The Bureau of Emergency Response (BER)
Natural Resource Damage Claims

The Bureau of Emergency Response has recently submitted a claim to the U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center for natural resource damages caused by 23 coastal oil spills occurring between 1992 and 1999. In preparing the claim, we conducted a damage assessment and proposed compensatory restoration activities. This information is contained in three Damage Assessment and Restoration/Environmental Assessment Plans (DARP/EA).  The plans describe natural resource damages and identify restoration projects to compensate for the resource damages.

The DARP/EA plans are linked below. For additional information contact Environmental Specialist Holly Fortune via letter, fax, or email at the following address:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Emergency Response
Division of Law Enforcement
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 659
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000
Attn: Holly Fortune
850-245-2010
Fax: (850) 245-2882
Email: Holly.Fortune@dep.state.fl.us

Links to DARP/EA Plans

• SW Florida DARP [PDF - 358.36KB] – Proposes funding for wetland restoration of approximately 100 acres of public lands in coastal Manatee County
• SE Florida DARP [PDF - 410.42KB] – Proposes funding for restoration projects in coastal Martin County and funding for sea turtle lighting enforcement in Palm Beach County
• NE Florida DARP [PDF - 392.68KB] – Proposes funding for a coastal restoration project sponsored by the Florida Chapter of the Nature Conservancy