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 Governmental Center Pensacola FL 32502-5794 850-595-8300 Drinking Water Supervisor: John Pope	Northeast District 7825 Baymeadows Way Suite 200B Jacksonville FL 32256-7590 904-256-1700 Drinking Water Supervisor: John Davis	Central District 3319 Maguire Blvd. Suite 232 Orlando FL 32803 407-894-7555 Drinking Water Supervisors: Richard Lott - Permitting Kim Dodson - Compliance
Southeast District 400 North Congress Ave Suite 200 West Palm Beach FL 33401-2913 561-681-6600 Drinking Water Supervisor: Jose Calas	South District 2295 Victoria Ave Suite 364 Ft. Myers FL 33901-3381 239-344-5600 Drinking Water Supervisor: James Oni	Southwest District 13051 N Telecom Parkway Temple Terrace FL. 33637-0926 813-632-7600 Drinking Water Supervisor: Gwen Shofner

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