Founded in 1967, the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County controls and regulates activities that cause the pollution and contamination of air, water, soil and properties. It maintains a legal department that interprets implements and enforces local, state and federal environmental regulations. The agency operates through waste, water and wetland management divisions. The Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County has an air management division that provides a range of services related to air permitting, compliance, monitoring and quality. It maintains a finance and administration division that provides critical staff support for the preparation and monitoring of the agency s budgetary needs. The Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County also conducts a variety of environmental resource management programs.