In October 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorized the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to implement the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) stormwater permitting program in the State of Florida (in all areas except Indian Country lands). FDEP's authority to administer the NPDES program is set forth in Section 403.0885, Florida Statutes (F.S.). The NPDES stormwater program regulates point source discharges of stormwater into surface waters of the State of Florida from certain municipal, industrial and construction activities. As the NPDES stormwater permitting authority, FDEP is responsible for promulgating rules and issuing permits, managing and reviewing permit applications, and performing compliance and enforcement activities. Only facilities with valid Florida locations are included in this dataset. The data locations provided represent the center of the facilities and activities. The accuracy of these data points is unknown and locational verification has not been performed. Please reference the metadata for contact information.

Map Direct focus for viewing Permitting data. Please refer to https://floridadep.gov/ for more information. This map contains all the layers that were in the original Area of Interest Report in Map Direct. Originally created on 04/26/2018 in Map Direct Lite. Please contact GIS.Librarian@floridadep.gov for more information.

*The data for this dataset is updated daily. The date(s) displayed in the details section on our Open Data Portal is based on the last date the metadata was updated and not the refresh date of the data itself.*Statewide coverage of Water Assurance Compliance System (WACS) Solid Waste Facilities Please reference the metadata for contact information.

This layer displays the FDEP Environmental Resource Permits (ERP) permits issued between 2007 and the present. This contains all ERP permit types from the DEP Permit Application Tracking System (PA) issued by the ERP and Beaches and Coastral Systems programs, minus the DE, EE, and ME types and FD-07. These data are also published in the Florida Water Permitting Portal (FWPP) - http://flwaterpermits.com/. Users will view the following ERP data elements upon searching and finding a specific DEP ERP permit in the FWPP- Application number, Permit number, Project name, Permittee name, Issue date, and a link to documents, if available. Note: The Florida's Water Permitting Portal is maintained by St. John's Water Management District.

These point locations represent the FDEP building locations of DEP main offices, District offices, Branch office, Field offices, and Park District offices. August 2022, OTIS GIS quality assured these locations and updated the previous version. Many locations of rental space have moved or are no longer active. Some offices such as FGS moved locations within Tallahassee. The current phone numbers and street addresses were all verified.

Government Districts, Other dataset current as of 2005. Statewide coverage of jurisdictional boundaries of FDEP regulatory offices..

*The data for this dataset is updated daily. The date(s) displayed in the details section on our Open Data Portal is based on the last date the metadata was updated and not the refresh date of the data itself.*Statewide coverage of Permit Application Tracking System/PA for permits processed by the Environmental Resource Permitting or Beaches and Coastal Systems programs and which are eligible for the State Programmatic General Permit (SPGP). The SPGP, when issued, authorizes the permitted project on behalf of both the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). Projects that are denied the SPGP or not eligible for it require a separate application to the Corps. Activities that may be eligible are shoreline stabilization, boat ramps, docks, derelict vessel removal, and scientific devices. Ineligible activities are not included in this layer.

This data layer is a GIS representation of soil quality information which has been submitted to the Department and deemed acceptable to be considered background. The data was originally obtained through publications or as a part of site assessment activities. The data has not been altered in any way. Please reference the metadata for contact information.

Florida Land Resource Regions (LRR)

This group of layers was developed by the Balmoral Group and contains the natural, cultural, and historical resources critical assets layers for Florida as defined in 380.093(2)(a) Florida Statutes. The layers were sourced from various public State of Florida land use, Florida State Parks, State of Florida inventory of historical structures, and Federal Sources. Natural, cultural, and historical resources critical assets include conservation lands, parks, shorelines, surface waters, wetlands, and historical and cultural assets. Typically, the data are utilized in various vulnerability assessments in evaluating the exposure and sensitivity from combined events of sea level rise, precipitation, major storms, and flooding. The data will also be used in efforts to complete a comprehensive statewide assessment for the State of Florida.

This dataset contains the best available locations of springs that have had some data collection or field activities or were included in publications by various agencies. This layer supersedes the previous FLORIDA SPRINGS (2016) layer.

As part of DEP’s watershed management approach, all of the basins in Florida are assessed every two years under the Impaired Waters Rule (Chapter 62-303, Florida Administrative Code). This coverage is a compilation of the Biennial Assessment 2022-2024 (BA) (referenced as Cycle 6) and includes any WBID/parameter combination that did not attain standards (assessment categories 4a, 4b, 4d, 4e, & 5). If a WBID (waterbody) does not attain standards for multiple parameters, overlapping polygons are created to represent each parameter. For more information or questions regarding the waters not attaining standards, please contact Kevin O'Donnell (Kevin.ODonnell@FloridaDEP.gov) or for questions specific to this layer, please contact Phil Homann (Philip.Homann@dep.state.fl.us).

*The data for this dataset is updated daily. The date(s) displayed in the details section on our Open Data Portal is based on the last date the metadata was updated and not the refresh date of the data itself.*State Park Management Zones are divisions of land within Florida State Parks based on factors such as Natural Community types, physical boundaries, land use and geography. Please reference metadata for contact information.

The Florida TIITF Land Records Spatial Index is a document based GIS layer to be displayed as a map comprised of polygons and attributes representing parcels described in deeds, leases, easements and other instruments archived in the Title Archives of the Division of State Lands, Department of Environmental Protection for the Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (TIITF). The polygons represent parcels described in the archived TIITF land record documents; this is not a tax map or a representation of current ownership. The data includes acquisitions, dispositions and encumbrances. Selecting a parcel on the map may return information about several different documents associated with that parcel through out the history of State land transactions involving that parcel.

Wastewater Facilities that may potentially accept septage. This dataset includes facilities that are exempt for permitting through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). These facilities may be permitted by other agencies or local governments.

*The data for this dataset is updated daily. The date(s) displayed in the details section on our Open Data Portal is based on the last date the metadata was updated and not the refresh date of the data itself.*This is a point data layer of public and private outdoor recreation sites statewide from Florida's Outdoor Recreation Inventory. Please reference the metadata for contact information.

Section 373.802(4), Florida Statutes (F.S.), defines “Outstanding Florida Springs” or “OFS” to include all historic first magnitude springs, as determined by the department using the most recent Florida Geological Survey springs bulletin, and the following additional six springs: DeLeon, Peacock, Poe, Rock, Wekiva, and Gemini. OFS do not include submarine springs or river rises. There are 30 OFS springs consisting of 24 historic first magnitude springs and the 6 named additional springs. While the statutory definition includes the spring runs associated with these springs and spring groups, this coverage identifies the WBIDs associated with the OFS spring vents. Please reference the metadata for contact information.

*The data for this dataset is updated daily. The date(s) displayed in the details section on our Open Data Portal is based on the last date the metadata was updated and not the refresh date of the data itself.*Statewide coverage of Environmental Resource Program's Compliance and Enforcement (ERPce) facilities and activities sub-setted from Florida DEP's Compliance and Enforcement Tracking System (COMET).

Statewide coverage of jurisdictional boundaries of FDEP regulatory offices.

Statewide Florida Land Use layer updated with Landscape Development Intensity (LDI) and Landscape Support Index (LSI) values. The Land Use layer was compiled from the five Water Management Districts (WMD) in Florida (NWF,SR, SJR, SWF, SF) using the most recent version of data available. This layer will be updated when new versions of Land Use become available from the WMDs and updated with corresponding LDI and LSI values.