Environmental Department

The Santa Rosa County Environmental Department oversees the solid waste, mosquito control, and environmental compliance and natural resource management divisions. 

Mission Statement

  • To be an extraordinary community which embraces opportunity, treasures our natural environment, and provides the best in public service to enable success and security in the future.

Solid Waste Department – County Landfill

  • To provide the most cost-effective operation of the county's Solid Waste Management System to meet the essential requirements for solid waste management and disposal consistent with the requirement to secure sufficient funds for future expansion of the facility.

Mosquito Control

  • To reduce nuisance mosquito populations to a tolerable level while alleviating the threat of mosquito borne diseases. 

Environmental Compliance & Natural Resource Management

  • To promote the health and safety of the community through innovative practices designed to grow public and private partnerships through public outreach and education on strategies to protect and enhance the environment.
  • To preserve natural resources and build sustainable environmental programs that expand recreational opportunities for users of all abilities. 

County Landfill

The primary goals of the Central Landfill are:

  • To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Santa Rosa County by providing an environmentally safe and efficient sanitary disposal facility in Santa Rosa County in compliance with all federal, state and local rules and regulations.
  • To offer residents several waste disposal options for the disposal of various waste materials that includes the collection and disposal or reuse of household hazardous wastes, the collection, processing and marketing of recyclable materials, and the diversion of eWaste (computers, LED monitors and televisions, and peripherals) from landfilling at reasonable a cost.
  • To provide an environmentally safe and efficient method for the disposal of solid waste materials, at a reasonable cost, while maintaining adequate revenue to meet the future disposal needs of the residents and business of Santa Rosa County.

Mosquito Control

The primary goal of the Santa Rosa County Mosquito Control Department (SRCMC) is:

  • To reduce nuisance mosquito populations to a tolerable level while alleviating the threat of mosquito borne diseases. 

Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM)

SRCMS utilizes an Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) Plan to formulate abatement strategies and responses appropriately to mosquito borne disease threats. IMM is an effective, integrated strategy endorsed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) that emphasizes using multiple methods to achieve long-term control of mosquito populations before they become adults and are able to spread diseases. 

Prevention

Prevention is achieved through public education, surveillance, monitoring of treatment threshold levels, and control activities that use the least toxic and most environmentally friendly methods available.

Environmental Compliance & Natural Resource Management

The primary goals of the Environmental Compliance & Natural Resource Management section are:

  • To promote the health and safety of the community through innovative practices designed to grow public and private partnerships through public outreach and education on strategies to protect and enhance the environment.
  • To preserve natural resources and build sustainable environmental programs that expand recreational opportunities for users of all abilities.