Alachua County is contracted with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to ensure petroleum fuel storage tank systems are operated and maintained in compliance with State and Federal regulations. EPD conducts compliance inspections in Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Clay, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union Counties.
The primary focus of inspections is to prevent discharges and protect the State's groundwater from being contaminated with petroleum fuel products, and to assist facility owners with keeping their fuel storage systems in compliance.
Installation Inspections
- Review and Approve Plans
- Inspections during Installation
Compliance Inspections
- Biennial/Triennial Inspections
- Enforcement Inspections
- Compliance Assistance
- Public Records Requests
Closure Inspections
- Inspect Tank Removal
- Report Discharges
- Initiate Cleanup
Visit these FDEP websites for more information:
- Storage Tanks Compliance Program Chapter 62-761 & 62-762, F.A.C.
- Petroleum Cleanup Program Chapters 62-770 & 62-780, F.A.C.
- View cleanup reports and other regulatory information for petroleum sites statewide: OCULUS
Storage Tanks Compliance Dashboard
No. of Registered Petroleum Storage Tank Facilities in the 16-County Service Area: 2852
No. of Compliance Inspections Completed from 7/1/2024 through 6/30/2025: 656
Alachua County Storage Tanks Program Contacts
- Ted Goodman, P.G.
- Program Manager
- (352) 264-6843
- tgoodman@alachuacounty.us
- Tim Ramsey
- Lead Inspector
- (352) 213-0691
- thr@alachuacounty.us
- Mike Keim
- Inspector
- (352) 213-4986
- mkeim@alachuacounty.us
- Richard Harrington
- Inspector
- (352) 278-7719
- rharrington@alachuacounty.us
- Robert Zimmerman
- Inspector
- (352) 359-3523
- rzimmerman@alachuacounty.us
