Petroleum Restoration Program

Risk Management Options Under Chapter 62-780, F.A.C.

Leah J. Smith, FCCM, DABT, Program Manager, Division of Waste Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection 

I received my BS in Biology from New College of Florida, and my MA in Applied Medical

Sciences (Toxicology) from the University of Southern Maine. I have 18 years of experience

in environmental consulting working on private, state and federal contracts as a field

supervisor, project manager, and risk assessor. I joined FDEP PRP Team 1 in 2015 before

joining the DBSP in 2018. As part of the DBSP I work on background studies, risk

assessments, and manage the UF contract, among other things. I recently became the

Program Manager of DBSP in the Spring of 2023. 

PARM, NFA, LSSI NFA, RAPS

James Treadwell, P.E., Chief Professional Engineer II, Petroleum Restoration Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection 

James has worked in the FDEP Petroleum Program for 20 years, working as a Site Manager, Professional Engineer, and Contract Manager. Current duties include technical support for the Local Program Petroleum teams, Conditional Closure review, and technical review of proposed scopes of work.

Petroleum Restoration Program Status and Overview

Natasha Lampkin, FCCM, FCCN, Program Administrator, Petroleum Restoration Program, Division of Waste Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Program Administrator with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Petroleum Restoration Program. Natasha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She has been working in the Petroleum Program for 25 years. Her service in the program includes strategic planning, site management, performance-based cleanup, coordination with local programs, state cleanup, reimbursement, contracting, noticing, database design, metrics, federally funded projects and process improvement.