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Explanation of all changes made since Jan. 1, 1999

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Table of Contents, Introduction and Chapters

Section	Contents	Revised	Version
Table of Contents	Basic list of documents	August 2019	WORD [34 KB]
Introduction	Overview of manual contents	November 1997	PDF [7 KB]
Chapter 1	DEP Regulatory Enforcement Organization Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Assistant Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs; Division Directors; Districts; Duties and Responsibilities of District Staff; OGC; Enforcement Section of the OGC, Other Governmental Entities	October 2017	PDF [86 KB]
Chapter 2	Compliance Options Introduction; First Steps; Specific Non-Compliance; Conclusion	September 2013	PDF [13 KB]
Chapter 3	Enforcement Options Introduction; First Step Options; Options Following the Issuance of a Compliance Assistance Offer; Options Following the Issuance of a Warning Letter; Options Following the Issuance Consent Order; Options Following the Submittal of a of a Notice of Violation; Options Following the Issuance of a Final Order or a Case Report to OGC; Options Following the Entry of a Consent Final Judgment or Final Judgment	November 2015	PDF [63 KB]
Chapter 4	Inspections and Investigations Determining Non-Compliance; Investigation; Preparation for an On-Site Inspection; Regulatory Inspections - Obtaining Site Access; Site Access - Statutory Authority; Site Access - Permission; Site Access Permission by Owner, Operator or Person in Charge - Express Permission; Site Access Permission by Owner, Operator or Person in Charge - Implied Permission; Judicial Permission for Site Access; Inspection Warrant; Litigation Seeking Site Access; Site Access During Litigation; On-Site Inspection; Violation Corrected; Documenting the Inspection (Post-Inspection Reporting); Witnesses; Previous Enforcement Actions and Permits; Pictures; Ongoing Violation; Jurisdiction, Description of Violation, and Citation of Statutes or Rules Violated; Location; Obtaining Legal Descriptions; Responsible Parties; State Corporate and Partnership Information; Operational and Maintenance Factors; Sampling and Analysis; Technical Support for Criminal Violations; Search Warrants; General Sampling and Analysis Information; Photography; Videotaped Evidence; Measurement and Mapping	January 2013	PDF [74 KB] WORD [108 KB]
Chapter 5	The Administrative Process and Remedies Nature of the Administrative Process; Warning Letter; The Notice of Violation; The Notice of Violation Subsections; The Orders for Corrective Action Section; The Notice of Rights Subsection; Model NOVs; The Consent Order; Short Form Consent Order; Model Consent Orders; Long Form Consent Orders; Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law; The Ordered Section; The Notice of Rights Section; The Administrative Process; Service of the NOV; Informal Conference; Request for Hearing; Costs and Expenses Which May Be Included in a Consent Order or Notice of Violation; Conditions Under Which Other Costs and Expenses May Be Included or Recovered; Determination of the Costs of Those Persons Employed by the Department; Documentation of Costs; Determination of Costs for Settlements; Special Master Procedures; Mediation; Agreeing to Mediation; Mediation of Administrative Disputes; Preparation for Mediation; The Mediation Conference; The Conclusion	October 2014	PDF [98 KB] WORD [87 KB]
Chapter 6	The Judicial Process and Remedies Introduction; The Decision-Making Process Before Taking Judicial Action; Nature and Seriousness of the Violation; Remedies Sought; Likelihood of Responsible Party Complying with a Final Order; Issues Likely to be in Dispute; Local Judges’ Records on Environmental Cases; Review and Approval Process Before Taking Judicial Action; Available Enforcement Remedies; Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalties; Damages; Case Report; Priority Enforcement Litigation; Complaint; Petition for Enforcement; Venue; Service of Process; Motions and Answers; Discovery; Settlement; Mediation; Pre-Trial and Trial; Post-Judgment Enforcement; Appeals; Collections; Accounts; Duty to Collect; Authority to Settle; Records; Initial Efforts to Collect; Referral; OGC Collection Mechanisms; Additional Enforcement Proceedings; Setoff; Bankruptcies; Notice; Department’s Interest; Effect of Filing Bankruptcy; Department’s Response to the Filing of Bankruptcy; Parallel Proceedings; Discharge; Subsequent Actions	October 2014	PDF [108 KB] WORD [61 KB]
Chapter 7	Litigation Procedures Introduction; Communication with the Opposing Lawyer and Party; Public Records; Exemptions from the Public Records Act; Trade Secrets; Confidential Informants; Attorney "Work Product"; Criminal Investigation Documents; Draft Documents; Subpoenas; Preparation for Hearing; Before Testifying; Day of the Hearing; When You Are On the Stand	December 2004	PDF [82 KB] WORD [37 KB]
Chapter 8	Data Management A Summary of the Legal Case Tracking System (LCTS); Codes for Receipts Written for Money Collected from Enforcement Actions; A Summary of the Compliance and Enforcement Tracking System (COMET)	September 2016	PDF [21 KB]

