Water Quality
Pinellas County monitors surface water quality to provide long-term assessments of water quality, measure success of management efforts and meet regulatory program requirements.
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Environmental Management Division
Environmental Management, a division of Public Works, is responsible for monitoring and protecting Pinellas County's environmental resources. This division conducts proactive monitoring and manages projects and permits for the protection of our natural and built environmental resources.
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Watershed Management – Lake Tarpon Watershed
Lake Tarpon is the largest lake in Pinellas County with a surface area of four square miles. Its watershed encompasses 2,860 acres,......
Fertilizer & Landscape Information
When fertilizer is applied incorrectly or before heavy rain, it washes off lawns and into stormdrains, which lead straight to our waterways.......
Fertilizer Retailers & Distributors
Pinellas County Fertilizer Ordinance No. 10-06 addresses the Retail Sale of Fertilizer containing Nitrogen or Phosopherous (Section 58-482). The purpose of the ordinance......
Regulatory Programs
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Under the Federal Clean Water Act, counties and cities are required to reduce the amount of stormwater......
BP Economic Settlement Funds
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill impacted the economy of the entire Gulf Coast. As a result of those damages, local governments, including......
Adopt a Drain
Through the Adopt-A-Drain program, Pinellas County partners with residents to ensure storm drains are free of litter and marked with storm drain......