Northeast District Compliance Assurance

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Compliance is a priority for DEP because it is key to protecting Florida's environment and public health.

DEP takes a proactive approach to protecting Florida’s environment through education and outreach. DEP’s overall high compliance rate demonstrates that its proactive approach to protecting Florida’s environment is working. The department’s first goal is to prevent environmental harm from occurring by using outreach to ensure facilities understand how to maintain compliance.

Compliance means that regulated businesses and facilities are following the law and adhering to permit conditions, which helps prevent environmental harm. When non-compliance does occur, the department provides compliance assistance to help bring a facility back into compliance as quickly as possible, preventing and reducing any harm to the environment or public health. However, when enforcement is necessary, action is taken to hold violators accountable.

Compliance assurance responsibilities include:

Provide timely inspections that meet state and federal requirements.
Oversee compliance with all media (air, waste, water and state lands).
Provide the regulated community with compliance assistance.
Coordination of enforcement activities.
Promote high compliance rates through outreach activities.
Respond to complaints and public inquiries both timely and effectively.
Provide the regulated and general communities with the highest customer service and problem-solving efforts rooted in respect for each party’s concerns.

Northeast District Compliance Assurance Program Areas	Contact Name	Contact Information
Air Resources Focuses primarily on compliance issues associated with air pollution-producing facilities; asbestos; fugitive emissions; odors; open burning; excessive dust.	Zachary Winkler	Zachary.Winkler@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1604
Emergency Response Responds to environmental threats of incidents ranging from petroleum spills caused by vehicle accidents to chemical plant explosions to coastal oil spills. Provides technical and on-site assistance in coordination with local public safety officials and emergency response contractors to ensure threats are quickly and effectively addressed.	Gracie Kennedy State Watch Office	Gracie.Kennedy@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1528 *Report a spill or other environmental emergency to the State Watch Office at 800-320-0519.
Hazardous Waste Focuses on the proper management (generation, storage, treatment, disposal and transportation) of hazardous wastes (paints, solvents, acids, corrosives, pesticides and toxic wastes), used oil or universal wastes (spent fluorescent tubes, spent batteries and spent mercury devices).	Cheryl Mitchell Bonnie Bradshaw	Cheryl.L.Mitchell@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1620 Bonnie.Bradshaw@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1638
NPDES Storm Water Focuses on 1+ acre construction sites and industrial sites that are affected by stormwater with the potential to affect state waters.	Sally Logan	Sally.Logan@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1634
Petroleum Storage Tanks Ensures compliance with state underground and above ground storage tank system requirements.	Jennifer Paul	Jennifer.Paul@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1619
Potable Water Ensures compliance with state and federal drinking water standards.	Madison White	Madison.D.White@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1646
Solid Waste Focuses on management of solid waste at disposal/processing sites (landfills; dumping; waste tires; storm debris).	Anna McClure	Anna.C.McClure@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1608
State Lands and Environmental Resources Environmental Resource section focuses on impacts to wetlands, surface waters or state lands; dredge and/or fill activities; stormwater ponds; docks/piers; boat ramps; seawalls and other forms of shoreline stabilization.	Keri Armstrong Christina Sellers	Keri.Armstrong@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1647 Christina.Sellers@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1626
Wastewater Focuses on the regulation of wastewater and biosolids treatment facilities.	Herndon Sims	Herndon.Sims@FloridaDEP.gov 904-256-1612
Waste Cleanup Manages state-funded investigation and cleanup of hazardous waste sites and coordiantes with EPA during cleanup of federal Superfund sites.	Joni Petry	Joni.Petry@FloridadDEP.gov 904-256-1606

Northeast District Compliance Assurance Program Areas

Contact Name

Contact Information

Air Resources

Focuses primarily on compliance issues associated with air pollution-producing facilities; asbestos; fugitive emissions; odors; open burning; excessive dust.

Zachary Winkler

Zachary.Winkler@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1604

Emergency Response

Responds to environmental threats of incidents ranging from petroleum spills caused by vehicle accidents to chemical plant explosions to coastal oil spills. Provides technical and on-site assistance in coordination with local public safety officials and emergency response contractors to ensure threats are quickly and effectively addressed.

Gracie Kennedy

State Watch Office

Gracie.Kennedy@FloridaDEP.gov
904-256-1528

*Report a spill or other environmental emergency to the State Watch Office at 800-320-0519.

Hazardous Waste

Focuses on the proper management (generation, storage, treatment, disposal and transportation) of hazardous wastes (paints, solvents, acids, corrosives, pesticides and toxic wastes), used oil or universal wastes (spent fluorescent tubes, spent batteries and spent mercury devices).

Cheryl Mitchell

Bonnie Bradshaw

Cheryl.L.Mitchell@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1620

Bonnie.Bradshaw@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1638

NPDES Storm Water

Focuses on 1+ acre construction sites and industrial sites that are affected by stormwater with the potential to affect state waters.

Sally Logan

Sally.Logan@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1634

Petroleum Storage Tanks

Ensures compliance with state underground and above ground storage tank system requirements.

Jennifer Paul

Jennifer.Paul@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1619

Potable Water

Ensures compliance with state and federal drinking water standards.

Madison White

Madison.D.White@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1646

Solid Waste

Focuses on management of solid waste at disposal/processing sites (landfills; dumping; waste tires; storm debris).

Anna McClure

Anna.C.McClure@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1608

State Lands and Environmental Resources

Environmental Resource section focuses on impacts to wetlands, surface waters or state lands; dredge and/or fill activities; stormwater ponds; docks/piers; boat ramps; seawalls and other forms of shoreline stabilization.

Keri Armstrong

Christina Sellers

Keri.Armstrong@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1647

Christina.Sellers@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1626

Wastewater

Focuses on the regulation of wastewater and biosolids treatment facilities.

Herndon Sims

Herndon.Sims@FloridaDEP.gov

904-256-1612

Waste Cleanup

Manages state-funded investigation and cleanup of hazardous waste sites and coordiantes with EPA during cleanup of federal Superfund sites.