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FL Stat § 403.8615 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.8615 - Determination of capability and capacity development.

403.8615 Determination of capability and capacity development.—(1) The department shall require all new community water systems and new nontransient, noncommunity water systems seeking to commence operations after October 1, 1999, to demonstrate the technical, managerial, and financial capabilities to comply with national primary drinking water regulations as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended. The department shall establish by rule, consistent with any federal guidance on capacity development, the criteria for determining technical, managerial, and financial capabilities. At a minimum, such water systems must:(a) Employ or contract for the services of a certified operator, unless the department has waived this requirement pursuant to s. 403.854(5).(b) Demonstrate the capabilities to conduct required monitoring and reporting programs and maintain appropriate records of such monitoring.(c) Demonstrate financial soundness through the posting of a bond, creation of a reserve, documentation of an unreserved revenue source, or other appropriate means established by department rule.(2) If the department determines that such a water system cannot demonstrate technical, managerial, or financial capability, a permit may not be issued for that system pursuant to s. 403.861(7) until the water system has been determined to have the required capabilities.History.—s. 4, ch. 97-236.
FL Stat § 403.8635 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.8635 - State drinking water sample laboratory certification program.

403.8635 State drinking water sample laboratory certification program.—(1) In addition to certifying laboratories pursuant to s. 403.863, the Department of Health is authorized to establish a periodic certification and approval program for laboratories that perform analyses of drinking water samples, which program will assure the acceptable quality, reliability, and validity of all testing results.(2) The Department of Health has the responsibility for the operation and implementation of laboratory certification pursuant to this section, except that, upon completion of the evaluation and review of an application for laboratory certification, the evaluation shall be forwarded, along with recommendations, to the department for review and comment prior to final approval or disapproval.(3) The Department of Health is authorized to charge and collect fees for the evaluation and certification of laboratories pursuant to this part. The fee schedule shall be based on the number of analytical functions for which certification is sought. Such fees shall be sufficient to meet the costs incurred by the Department of Health in the administration and operation of this program. All fees shall be deposited in a trust fund administered by the Department of Health to be used for the sole purpose of this section.History.—s. 49, ch. 84-338; s. 428, ch. 94-356; s. 172, ch. 99-8.
FL Stat § 403.864 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.864 - Public water supply accounting program.

403.864 Public water supply accounting program.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to require a yearly accounting of funds, overhead, personnel, and property used by the department and the Department of Health and its units, including each of the county health departments, in conducting their respective responsibilities for the state public water supply program. Such accounting shall be presented to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by the department and the Department of Health no later than February 1 of each year.(2) In furtherance of this intent, the Department of Health and the department shall jointly develop an accounting program for use by the department and the Department of Health and its units, including the county health departments, to determine the funds, overhead, personnel, and property used by each of the departments in conducting its respective public water supply functions and responsibilities for each fiscal year. The accounting program shall provide information sufficient to satisfy state auditing and federal grant and aid reporting requirements and shall include provisions requiring the Department of Health to:(a) Segregate, from an accounting standpoint, funds distributed to county health departments for public water supply functions from other county health department trust funds.(b) Segregate, from an accounting standpoint, funds distributed to the central and branch laboratories of the Department of Health for public water supply functions from other laboratory funds.(c) Require each county health department, the central and each branch laboratory of the Department of Health, and any other entity of the Department of Health involved in and carrying out public water supply functions to account to the Department of Health on a semiannual basis for the funds received, from whatever source, and used for public water supply functions.(d) Require each county health department, the central and each branch laboratory of the Department of Health, and any other entity of the Department of Health involved in carrying out public water supply functions either wholly or partially with funds, either federal or state, received from the department through an interagency agreement or other means to account to the department on a semiannual basis for such funds received and used for public water supply functions.History.—s. 15, ch. 77-337; s. 100, ch. 79-164; s. 5, ch. 95-144; s. 173, ch. 99-8; s. 113, ch. 2001-266.
FL Stat § 403.8645 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.8645 - Intended Use Plan.

403.8645 Intended Use Plan.—(1) The Florida Legislature recognizes that over 80 percent of the state’s population lives in coastal areas and is dependent on groundwater sources for drinking water supplies. Further, the Legislature recognizes that saltwater intrusion is an increased threat to healthful and safe drinking water supplies.(2) The Intended Use Plan required of the department under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, shall provide, in general, to the maximum extent practicable, that priority for the use of funds be given to projects that:(a) Address the most serious risk to human health, especially projects that would develop alternative water supply in areas with saltwater intrusion problems;(b) Are necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, including requirements for filtration; and(c) Assist systems most in need on a per-household basis according to affordability criteria established by the Department of Environmental Protection by rule.History.—s. 2, ch. 97-236.
FL Stat § 403.865 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.865 - Water and wastewater facility personnel; legislative purpose.

403.865 Water and wastewater facility personnel; legislative purpose.—The Legislature finds that the threat to the public health and the environment from the operation of water and wastewater treatment plants and water distribution systems mandates that qualified personnel operate these facilities. It is the legislative intent that any person who performs the duties of an operator and who falls below minimum competency or who otherwise presents a danger to the public be prohibited from operating a plant or system in this state.History.—s. 5, ch. 97-236; s. 7, ch. 2001-270.
FL Stat § 403.866 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.866 - Definitions; ss. 403.865-403.876.