Appendices

Civil Penalty Policy Memos
Collection/Write-Off Documents
Data Management Documents
Financial Documents
Compliance Documents
Model Consent Orders
Consent Order Pollution Prevention Language Attachments
Voluntary Cleanup Agreement
Model Documents for 62-780
Office of Emergency Response Documents
Model Final Orders
Model Orders - Miscellaneous
Model Letters
Model Notice of Violation
State Lands Proprietary Only - Notices of Violation
Coral Reef Protection Act Documents
ELRA Related Documents
OGC Enforcement Organization Chart
External Referral - Standard Operating Procedures
Enforcement Process
Site Access Documents
Restrictive Covenant/Deed Restrictions
Model Temporary Use Agreement

Civil Penalty Policy Memos

Content	Revised	Version
Settlement Guidelines for Civil Penalties - DEP Directive 923	July 2020	PDF [205 KB]
List of Hazardous Substances - Substance - Supplemental Document to Attachment III of DEP Directive 923		HTML
Guidelines for Deputy Secretary Approval of Economic Benefit	May 2017	PDF [76 KB]
Guidelines for Timeliness of Case Handling and Closure	May 2019	PDF [91 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Air Violations with Penalty Spreadsheet	July 2020	PDF [321 KB] EXL [115 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Wastewater Violations	July 2020	WORD [56 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Drinking Water Violations	July 2020	WORD [55 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Dry Cleaner Violations	June 2013	PDF [76 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing NPDES Stormwater Violations	July 2020	WORD [58 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Storage Tank Violations with Penalty Spreadsheet	July 2020	PDF [189 KB] EXL [125 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Hazardous Waste Violations with Penalty Spreadsheet	July 2020	PDF [295 KB] EXL [42 KB]
Specific Compliance Assistance Guidelines For RCRA/Hazardous Waste	August 2014	PDF [168 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing UIC Violations	July 2020	WORD [72 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Used Oil Violations	July 2020	PDF [297 KB]
Guidelines for Characterizing Solid Waste Violations with Penalty Spreadsheet	July 2020	PDF [276 KB] EXL [64]
Guidelines for Characterizing Environmental Resources Violations	July 2020	WORD [58 KB]
Certified Operator Penalty Guidance	Under Revision - May 2013
Guidelines for Handling State Lands Violations	February 2015	PDF [2 MB]
Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Evaluation Tool	December 2020	WORD [36 KB]

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Collection/Write-Off Documents

Content	Revised	Version
Collection Referral Template	August 2013	EXL [65 KB]
Write-Off Referral Template	August 2012	EXL [47KB]
Referral Template Instructions	March 2021	PDF [195 KB]
Example 1 - Past Due Notice	October 2012	WORD [120 KB]
Example 2 - Past Due Notice	October 2012	WORD [120 KB]

