Drinking Water

Organization of the Drinking Water program

The Drinking Water Section located in the DEP headquarters in Tallahassee is responsible for writing rules, developing policy, managing funds, providing training, data management, and managing special initiatives. Enforcement of rules and permitting new construction is handled by six district offices. In nine Florida counties, the Department has delegated enforcement and permitting authority to local approved county public health units. Laboratory certification is the responsibility of the Department of Health Laboratory in Jacksonville.

DEP Tallahassee Office:

Call us at 850-245-8624

FAX us at 850-245-8669

Write us at 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3520, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400

Following is a list of the addresses and telephone numbers for each of the Departments six district offices:

District District District

Northwest District

160 West Governmental Street
Pensacola FL
32502-5794
850-595-8300

Northeast District

8800 Baymeadows Way West
Suite 100
Jacksonville FL
32256-7590
904-256-1700

Central District

3319 Maguire Boulevard
Suite 232
Orlando FL
32803
407-897-4100

Southeast District

400 North Congress Avenue
3rd Floor
West Palm Beach FL
33401-2913
561-681-6600

South District

2295 Victoria Avenue
Suite 364
Ft. Myers FL
33901-3381
239-344-5600

Southwest District

13051 N. Telecom Parkway
Temple Terrace FL.
33637-0926
813-632-7600

Department of Health Approved County Public Health (ACHU) Departments (Back to Top)

The Department of Environmental Protection has delegated the Drinking Water Program to County Health Departments in nine Florida counties. Following is a list of the addresses and telephone numbers for those agencies:

ACHU ACHU ACHU

DOH Broward County

2421-A SW 6th Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315
954-467-4804

DOH Dade County

1725 NW 167th Street
Suite 119
Miami, FL 33056
305-623-3551

DOH Hillsborough County

1105 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33675-5135
813-307-8059

DOH Lee County

60-1 Danley Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33907
239-274-2200

DOH Sarasota County

1301 Cattleman Road, Bldg A
Sarasota, FL 34232
941-861-6133

DOH Palm Beach County

800 Clematis Street, 4th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561-837-5900

DOH Polk County

2090 East Clower Street
Bartow, FL 33830
863-519-8330

DOH Volusia County

121 West Rich Avenue
DeLand, FL 32720
386-822-6250 Ext 5436