Welcome to the Environmental Protection Department
Page Content
- Overview
- Mission & Vision
- In The Spotlight
- Divisions
Department Overview
The Environmental Protection Department provides natural resources protection to the citizens of Alachua County through:
- Water and natural resources protection
- Stormwater management
- Land conservation, acquisition, and management
- Environmental planning
- Environmental review
- Environmental code enforcement
- Pollution prevention
- Hazardous materials management
- Petroleum contamination clean up
- Storage tank compliance inspections
Mission & Vision
EPD Mission
To support a community ethic of environmental resiliency and responsible environmental stewardship of the water, air, and living resources in Alachua County.
EPD Vision
Clean water, air, land, and healthy flora and fauna will be preserved and protected in Alachua County by optimizing, not compromising, the balance between natural systems and people.
Divisions
Acquires, manages, and improves environmentally significant lands to protect water resources, wildlife habitat, and to provide natural areas suitable for resource-based recreation. Visit our site to learn more.
Staff monitor Alachua County's surface water, groundwater, springs and wastewater facilities. Help to protect resources by minimizing your personal pollution. Visit our site to learn more.
Staff protect the water, soil, air quality and property values in Alachua County from current and future impacts of hazardous materials discharges. Visit our site to learn more.
Staff are responsible for ensuring that new and existing developments comply with Alachua County's land development regulations related to natural and historic resources protection. Visit our site to learn more.
Staff provide oversight and management of clean-up at contaminated sites, inspection and regulation of underground storage tanks, promotes reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, provides environmentally proper hazardous waste collection and disposal and promotes public education in pollution prevention. Visit our site to learn more.
Petroleum Management Manages clean-up of petroleum contaminated sites and the inspection of above ground and underground storage tank facilities.
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If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a program or service of the Department of Environmental Protection (EPD), please call EPD at 352-264-6800 at least 2 business days prior to the event. TTY users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service). Printed materials are available in alternate format upon request.
Contact
- Environmental Protection Department
- (352) 264-6800
408 W. University Avenue
- Suite 106
- Gainesville, FL 32601
Water Resources
352-264-6800
Natural Resources
352-264-6800
Stormwater
352-264-6831
Hazardous Materials Management
352-264-6806
Petroleum Management
352-264-6843
Transparency
View our Performance Measures Report:
Environmental Protection Performance Measures
**COVID 19 Update**
As always, the health and safety of our team, customers, and citizens is our top priority.
Due to recent and ongoing developments regarding COVID-19, as a precautionary measure, the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department office is open to the public by appointment only. During this time, we continue to maintain all of our business operations and are able to continue to serve the community by phone, through virtual meetings, email and the U.S. Postal Service.
Please feel free to contact us during regular business hours, 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, by phone at (352) 264-6800, or online at EPD-Reception@alachuacounty.us.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Stay safe,
Stephen Hofstetter, Director
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