The Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) was the agency which, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, handled regulation, management, conservation, compliance and enforcement of a wide range of environmental and natural resource activities in the state of Florida, United States.
It performed a regulatory role, relying on air and water quality standards and waste management regulations.
Membership consists of "seven residents of this state appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate."
The duties and powers of the commission are set in Section 403 of the Florida Statutes.
The role of the ERC was to approve for adoption most standards relating to air pollution, water quality, and waste management.