Viewing DERM Public Records

You can view most DERM Public Records at the DERM main office located at the Overtown Transit Village-North 701 NW 1st Court, Miami, Fl 33136. Additionally, selected DERM Public Records are available online.

Online

The DERM records available for viewing online contain recent information for environmental permitting and regulatory programs. You can access the online DERM records at derm.miamidade.gov.

Certain frequently requested DERM lists are available in spreadsheet format at our FTP (File Transfer Protocol) site. These include lists of permitted facilities, contaminated sites, enforcement cases, and NPDES data and are available at DERM FTP Lists.

In the Office

Contact the Records Management Section if you want to request public records at the DERM office. In order to locate a record, you will need to provide one or more of the following: Facility or location name, street address, folio number, DERM or DEP permit number, file number, or facility ID number.

When requesting public records from DERM, there are two types of records searches that can be performed:

• Standard Records Search
  Staff from the DERM Records Management Section will review department databases and files for information and documents related to the request. Standard Records Searches typically take one or two days to prepare.
• Department-Wide Records Search
  Representatives from each workgroup within DERM will review the request and search their respective paper and electronic records. The records from all workgroups will be compiled for the customer to review.  Because a Department-Wide Records Search involves multiple staff and significant effort, applicable fees may be charged pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 119 F.S. A Department-Wide Records Search typically takes a week to ten days to prepare.

Copying

DERM can provide paper copies of records at 15 cents per single-sided page and 20 cents per double-sided page.  Copies of electronic records can be provided on compact disc at a minimal cost, or accessed on the web for free at DERM Records Online.

Appointments

If you wish to review a record at the DERM office, then scheduling an appointment is suggested, but not required. If you wish to review a record without an appointment, there may be a wait depending on the availability of the record and the number of customers requesting documents at the time. Scheduling an appointment will allow staff adequate time to research and retrieve the records for your request and have them available for you at your scheduled time.

Contact DERM Records Management Section

Environmental Status Reviews

Another option for obtaining DERM information is to request an Environmental Status Review (ESR). When an ESR is requested for a specific property, staff from the Enforcement Section of DERM will coordinate and compile all DERM environmental information on said property from the individual sections in the Department.  A DERM representative will also conduct an environmental site inspection of the property. DERM will then send a letter providing you with the information obtained from all Sections of the Department along with the results of the on-site inspection. This process takes approximately three to four weeks and a charge of $1,200 per folio is applied.  For further information please contact the DERM Enforcement Section. You can also download and fill out an Environmental Status Review (ESR) form  and submit it with the appropriate payment to the Enforcement Section of DERM.

Enforcement Section Contact Information