Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: March 25, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Elizabeth R. Johnson, MPA, CEP, PWS, Acting Manager, Environmental Protection Officer
PHONE: (407) 836-1511
DIVISION: Environmental Protection Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Standard Contract Contract No. GC195 between Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Orange County Environmental Protection Division for Petroleum Restoration Program. All Districts. (Environmental Protection Division)
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PROJECT: FDEP Contract Number GC195 for Petroleum Restoration Program
PURPOSE: The Petroleum Restoration Program (PRP) has been delegated to the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) since 1989. The main purpose of the PRP is to protect valuable groundwater resources that supply the vast majority of Florida’s drinking water needs by cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater from petroleum discharges as quickly and cost effectively as possible. EPD provides regulatory oversight of most petroleum cleanup activities and contractual oversight of state-funded cleanups in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.
The FDEP has provided Contract Number GC195 allowing EPD to continue providing PRP services for a period of five years. The current contract became effective July 1, 2016, and a five-year renewal was approved by the Board on May 18, 2021, with an expiration of June 30, 2026. To ensure uninterrupted service, the contract needs to be approved and executed prior to July 1, 2026. If approved, the new expiration date would be June 30, 2031.
The changes from the current FDEP contract and the provided Contract Number GC-195 do not affect the scope of services that EPD provides, but address some administrative issues, including clarifying insurance and public records requirements, and adjusting frequency of required inspections.
The current FDEP contract includes an annual Task Assignment (TA) that provides the number of sites assigned to EPD for the state Fiscal Year (FY) and the associated compensation. The TA varies each year depending on the PRP priorities and the state budget. While the TA for the state FY July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, has not been provided yet, the TA amount for last state FY was $1,470,005. The Manager of EPD annually verifies that the amount of funding proposed in each TA is sufficient to cover program costs (salaries and expenses for the 12 dedicated staff members who provide PRP site management services) before signing each year.
The Contract is included as Attachment 1.
The FDEP Contract Number GC195 was reviewed by the Orange County Attorney’s Office and Risk Management and approved as to form.
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