State Tank Compliance Program

​​Alachua County EPD is contracted with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to ensure that storage tank facilities are in compliance with state and federal regulations in Alachua, Clay, Marion, and Putnam Counties.

The primary focus of inspections is to protect the County's groundwater from being contaminated with petroleum or other hazardous substances and to assist facility owners with keeping their facility in compliance.

• Installation Inspections

  
  • Review and Approve Plans
  • Inspections during Installation

• Compliance Inspections

  
  
  • Annual Inspections
  • Enforcement Reinspections

• Closure Inspections

  
  • Inspect Tank Removal
  • Report Discharges
  • Initiate Cleanup

View the following links to state web sites for program rules:

• State Tank Regulation Section Chapter 62-761 & 62-762 F.A.C.
• Petroleum Restoration Program Chapter 62-780 F.A.C.

View the following link for compliance inspection results at regulated tank facilities after April 1, 2006

• http://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/loginlogin