The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulates underground and aboveground petroleum storage tank systems (USTs and ASTs) under Rule 62-762, Florida Administrative Code, for ASTs greater than 550 gallons and Rule 62-761, F.A.C. for USTs greater than 110 gallons. 

Southeast District staff perform inspections on county-owned facilities and county staff perform inspections for residential and business facilities. The following county staff serve as the primary point of contact for the Southeast District’s county contracts:

CountiesContactPhone
Palm Beach, Martin and St. LucieRoberta Dusky561-681-3859
BrowardAli H. Younes954-519-1486

Indian River

*Starting Sept. 1, 2025 Indian River County will be transferred to DEP Central District. 

Tina C. Swanson, P.E.321-633-2017
OkeechobeeDouglas McCoy863-462-5811
Miami-DadePatti Emad305-372-6607
MonroeWhitney (M'Liss) Bordelon305-289-7072

Additional Resources

Storage Tank Compliance Webpages