To submit an environmental complaint, please contact Central District at 407-897-4100 or DEP_CD@FloridaDEP.gov

In DEP's Central District, if you have questions, concerns, legislative requests, media inquiries or outreach opportunities, contact Sarah Fayed at 407-897-4151 or Sarah.Fayed@FloridaDEP.gov. 

The Ombudsman is responsible for:

  • Assisting citizens who have questions or complaints. 
  • Clarifying or explaining complicated issues.
  • Resolving disagreements.
  • Responding to legislative requests.
  • Responding to media inquiries.
  • Coordinating outreach and volunteer activities.
  • Fulfilling public records requests for multiple programs.

Speakers

DEP's Central District can provide your school, community or organization with speakers and presentations on a variety of environmental conservation and protection topics. 

Topics

  • Air pollution.
  • Biology.
  • Contaminated sites.
  • Drinking water.
  • Dry cleaning.
  • Ecology.
  • Environmental citizenship.
  • Environmental waste.
  • Industrial facilities.
  • Invertebrates.
  • Landfills.
  • Reclaimed water.
  • Recycling.
  • St. Johns River.
  • Solid waste.
  • State lands.
  • State parks.
  • Stormwater.
  • Wetlands.

To make a public records request, please contact:

          Public.Services@FloridaDEP.gov

Here are links to related contacts in Tallahassee:

Office of the Ombudsman and Public Services

Office of Legislative Affairs

Press Office

Office of Communications