Central District Outreach - Ombudsman

To submit an environmental complaint, please contact Central District at 407-897-4100 or DEP_CD@FloridaDEP.gov

In DEP's Central District, if you have questions, concerns, legislative requests, media inquiries or outreach opportunities, contact Sarah Fayed at 407-897-4151 or Sarah.Fayed@FloridaDEP.gov. 

The Ombudsman is responsible for:

• Assisting citizens who have questions or complaints. 
• Clarifying or explaining complicated issues.
• Resolving disagreements.
• Responding to legislative requests.
• Responding to media inquiries.
• Coordinating outreach and volunteer activities.
• Fulfilling public records requests for multiple programs.

Speakers

DEP's Central District can provide your school, community or organization with speakers and presentations on a variety of environmental conservation and protection topics. 

Topics

• Air pollution.
• Biology.
• Contaminated sites.
• Drinking water.
• Dry cleaning.
• Ecology.
• Environmental citizenship.
• Environmental waste.
• Industrial facilities.
• Invertebrates.
• Landfills.
• Reclaimed water.
• Recycling.
• St. Johns River.
• Solid waste.
• State lands.
• State parks.
• Stormwater.
• Wetlands.

To make a public records request, please contact:

          Public.Services@FloridaDEP.gov

Here are links to related contacts in Tallahassee:

Office of the Ombudsman and Public Services

Office of Legislative Affairs

Press Office

Office of Communications