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Data Management Documents

Content	Revised	Version
Legal Case Tracking (LCT) Enforcement Case Entry Form (This is a fillable form)	March 2021	PDF WORD

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Legal Case Tracking (LCT) Enforcement Case Entry Form (This is a fillable form)

March 2021

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Financial Documents

Content	Revised	Version
Financial Affidavit for Corporations	January 2020	WORD [68 KB]
Financial Affidavit for Individuals and Sole Proprietors	January 2020	WORD [160 KB]
Financial Affidavit for Partnerships	January 2020	WORD [68 KB]]
Financial Affidavit for LLC - Limited Liability Company	January 2020	WORD [94 KB]

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Compliance Documents

Content		Revised	Version
In Compliance - Closure Letter		March 2020	WORD [30 KB]
Compliance Assistance Offer - All Sites		March 2017	WORD [35 KB]
Regulatory Compliance Memorandum 11-16-2011		November 2011	PDF [380 KB]
Warning Letter		January 2016	WORD [25 KB]
Compliance Assistance and Enforcement Process Flowchart		February 2021	PDF [231 KB]
Potable Water Secondary MCL Memo to File		December 2020	WORD [166 KB]
Limitations on Use of CAOs		September 2019	PDF [169 KB]
Sanitary Sewage Overflow Documents	SSO Memo to File	December 2020	WORD [152 KB]
	SSO CAO	December 2020	WORD [152 KB]
	SSO Warning Letter	December 2020	WORD [152 KB]
	SSO Warning Letter for Facility with Existing Consent Order	December 2020	WORD [153 KB]

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Model Consent Orders

Content	Revised	Version
Signatory Language and Certification	February 2016	WORD [41 KB]
Enforcement Style Guide	July 2010	PDF [72 KB] WORD [16 KB]
DW/CO	February 2021	WORD [63 KB]
DW/SSO Model Corrective Actions	September 2019	WORD [66 KB]
HW/CO	October 2020	WORD [70 KB]
HW/CO Model Corrective Actions	June 2009	PDF [66 KB] WORD [89 KB]
Indigent Petroleum Cleanup CO	October 2020	WORD [50 KB]
Indigent Tanks CO	October 2020	WORD [67 KB]
IW/CO (permitted facility)	October 2020	WORD [64 KB]
IW/CO (unpermitted facility)	October 2020	WORD [66 KB]
PW/CO	October 2020	WORD [62 KB]
PW/CO for Disinfection Byproduct	October 2020	WORD [76 KB]
PW/CO for 4-Log	October 2020	WORD [83 KB]
Emergency Well CO	October 2020	WORD [65 KB]
SLERP/CO	October 2020	WORD [95 KB]
SLERP/CO with TUA Incorporated	October 2020	WORD [32 KB]
SW/CO	October 2020	WORD [69 KB]
SW Model Corrective Actions	June 2009	PDF [137 KB] WORD [51 KB]
TK/CO	October 2020	WORD [72 KB]
Short-Form Consent Order (SFCO) for Business Entities	March 2020	WORD [77 KB]
Short-Form Consent Order (SFCO) for Individuals	March 2020	WORD [74 KB]
Short-Form Consent Order with Pollution Prevention Language	March 2020	WORD [85 KB]
Model In-Kind Paragraph Language	February 2020	WORD [29 KB]

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Consent Order Model Pollution Language Attachments

Content	Revised	Version
Pollution Prevention in Enforcement Process Memo	December 2014	PDF [26 KB] WORD [38 KB]
Short-Form Consent Order with Pollution Prevention Language	April 2016	WORD [79 KB]
Pollution Prevention Project Summary – SFCO Exhibit	December 2014	WORD [74 KB]
Long-Form Consent Order Pollution Prevention Paragraphs	December 2014	PDF [10 KB] WORD [21 KB]
Pollution Prevention Project Plan LFCO Exhibit	December 2014	WORD [76 KB]
Pollution Prevention Project Final Report	December 2014	WORD [32 KB]

