Orange County has revised the permitting fees.  The new fee schedule is effective on October 1, 2008, but EPD will begin collecting the new fees on November 29, 2008. 

Please view the Permit Fees table for a listing of the current and revised fees. 

Also available:

• New EPD Permitting Fees (PDF - 35KB)
• New Orange County Permitting Fees (PDF - 648KB)

Looking for a new way to go green and save more money?  Check out Orange County's new solar incentive program for residential and commercial properties.

Join us for a FREE solar workshop on October 11th to show why going solar is a smart choice for Florida residents and business owners.

Orange County has been certified a Green Local Government at the Gold level by the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) - the first municipality in Florida to receive the certification at the gold level!  See how this designation was achieved (PDF - 223KB).

Learn how the County is going from Orange to Green and how you can help.

Find out about the Orange to Green Development Program for sustainable development.

Learn about Orange County's Florida Friendly Landscaping Demonstration Garden and environmental landscaping tips.

View EPD's Environmental Policy (PDF - 914KB)

Mayor Richard T. Crotty announced his Climate Change Plan for Orange County Government at the Climate Change Summit held on September 25, 2007 at the Orange County Convention Center. Both the Summit and the Climate Change Plan mark the beginning of a strategy to place Orange County in the forefront of the worldwide movement to reduce greenhouse gasses.

The Innovation Way: ROCC as a Brownfield (MS Word - 47KB) proposed resolution will be brought to the Board of County Commissioners on September 16, 2008.

Public Hearing Presentation (PDF - 1.6MB) for the proposed Innovation Way: ROCC as a Brownfield held on July 31st.

Find out more about Brownfields by visiting the following external sites:

• Orange County's Brownfield Redevelopment Program
• FDEP - Brownfields Redevelopment Program
• US EPA - Brownfields and Land Revitalization
• Florida Brownfields Association
• Smart Growth Network - Florida Brownfields Redevelopment

Pollution Prevention Week may only be a week long, but challenge yourself to stretch it to a whole month!  This year's theme is "Where Sustainable Practices Begin." Where can you begin preventing pollution in your life - and where can you go?

September 15-21 • National Pollution Prevention (P2) Week

External sites

• Florida's Pollution Prevention Week info and events 
  • Household Hazardous Waste Collection • September 20 • 8AM - 5PM • McLeod Transfer Station & Orange County Landfill
  • Green Cleaning Kit Giveaway • Whole Foods • Winter Park & Turkey Lake Road • call store for details
• Florida Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• US Department of Energy P2

October 4 • Saturday • Neighborhood Services ReNEW Grant Workshop  • 10:30 AM • Orlando Public Library, Downtown Main Branch, 101 E. Central Blvd, Orlando 32801

October 4 • Saturday • 2008 Central Florida Solar Tour (External Site)

October 7 • Tuesday • UCF Metropolitan Center Fall Forum, The Everglades Update (PDF - 4 MB) • Leu Gardens, Orlando

October 11 • Saturday • Solar Hot Water System Incentive Workshop (PDF - 96KB) • Orange County Extension Education Center • 9-11 AM • Registration is required • OrangeToGreen@ocfl.net or 407-836-1400 

October 14 • Tuesday • Public Workshop • new regulations on the use of fertilizer & other landscape practices (PDF - 45KB) • EPD office • 800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4, Orlando • 6-7 PM

October 16 • Thursday • The Orange County's 3rd Annual Design Excellence Awards  Ceremony • Tickets  includes the fabulous buffet • Contact Jennifer Bryla at (407) 836-0926, or by email @ Jennifer.Bryla@ocfl.net for more information.

October 19-21 • Sunday - Tuesday • 3rd Annual Campus & Community Sustainability Conference • hosted by UCF (External Site) and the Council for Sustainable Florida (External Site) • www.sustainablefloridaconference.org (External Site)

October 22-23 • Wednesday - Thursday • 2-day LEED Workshop in conjunction with the Campus & Community Sustainability Conference (External Site) • offered through UF TREEO (University of Florida Training, Research & Education for Environmental Occupations) • space is limited, registration is required

November 5 • Friday • Environmental Excellence Day (58 KB) • 8:30 AM - 4 PM• Sea World, Orlando, registration required

Saturdays • Adopt-A-Tree tree giveaway (PDF - 104KB) • 8 AM - 12 noon • Orange County residents can get 2 free trees • call Orange County Extension Education for more info • 407-254-9200 • first come, first served, so arrive early

• October 18 • Tibet Butler Preserve (District 1)
• December 6 • Bithlo Community Park (District 5)

Orange County Parks are clean, green, fun! Visit their Environmental Programs Web page.

Conserving energy and decreasing pollution will help slow climate change and protect wildlife habitat worldwide.    

The Dangers of Plastic Bags (PDF - 2.07MB)

Refrigerator and freezer habits:

• Keep the freezer full (add bottles of water, if necessary)
• Cover wet food and liquids
• Lower the freezer and raise the fridge settings
• Develop quick in and out habits instead of browsing
• Clean the coils
• Replace older freezers and refrigerators with new energy efficient (External Site) models. New refrigerators consume 75% less energy than those produced in the late 1970s.
• Obtain a Free Energy Audit

Polar Bear on Thin Ice photo from Oceana: Protecting the World's Oceans (External Site)

EPA Guide to Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Strategies and Practices (PDF - 771KB)

On February 15, 2008, Orange County hosted a Low Impact Development (LID) Workshop provided by St. John's River Water Management District (SJRWMD) (External Site), FDEP and University of Florida (UF)/IFAS Extension.  Presentations from the workshop can be downloaded below in PDF format.

800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4
Orlando, FL 32808
Phone: (407) 836-1400
Fax: (407) 836-1499

The mission of the Environmental Protection Division is "serving the community by protecting the environment through education, participation, and conservation."