Alternative Text Description for FDEP Institutional Control Registry

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MAP OVERVIEW

This map displays the locations of institutional control sites registered with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) across the state of Florida. Institutional control sites are properties with legal restrictions or controls placed on them due to environmental contamination that has been remediated to specific standards. The map shows the geographic distribution of these controlled sites, represented as point locations scattered throughout Florida, indicating where land use restrictions are currently in effect to protect public health and safety.

GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

The map covers the entire state of Florida, extending from the Florida-Georgia border in the north to the Florida Keys in the south. Major cities labeled on the map include Jacksonville on the northeastern coast, Orlando in central Florida, Tampa on the west-central coast, Miami in the southeastern tip, Cape Coral on the southwestern coast, Tallahassee in the northwestern panhandle, and Gainesville in north-central Florida. Additional coastal communities visible include Palm Coast, Port St. Lucie, Melbourne Palm Bay, Coral Springs, and West Palm Beach. The map also shows portions of neighboring states including southern Georgia (with Dothan, Albany, and Valdosta labeled) and Alabama in the far northwest. The Gulf of America forms the western boundary of Florida, while the Atlantic Ocean borders the eastern coast. The Florida Straits are labeled at the southern edge of the map.

KEY INSIGHTS

Institutional control sites show a strongly coastal and urban distribution pattern across Florida. The highest concentrations of sites appear in major metropolitan areas, with particularly dense clusters visible around Miami and the southeastern Gold Coast region, the Tampa-St. Petersburg area on the west coast, and Jacksonville in the northeast. Significant concentrations also appear along both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, suggesting a correlation between institutional control sites and populated coastal communities. The interior portions of Florida, particularly the central and northern interior regions, show notably fewer sites. The western panhandle region displays a moderate linear distribution of sites along the Gulf coast near Tallahassee and extending westward. The Keys and southernmost tip of Florida also show scattered institutional control sites.

VISUAL ELEMENTS

FDEP Institutional Control Registry

This layer represents the locations of properties with institutional controls registered with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Institutional Control Sites (bright green points)

Appearance:

Sites are displayed as bright green circular points of varying sizes, with some appearing as small dots and others as slightly larger circles, possibly indicating individual parcels or site boundaries at this scale.

Distribution:

Sites are distributed throughout Florida with heaviest concentrations in coastal metropolitan areas. The distribution extends from the panhandle region in the northwest through the peninsula to the southern tip and Keys.

Notable locations:

Major concentration areas include the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan corridor along the southeastern coast, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area on the central west coast, the Jacksonville metropolitan area in the northeast, and Orlando in central Florida. Smaller but noticeable clusters appear around Tallahassee, Gainesville, Cape Coral, and along coastal communities throughout the state.

Spatial patterns:

The spatial pattern shows clear clustering in urbanized areas and along coastlines, with a marked decrease in site density in rural and interior agricultural regions. Sites follow major population centers and coastal development corridors. The distribution suggests a strong relationship between industrial or commercial activity, urban development, and the presence of institutional controls. There is a notable absence of sites in the interior central portions of the state, particularly in agricultural and undeveloped areas.

Overlapping Patterns

In the most densely populated metropolitan regions, particularly around Miami and Tampa, individual site points overlap and cluster together, making it difficult to distinguish individual locations. These areas represent zones with numerous institutional control sites in close geographic proximity.

SYMBOL GUIDE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Institutional control sites represent properties where contamination has been addressed to meet specific cleanup standards, but residual contamination requires ongoing restrictions on property use. For example, a site may be cleaned to commercial contamination target levels, requiring an institutional control that restricts the property to commercial use only. If a property owner wishes to convert such a site to residential use, additional remediation would be required to meet residential contamination standards. The density of points on this map reflects both the history of industrial and commercial activity in Florida and the state's commitment to tracking and managing properties with land use restrictions. At this statewide scale, individual sites may not be distinguishable in areas of high concentration, and the map is best used for understanding regional patterns rather than identifying specific parcels.

DATA CONTEXT

Data Source:

Data is maintained by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Institutional Control Registry, which tracks properties with legal restrictions placed on them due to environmental remediation activities. The source layer name is ICR_SITESBND_JUN25.

Definition Query:

No definition query or filter criteria was applied; all institutional control sites in the registry are displayed.

Scale Information:

The map is displayed at a statewide scale appropriate for understanding regional distribution patterns of institutional control sites across Florida. At this scale, individual site boundaries may appear as points, and dense clusters in metropolitan areas may show overlapping symbols.

Coordinate System:

NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers (WKID 3087)

Time Period of Content:

The data is current as of June 2025, as indicated by the source layer name.

Limitations:

At this statewide viewing scale, individual sites cannot be precisely located, particularly in areas with high site density where points overlap. The map does not indicate the size of institutional control areas, the type of contamination present, the specific restrictions in place, or the status of ongoing monitoring. Not all contaminated sites in Florida necessarily appear on this map—only those with formal institutional controls registered with FDEP are included.

Map Coverage:

The map covers the entire state of Florida and includes portions of southern Georgia and southeastern Alabama for geographic context. The extent shows Florida from approximately the Alabama-Florida border in the west to the Atlantic coast in the east, and from the Georgia-Florida border in the north to the Florida Keys and Straits of Florida in the south.

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