EPC Board

September 18, 2014

Cover Photo to be added

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

Update on Environmental Trends and Programs

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•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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• Baywide Seagrass Goal = 38,000 acres

• Current Level = 34,642 acres (91% of restoration goal)

• Largest percentage increase was Hillsborough Bay (72%)

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Management of Our Old Landfills

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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

Thank You!