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Permitting Contact Information

If you have questions or need assistance with permitting or regulatory issues, please contact the District’s permitting offices.

District Headquarters

General Permitting Questions, Water Use Permitting, Well Construction Permitting
81 Water Management Drive
Havana, FL 32333
Phone:  (850) 539-5999
Fax:  (850) 539-2777

Water Use Permitting: water.use@nwfwater.com

Cindy Fischler (850) 539-2647
Scott White (850) 539-2694
Dylan Cook (850) 539-2696

Well Construction Permitting and Water Well Contractor Licensing:

Sarah Bateman (850) 539-5999

Performance and Compliance Improvement (Water Use Permitting)
compliance@nwfwater.com

Environmental Resource Permitting
Phone:  (850) 539-5999
Brandon Winter (Engineering questions)
Dylan Ryals-Hamilton (Environmental questions)

Performance and Compliance Improvement (ERP, Surface Water, Agriculture) Water Resource Representatives
Ross Hutto (Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla)
Phone: (850) 539-2627
Jason Jones (Bay, Gadsden, Jackson, Washington)
Phone: (850) 539-2642

Performance and Compliance Improvement (Wells and Wells Enforcement)
Lyle Hatchett
Phone: (850) 539- 2911

Defuniak Springs Field Office

General Permitting Questions, Well Construction, Dam Safety, Minor Forestry Works, Agricultural Surface Water, Environmental Resource Permitting

700 US Highway 331 South
Defuniak Springs, FL 32435

Wells Program

Phone: (850) 951-4661
Fax: (850) 892-8007

Environmental Resource Permitting / Surface Water Program

Phone: (850) 951-4660
Fax: (850) 892-8007

Well Construction Permitting and Well Contractor Licensing:

Lauri Godair (850) 951-4661

Environmental Resource Permitting
Dana Palermo or Duc Le (Engineering Questions)
Dylan Ryals-Hamilton (Environmental Questions)
Aaron Waits or Courtney Triplett (Environmental Questions)
Joel Ealum (ERP Compliance Questions)
Erica Roberts (Administrative Questions)

Performance and Compliance Improvement (ERP, Surface Water, Agriculture) Water Resource Representatives

Cody Clark
Phone: (850) 951-4679

Compliance (ERP, Surface Water, and Agriculture)
Ryan Barrow
Phone: (850) 951-4688

Submit a Compliance Report

Submit compliance reports to: compliance@nwfwater.com

E-Permitting Resources

Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP) E-Permitting Application

Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP) Document Search

Online Well Permit Management Account