Restoring America’s Everglades
Florida is leading the world’s largest ecosystem restoration project to restore the Everglades’ natural water flow and improve water quality.
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Our Lands. Our Legacy.
Through strategic land acquisitions, the Florida Forever Program strengthens landscape connectivity, enhances ecosystem resilience and protects Florida’s natural heritage for future generations.
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Protecting Florida Together
ProtectingFloridaTogether.gov offers up-to-date water quality data from across Florida, giving the public the information needed to support restoration and protection efforts.
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Resilient Florida
The Resilient Florida Program takes a proactive approach, helping communities identify unique risks through planning grants and supporting adaptation and mitigation strategies through the Statewide Resilience Plan.
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Florida’s Section 404 Program
Florida’s Section 404 Program, one of the nation’s most efficient and protective permitting programs, was halted by a federal court order on Feb. 15, 2024, pausing all activity despite its demonstrated record of environmental and economic success.
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About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship, protecting our air, water and land while supporting a thriving economy that depends on healthy natural resources.
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Air
Air quality monitoring • Air emission permitting
and compliance • Power plant, transmission line
and natural gas pipeline certification
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Lands
Buy, sell and lease state lands • Land management
and conservation programs • Florida Forever
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Parks & Rec
State parks, trails, aquatic preserves and national
estuarine research reserves • Ecotourism
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Waste
Solid and hazardous waste permitting and compliance
• Petroleum storage systems • State
recycling program • Contaminated site cleanup
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Water
State water policy • Water resources permitting and compliance • Water quality standards and
restoration plans • Grant and loan programs
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About DEP
Mission • Vision and goals • Office of the Secretary •
Organization chart • Performance dashboard • Career
opportunities
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Document Resource Hub
The Document Resource Hub Search includes publications and forms available to the public that are stored on DEP’s website.
Additional resources, including DEP’s historical documentation is available on OCULUS, DEP's Electronic Management System.
Or try DEP's Enterprise Information Portal for access to more information including mapping and document links.
- DEP Annual Regulatory Plans
Press Releases
In Case You Missed It: Governor Ron DeSantis Unveils Statue of Juan Ponce de León as Part of Florida’s America 250 Celebration
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Florida State Parks Offers Free Admission over July 4th Weekend in Celebration of America’s 250 Years of Independence
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