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 a...
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