FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 14, 2013

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

DEP ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF THE D.C. SHUTDOWN ON FLORIDA FAMILIES 

~Federal government shutdown preventing state from protecting the environment~

TALLAHASSEE – In an effort to protect Florida's families and the environment from further negative repercussions from the federal government shutdown, Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard Jr. sent a letter today informing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, that in accordance with the coordination agreement, the Department will continue to process permit applications.

The valid joint coordination agreement has been in place since the '90s and allows the Department to issue state and federal authorizations for some minor activities that have minimal environmental impacts.

View a copy of the letter here.

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection 

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The Department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention and acquires environmentally-sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. To view the Department’s website log on to www.dep.state.fl.us.

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