What is the DEP s role in the Florida Brownfields Program?
Generally, the DEP s role in the Florida Brownfields Program will involve providing oversight and regulatory assistance for contaminated site cleanups, including development of site rehabilitation criteria that incorporate risk-based corrective action principles. After a brownfield area has been designated, the person responsible for brownfield site rehabilitation must contact the DEP or its delegated local pollution control program to negotiate a Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreement (BSRA). The BSRA will include provisions relating to the site-specific cleanup schedule, time frames for regulatory review of documents, site access, environmental professional requirements, and an agreement containing terms for redevelopment of the brownfield between the person responsible for brownfield site rehabilitation and the appropriate local government.
