DEEPWATER HORIZON - Gulf Oil Spill Information
 

The Department has issued a 2nd Amended Emergency Final Order (EFO) pertaining to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.  Specific guidance is included in the EFO for activities that may take place seaward of Coastal Construction Control Lines (for those counties included in the Governor’s Executive Orders that have such lines established). Below are links for all of the EFO's:

• DEP Fourth Amended Emergency Final Order 5-10-11
• DEP Third Amended Emergency Final Order 1-11-11
• DEP Second Amended Emergency Final Order 6-18-10
• DEP First Amended Emergency Final Order 6-10-10
• DEP Emergency Final Order 5-12-10

The Department Has Issued The Following Emergency Permits

• Bay County - 7000010-BA, Phillips Inlet/Lake Powell Protection - June 4, 2010
• Bay County - BA 844 E (2nd Corrected), Protective Berm - June 29, 2010 (ZipFile)
• Bay County - BA 845 E (Corrected), Protective Berm, Mexico Bch. - June 29, 2010
• Bay County - BA 846 E, Canal Closing, Mexico Bch. - June 28, 2010
• Bay County - BA 849 E, Mechanical Bch. Cleaning - July 9, 2010
• Bay County - BA 850 E, Lake Powell Protection, Stockpile Sand and Close Inlet as Needed - July 13, 2010
• Escambia County - ES 677 E, Mechanical Bch. Cleaning - June 25, 2010
• Escambia county - ES 678 E, Mechanical Bch. Cleaning - Janary 14, 2011
• Okaloosa County - OK 451 E, Protective Berm - June 25, 2010
• Walton county - WL 1088 E M-2, Coastal Lake Protection - July 13, 2010
• Walton County - WL 1089 E, Protective Berm - June 24, 2010
• Walton County - WL 1101 E, Mechanical Bch. Cleaning - January 27, 2011

Emergency Application

To help expedite application for emergency permits please use the DEP Emergency Application Form (DEP 73-303) This form is to be used for all requests made pursuant to the EFO for authorization to conduct regulated activities seaward of a Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) as established by law.  The application with instructions are intended for governmental entities, British Petroleum and its contractors making emergency permit application requests pursuant to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Emergency Final Order (EFO) OGC No. 10-160, for proactive measures, restoration, and certain other measures made necessary by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

For questions regarding the DEP Emergency Application Form please contact:

Tony McNeal, P.E.
(850) 921-7745
tony.mcneal@dep.state.fl.us

Additional Emergency Authorizations have been issued for Solid Waste Staging and/or Processing Area

• Deepwater Horizon/permits

Below are links for the Governor's Executive Orders

• Governor's Executive Order 4-30-10
• Governor's Executive Order 5-3-10
• Governor's Executive Order 5-11-10
• Governor's Executive Order 5-20-10
• Governor's Executive Order 5-27-10

Please continue to monitor this website as well as The Department's web site @: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon/default.htm for updates and further details.