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The Enabling Act prescribes our Core Functions to be:
Citizen's support– timely and thorough
Air and water monitoring – comprehensive and unbiased
Waste, wetlands, water and air permitting – protective yet cooperative
Waste, wetlands, water and air compliance assurance – proactive and promoting
environmental stewardship
Waste, wetlands, water and air enforcement – fair and consistent
Core Functions
EPC Building Partnerships & Ensuring Protection of Our Natural Resources
Worked with Arkema, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services and the Florida Strawberry Growers Association to improve the practices associated with applying fumigants
Partnering with Agriculture (Paladin)
• Arkema retrained the applicators
• FDACS required improved tarps
• EPC is co-hosting a community meeting
• Worked with the Port Tampa Bay to improve their environmental programs by offering compliance assistance.
• EPC participated in workshops with Port operators
Partnering with the Port
Worked with Neighborhood Relations Department and numerous Homeowner Associations to offer mini-grants and educate citizens to be better environment stewards
Partnering with the Community
Partnering with Economic Development
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Brownfields Redevelopment Activities
Cumulative Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreements Executed Cumulative Site Rehabilitation Orders Approved
Waterworks Ulele Springs
Negotiated with molten sulfur industry in the port to improve product handling to minimize fires and spills
Partnering with Industry
• Improved tank integrity at a cost of >$2M on repairs and improvements
• Agreed to more frequent and thorough inspections
Partnering with Other Agencies to Improve Permitting in Wetland Areas • TPA/FDEP/USACoE: Improve process + Rule
modifications + Enabling Act modifications + Mapping Riparian Lines
• Active Participation in Comprehensive Plans and Land Development Code Re-writes
• Pro-active Approach with County’s Key Economic Spaces + Priority Development Areas
Participated in school activities such as Nature’s Classrooms, Great American Teach-in and the Science Fair. Hosted an environmentally-themed photos contest as part of our Clean Air Month celebration
Partnering with Our Schools
Worked with the Florida Sterling Council and some dozen employee committees to complete the Sterling Challenge Application and to identify seven opportunities for improvement
Partnering with the Florida Sterling Council
• Integrate innovation into the Agency
• Develop long-term goals
• Establish employee complaint system
• Provide employees a recognition program
• Enhance outreach
• Benchmark the Agency’s metrics
• Evaluate employee health and safety procedures
Joined forces with the Patel College of Global Sustainability and Tampa Electric to form the Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition and received official designation from the US Department of Energy.
Partnering with Patel School of Sustainability
Tampa Bay1974 - 2014
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•Water Quality Index
•Chlorophyll a •Turbidity •Dissolved Oxygen •Total Nitrogen •Total Phosphorus •Water Clarity •Bacteria
•Dashed line: •40 year historical average •Index consistently above 80 since 1994 which is considered very good
EPC Monitoring Reveals 40-year Trend of Water Quality Improvement in Tampa Bay
Species Richness Tampa Bay Benthic Index
Health of Tampa Bay Benthic Monitoring
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Tampa Bay Seagrass Recovery Continues
• Baywide Seagrass Goal = 38,000 acres
• Current Level = 34,642 acres (91% of restoration goal)
• Largest percentage increase was Hillsborough Bay (72%)
The most since the 1950’s
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Redevelopment Activities
Management of Our Old Landfills
Cumulative Projects Completed
Varela Old Landfill Redevelopment
The Health of the Air
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EPA Standard
Managing Our Wetlands
851 Development Services Reviews (re-zonings, site development, subdivisions, etc)
388 pre-application meetings
860 Wetland delineations, surveys, MAIW, mangroves, noticed exemptions, etc……involving 525 wetland acres
24 (3.7%) acres of wetland impacts approved out of 645 total
1,062 TPA, FDEP, USACoE reviews
3,993 Unscheduled Cases of Assisting Citizens
1,234 Wetland-related Compliance Inspections
EPC’s Budget
Partnering makes Cents
• Grants and contracts with: Environmental Protection Agency, Department of
Homeland Security, Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
Southwest Florida Water Management District and Tampa Bay Estuary Program
• On average about 50% of budget comes from non-General Fund sources
• FY 14 EPC impact on Countywide General Fund is approximately 1%
$6,204,741
$621,019,056
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• Completing GSA Application
• Implementing Pay for Performance Program for Employees
• Continuing to Obtain Delegation of Major Environmental Programs
• Improving Outreach and Citizen’s Assistance
Challenges Ahead for EPC in 2015