Florida
Petroleum cleanup eligibility programs
Florida petroleum cleanup eligibility programs
Florida pays for the cleanup of petroleum discharges that qualify under one of several eligibility programs. The Petroleum Restoration Program of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) lists them and marks which still take applications. A site found eligible can be cleaned up with state funds.
In a Phase I ESA
ASTM E1527-21 does not name state cleanup funding programs among its standard record sources. In Florida the eligibility of a discharge is part of reading a leaking tank record, because it says who pays for the cleanup. The discharge record itself is on the Petroleum Restoration Program page.
| Program | What DEP says about it | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Early Detection Incentive (EDI) | For owners of underground petroleum tanks with suspected contamination reported to DEP between June 30, 1986 and December 31, 1988: state-contracted cleanup or reimbursement for a privately managed cleanup, and a grace period from departmental enforcement. | Closed |
| Petroleum Liability and Restoration Insurance Program (PLRIP) | Created in 1988 for petroleum facilities in state regulatory compliance: eligibility to purchase $1 million in pollution liability protection from a state-contracted insurer, and $1 million of site restoration coverage. Legislation in 1992 set out to phase out DEP's participation in the restoration insurance program by the end of 1998. Section 376.3072, F.S. | Closed |
| Abandoned Tank Restoration Program (ATRP) | Created in 1990. Open only to facilities that have not stored petroleum products for consumption, use or sale since March 1, 1990, where the storage systems from which the discharge occurred are closed under DEP rules. Section 376.305(6), F.S., and Rule 62-769, F.A.C. | Open |
| Innocent Victim Petroleum Storage System Restoration (IVPSSR) | Created in 2005 as a subset of ATRP. Open to a contaminated site acquired by the current owner before July 1, 1990 that ceased operating as a petroleum storage or retail business before January 1, 1985. Section 376.30715, F.S. | Open |
| Petroleum Cleanup Participation Program (PCPP) | Funding assistance for property contaminated by discharges from a petroleum storage system that occurred before January 1, 1995. Section 376.3071(13), F.S. | Open |
Four points follow.
- PCPP leaves a share with the owner. The owner or responsible party pays for a limited contamination assessment report, then signs a PCPP agreement that provides a 25 percent copayment, 25 percent cost savings, or a combination. Ask whether the agreement is signed and what share remains.
- PCPP has exclusions. It is open only to parties not already eligible under another of these programs. Properties owned by the federal government when the discharge occurred, and properties EPA has identified as on or qualifying for the National Priorities List, are not eligible.
- Eligibility can come with a covenant. A Conditional Closure Agreement lets the owner of an eligible site recommend a contractor if the owner qualifies, records a Declaration of Interim Restrictive Covenant and agrees to a conditional closure. Check the recorded documents for an eligible site.
- A new discharge may not be covered. DEP has a Site Rehabilitation Funding Allocation for cases where a new ineligible discharge is mingled with contamination already found eligible. Ask which discharges at a facility are eligible and which are not.
What the record shows
DEP's Petroleum Cleanup Program Eligibility report gives, for each discharge, the discharge date, cleanup status, all eligibility status information, the site manager, the state funding limit and the score. DEP defines the state funding limit as the statutory funding limit minus the outstanding deductible. PCPP agreement ceilings are not in it; DEP points to OCULUS or the site manager for those.
DEP also posts a funding cap report for facilities with eligible discharges. It warns that the data may contain errors and omissions and should not be used for official purposes without a complete file review and database reconciliation.
Where to look a site up
- The eligibility report, the funding cap report and the lists of all eligible and all ineligible discharges are on DEP's Petroleum Restoration Program Reports page.
- The programs and their application status, as given in the table above, are on the Petroleum Cleanup Programs page.
Getting the file
DEP stores site files in OCULUS, its electronic document management system, under the seven digit facility identification number, and points there for executed PCPP agreements. The paper records route and the fees are on the Public records and OCULUS page.
Sources
Florida Department of Environmental Protection pages, read October 6, 2026:
- Petroleum Restoration Program, no modified date shown.
- Petroleum Cleanup Programs, last modified April 18, 2025.
- Early Detection Incentive (EDI), last modified December 13, 2024.
- Petroleum Liability & Restoration Insurance Program (PLRIP), last modified May 23, 2023.
- Abandoned Tank Restoration Program (ATRP), last modified May 23, 2023.
- Petroleum Cleanup Participation Program (PCPP), last modified May 23, 2023.
- Petroleum Restoration Program Reports, last modified August 22, 2024.
- Database Reports & Site Files, last modified March 13, 2024.