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Voluntary Cleanup Agreement

Content	Revised	Version
Model Voluntary Cleanup Agreement (VCA) - drycleaning solvent contaminated sites	September 2014	PDF [26 KB] WORD [38 KB]

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Model Documents for 62-780

Content	Revised	Version
Model 780 Consent Order	March 2020	WORD [89 KB]
Model 780 Consent Order – Indigent Cleanup	April 2021	WORD [99 KB]
Model 780 Modification to Consent Order	March 2020	WORD [32 KB]
Hazardous Substance - Model 780 NOV	March 2020	WORD [73 KB]
Hazardous Substance & Pollutant - Model 780 NOV	March 2020	WORD [80 KB]
Solid Waste Permit - Model 780 NOV	March 2020	WORD [69 KB]
Model Warning Letter Permitted Facilities	August 2010	PDF [66 KB] WORD [66 KB]
Global RCBA Notice Letter	August 2011	PDF [49 KB] WORD [25 KB]
Guidance Letter for Property Owners with Potential Impacts from Neighboring/Adjacent Properties	May 2021	WORD [28 KB]
Instructions for Use of Site Access Documents	December 2018	PDF [48 KB] WORD [35 KB]
Site Access Assessment Letter	February 2010	PDF [57 KB] WORD [28 KB]
Site Access Notice of Intent	July 2011	PDF [92 KB] WORD [35 KB]
Site Access Assessment Final Order	February 2010	PDF [79 KB] WORD [19 KB]
Site Access Remediation Letter	July 2011	PDF [64 KB] WORD [27 KB]
Site Access Remediation Final Order	February 2010	PDF [79 KB] WORD [18 KB]
WCU Request for OGC Assistance	December 2016	WORD [61 KB]
LCT Case Entry Form – Waste Cleanup PRP Analysis and NOV Questionnaire	February 2015	WORD [42 KB]
Procedure for Ability to Pay – Cleanup Costs Only	July 2015	WORD [22 KB]

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Office of Emergency Response Documents

Content	Revised	Version
OER Compliance Assistance Offer Letter	March 2017	Word [30KB]
OER Model Access Permission Template	March 2017	Word [37KB]
OER Model ESR Insufficient Letter	March 2017	Word [27KB]
OER NFA Emergency Source Removal Report	March 2017	Word [152KB]
OER NFA Interim Source Removal Report	March 2017	Word [151KB]

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Model Final Orders

Content	Revised	Version
Default Final Order	March 2020	WORD [42 KB]

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Model Orders - Miscellaneous

Content	Revised	Version
Model Order to Comply with Request for Information	December 2006	PDF [27 KB] WORD [36 KB]

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Model Letters

Content	Revised	Version
Model Probation Letter	January 2010	PDF [65 KB] WORD [30 KB]
Model Records Request Letter	December 2009	PDF [55 KB] WORD [28 KB]

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Model Notice of Violation

Content	Revised	Version
Generic Notice of Violation - for non-ELRA NOVs	March 2020	WORD [33 KB]
Model non-ELRA NOV for Tank Placard Revocation	March 2020	WORD [35 KB]

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State Lands Proprietary Only

Content	Revised	Version
Notice of Unauthorized Structures	May 2012	PDF [19 KB] WORD [27 KB]
State Lands Proprietary Only - NOV Single Respondent (With Contractor)	May 2014	PDF [112 KB] WORD [148 KB]
State Lands Proprietary Only - NOV Single Respondent (No Contractor)	May 2014	PDF [104 KB] WORD [142 KB]
State Lands Proprietary Only - NOV Multiple Respondent (With Contractor)	May 2014	PDF [114 KB] WORD [149 KB]
State Lands Proprietary Only - NOV Multiple Respondent (No Contractor)	May 2014	PDF [107 KB] WORD [144 KB]

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Coral Reef Protection Act Documents

