  • Florida FIFRA Office [Tallahassee], (850) 617-7940

EPA Region 4 (includes Florida)

RCRA Region 4 Corrective Action Contact

  • Section Chief of RCRA Corrective Action, (404) 562-8250

EPA Office of Site Remediation and Enforcement

  • (202) 564-5110

EPA National Response Center

  • 24-Hour Spill Reporting Hotline, (800) 424-8802 [toll-free]
  • Region 4, 24-Hour Spill Reporting Number [Atlanta, GA], (404) 562-8700
  • Region 4, Emergency Response & Removal Information [Atlanta, GA], (404) 562-8769

United States Department of Transportation (US DOT)

  • US DOT General Information [Washington, D.C.], (202) 366-4000

Florida Contact Agencies: Complete Contact Information

Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800 
(850) 412-2022 
https://www.fdacs.gov/

Office of Agricultural Water Policy

The Mayo Building
407 S. Calhoun St., Mail Stop E1
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800 
(850) 617-1700 
https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Agricultural-Water-Policy

Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

3125 Conner Boulevard, Suite E 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
(850) 617-7900 
https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Agricultural-Environmental-Services

Division of Consumer Services

P.O. Box 6700
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6700 
(850) 410-3800 
https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Consumer-Services

Florida Forest Service

3125 Conner Boulevard 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650 
(850) 681-5800 
https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

107 East Madison Street 
Caldwell Building 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4120 
(850) 245-7105 
http://floridajobs.org

Division of Comprehensive Planning

107 East Madison Street, MSC-160 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4120 
http://floridajobs.org/community-planning-and-development

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Office of the Secretary

3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, M.S. 49
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000 
(850) 245-2118 
https://floridadep.gov/sec

Central District

3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 232 
Orlando, FL 32803-3767 
(407) 897-4100

Northeast District

8800 Baymeadows Way West, Suite 100 
Jacksonville, FL 32256-7590 
(904) 256-1700

Northwest District

160 W. Government Street, Suite 308 
Pensacola, FL 32502-5794 
(850) 595-8300

South District

P.O. Box 2549 
Fort Myers, FL 33902-2549 
(239) 344-5600

Southeast District

3301 Gun Club Road, MSC7210-1 
West Palm Beach, FL 33406 
(561) 681-6600

Southwest District

13051 North Telecom Parkway 
Temple Terrace, FL 33637-0926 
(813) 470-5700

Division of Waste Management

2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 4500 
Tallahassee, FL 32399 
(850) 245-8705 
https://floridadep.gov/waste

Division of Water Resource Management

2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 3500
Tallahassee, FL 32399 
(850) 245-8336 
https://floridadep.gov/water

Florida Department of Health

4052 Bald Cypress Way,
Tallahassee, FL 32399 
(850) 245-4444 
https://www.floridahealth.gov/index.html

Florida Department of Transportation

605 Suwannee Street 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
(866) 374-3368 [toll-free] 
https://www.fdot.gov/agencyresources/contactus.shtm

Florida Water Management Districts

Northwest Florida Water Management District

81 Water Management Drive 
Havana, FL 32333 
(850) 539-5999 
https://nwfwater.com/

St. Johns River Water Management District

Post Office Box 1429
Palatka, FL 32178-1429 
(800) 451-7106 [toll-free] 
https://www.sjrwmd.com/

South Florida Water Management District

3301 Gun Club Road 
West Palm Beach, FL 33406-3089 
(800) 432-2045 [toll-free] 
https://www.sfwmd.gov/

Southwest Florida Water Management District

2379 Broad Street 
Brooksville, FL 34604-6899 
(800) 423-1476 [toll-free] 
https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/

Suwannee River Water Management District

9225 County Road 49 
Live Oak, FL 32060 
(800) 226-1066 [toll-free] 
https://www.mysuwanneeriver.com/

Federal Contact Agencies: Complete Contact Information

EPA National Office and Numbers

Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, and Oil Information Center

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

Operating Hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. EST 
Closed on federal holidays
(800) 424-9346 [toll-free]
https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-hotlines

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 
https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-hotlines

National Pesticide Information Center

 Provides information on pesticides and pesticide poisonings.

Operating Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. PST 
(800) 858-7378 [toll-free] 
https://npic.orst.edu/

Florida Administrator of EPA Pesticide Regulation (FIFRA)

Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 
3125 Conner Boulevard, Bldg. 8 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650 
(850) 617-7870

EPA Region 4 (includes Florida)

U.S. EPA, Region 4

U.S. EPA Region 4, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 
61 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960 
(800) 241-1754 [toll-free] 
https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast

EPA Office of Site Remediation and Enforcement

Manages the enforcement of EPA's national hazardous waste cleanup programs, including corrective action under the RCRA.

(202) 564-5110

RCRA Region 4 Corrective Action Contact

Section Chief of RCRA Corrective Action, (404) 562-8250

EPA Region 4 (includes Florida)

Region 4 Administration [Atlanta, GA], (800) 241-1754 [toll-free], 
https://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/region-4-office

 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
(404) 562-8769

United States Department of Transportation (DOT)

Operating Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm EST

U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
(202) 366-4000
https://www.transportation.gov/contact-us

Acknowledgment

The authors are indebted to the personnel of both state and federal agencies who gave of their time and advice in the preparation of this handbook. The authors are also indebted to the O. R. and Shirley Minton and the James S. and Dorothy F. Wershow Endowments for funding assistance in the development of this handbook, and Andra Johnson, Ph.D., dean and professor, Office of Dean for Extension and the Florida Cooperative Extension Service.

Publication #FE786

Release Date:September 16, 2024

Related Experts

Olexa, Michael T.

Specialist/SSA/RSA

University of Florida

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 on 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 on the information contained in this handbook.

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About this Publication

This is EDIS document FE786, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2008. Revised March 2023. Please visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Michael T. Olexa, professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics; director, Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Law, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL; and member, The Florida Bar. Christopher Hill, law student, Levin College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

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