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Office of Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources (SLER) Quick Links

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Environmental Resource Program (ERP) Permits are processed through the FDEP District Offices, Water Management Districts and delegated local governments.  Some activities are exempt.  Please contact your local office for information on permit requirements for your specific project or location.

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The Office of Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources provides several services to the public.

  • Mitigation provides the option of offsetting wetland impacts by restoring, enhancing, or preserving comparable habitats in an area impacted by development. 

  • Mangrove Trimming and Alteration

    • Interpreting and providing guidance on the statutory language
    • providing oversight of local governments which have been delegated to implement the program
    • reviewing applications from persons who wish to be designated as professional mangrove trimmers
  • Florida Wetland Restoration Information Center

    • The framework for a statewide ecological restoration program for wetlands and their associated uplands using ecosystem management and ecological principles.
  • Wetland Evaluation and Delineation Section (WEDS)

    • Sets official wetland boundaries
    • provides training in wetland boundaries and classification
    • ensures the consistent use of the state's Wetland Delineation Methodology (Chapter 62-340, F.A.C.)

 

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Last updated: August 20, 2008

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