Content	Revised	Version
Guidelines for Pursuing Coral Reef Protection Act Cases	October 2014	PDF [42 KB]
Civil Penalty Authorization – Coral Reef Protection	September 2019	WORD [25 KB]
Damages Authorization – Coral Reef Protection	September 2019	WORD [25 KB]
Coral Reef Resource Injury Definitions	April 2019	PDF [8.52 MB]

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ELRA Related Documents

Content	Revised	Version
ELRA Mediation Fact Sheet	March 2010	PDF [42 KB] WORD [51 KB]
Section 403.121, F.S.	December 2004	WORD [43 KB]
ELRA Model NOV	March 2020	WORD [36 KB]

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ELRA Mediation Fact Sheet

March 2010

PDF [42 KB]
WORD [51 KB]

Section 403.121, F.S.

December 2004

WORD [43 KB]

ELRA Model NOV

March 2020

WORD [36 KB]

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OGC Enforcement Organization Chart

Content	Revised	Version
Organization Chart	March 2021	WORD

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External Referral - Standard Operating Procedures

Content	Revised	Version
External Referral Request Form	May 2013	WORD [23 KB]

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Enforcement Process

Content	Revised	Version
Closure Memo Template	January 2020	WORD
Civil Penalty Authorization Memo - Sample 1 (This sample shall be used only for authorization of $50,000 OR LESS)	September 2019	WORD
Civil Penalty Authorization Memo - Sample 2 (This sample MUST be used for authorizations of GREATER THAN $50,000)	September 2019	WORD
Case Report - Sample	April 2019	WORD
Case Report and Request for Authorization to File Suit Seeking a Temporary Injunction - Sample	December 2015	PDF WORD
Enforcement Paper Flow Chart (contains active email and file links)	March 2021	WORD
In-Kind Penalty Authorization	October 2017	WORD
Memorandum - Final Agency Action to Agency Clerk in Non-Secured Searchable Format	April 2010	PDF
Corrective Actions Requirement Tracking	December 2017	WORD

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Site Access Documents

Content	Revised	Version
Model Affidavit and Application for Inspection Warrant	January 2020	WORD
Model Inspection Warrant	November 1997	PDF
Model Access Request Letter	December 2009	PDF WORD
Model Access Permission Form	November 1997	PDF
Model Easement Agreement	June 2020	WORD
Model License Agreement	November 1997	PDF
Instructions for Use of Model Administrative Access Order	December 2018	PDF WORD
Model Administrative Access Order	May 2014	PDF WORD

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Restrictive Covenant/Deed Restrictions

Content	Revised	Version
Institutional Controls Procedure Guidance		https://floridadep.gov/waste/waste/content/institutional-controls-procedures-guidance

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Model Temporary Use Agreement

Content	Revised	Version
Temporary Use Agreement, Attachment 0-1	March 2011	WORD

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Recently Added or Updated Documents

This is a list of Enforcement Manual documents that have been added or updated within the past 30 days.

Section	Revised	Version
Guidance Letter for Property Owners with Potential Impacts from Neighboring/Adjacent Properties	May 2021	WORD

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Explanation of all changes made since Jan. 1, 1999

Table of Contents, Introduction and Chapters

Appendices

Civil Penalty Policy Memos

Collection/Write-Off Documents

Data Management Documents

Financial Documents

Compliance Documents

Model Consent Orders

Consent Order Model Pollution Language Attachments

Voluntary Cleanup Agreement

Model Documents for 62-780

Office of Emergency Response Documents

Model Final Orders

Model Orders - Miscellaneous

Model Letters

Model Notice of Violation

State Lands Proprietary Only

Coral Reef Protection Act Documents

ELRA Related Documents

OGC Enforcement Organization Chart

External Referral - Standard Operating Procedures

Enforcement Process

Site Access Documents

Restrictive Covenant/Deed Restrictions

Model Temporary Use Agreement

Recently Added or Updated Documents