403.866 Definitions; ss. 403.865-403.876.—As used in ss. 403.865-403.876, the term:(1) “Domestic wastewater collection system” means pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, and force mains and all other structures, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used for collecting or conducting wastes to an ultimate point for treatment or disposal.(2) “Domestic wastewater treatment plant” means any plant or other works used for the purpose of treating, stabilizing, or holding domestic wastes.(3) “Operator” means any person, including the owner, who is in onsite charge of the actual operation, supervision, and maintenance of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, or domestic wastewater treatment plant and includes the person in onsite charge of a shift or period of operation during any part of the day.(4) “Public water system” has the same meaning as it has in s. 403.852.(5) “Water distribution system” means those components of a public water system used in conveying water for human consumption from the water treatment plant to the consumer’s property, including pipes, tanks, pumps, and other constructed conveyances.(6) “Water treatment plant” means those components of a public water system used in collection, treatment, and storage of water for human consumption, whether or not such components are under the control of the operator of such system.History.—s. 6, ch. 97-236; s. 8, ch. 2001-270.
FL Stat § 403.867 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.867 - License required.

403.867 License required.—A person may not perform the duties of an operator of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, or a domestic wastewater treatment plant unless he or she holds a current operator’s license issued by the department.History.—s. 7, ch. 97-236; s. 9, ch. 2001-270.
FL Stat § 403.868 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.868 - Requirements by a utility.

403.868 Requirements by a utility.—A utility may have more stringent requirements than set by law, including certification requirements for water distribution systems and domestic wastewater collection systems operations, except that a utility may not require a licensed contractor, as defined in s. 489.105(3) to have any additional license for work in water distribution systems or domestic wastewater collection systems.History.—s. 8, ch. 97-236.
FL Stat § 403.869 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.869 - Authority to adopt rules.

403.869 Authority to adopt rules.—The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of ss. 403.865-403.876.History.—s. 9, ch. 97-236; s. 108, ch. 98-200.
FL Stat § 403.871 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.871 - Fees.

403.871 Fees.—The department shall establish fees to be paid by persons seeking licensure or license renewal to cover the entire cost to the department of administering ss. 403.865-403.876, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with application review and examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, renewal of an inactive license, reactivation of an inactive license, recordmaking, and recordkeeping, and the costs of ensuring compliance with ss. 403.865-403.876. The fees for license application and license renewal shall be nonrefundable. The department shall establish fees adequate to administer and implement ss. 403.865-403.876.(1) The application fee may not exceed $100 and is not refundable.(2) The renewal fee may not exceed $100 and is not refundable.(3) All fees collected under this section must be deposited into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund. The fees shall be used exclusively to implement the provisions of ss. 403.865-403.876.History.—s. 11, ch. 97-236; s. 10, ch. 2001-270; s. 23, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 403.872 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.872 - Requirements for licensure.

403.872 Requirements for licensure.—(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a water treatment plant operator, a water distribution system operator, or a domestic wastewater treatment plant operator must apply to the department to take the licensure examination.(2) The department shall examine the qualifications of any applicant who meets the criteria established by the department for licensure, submits a completed application, and remits the required fee.(3) The department shall license as an operator any applicant who has passed the examination and meets the other criteria established under this section.(4) The department shall establish, by rule, the criteria for licensure, including, but not limited to, a requirement of a high school diploma or its equivalent, a training course approved by the department, and onsite operational experience.(5) The department may also include a requirement that an operator must not be the subject of a disciplinary or enforcement action in another state at the time of application for licensure in this state.History.—s. 12, ch. 97-236; s. 11, ch. 2001-270.
FL Stat § 403.873 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.873 - Renewal of license.

403.873 Renewal of license.—(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application, proof of completion of department-approved continuing education units during the current biennium, and the renewal fee, and in accordance with the other provisions of ss. 403.865-403.876.(2) The department shall adopt a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses, including the requirements for continuing education.History.—s. 13, ch. 97-236; s. 21, ch. 2008-150; s. 24, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 403.874 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.874 - Inactive status.

403.874 Inactive status.—(1) The department shall reactivate an inactive license upon receipt of the reactivation application and fee within the 2-year period immediately following the expiration date of the license. Any license not reactivated within this 2-year period shall be null and void, and an operator seeking a license thereafter must meet the training, examination, and experience requirements for the type and class or level of license sought.(2) The department shall adopt procedures for null and void licenses and how to obtain a new license after a license has become null and void.History.—s. 14, ch. 97-236; s. 22, ch. 2008-150; s. 25, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 403.875 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.875 - Prohibitions; penalties.

403.875 Prohibitions; penalties.—(1) A person may not:(a) Perform the duties of an operator of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, or domestic wastewater treatment plant unless he or she is licensed under ss. 403.865-403.876.(b) Use the name or title “water treatment plant operator,” “water distribution system operator,” “domestic wastewater treatment plant operator” or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an operator, or otherwise holds himself or herself out as an operator, unless the person is the holder of a valid license issued under ss. 403.865-403.876.(c) Present as his or her own the license of another.(d) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the department.(e) Use or attempt to use a license that has been suspended, revoked, or placed on inactive or delinquent status.(f) Employ unlicensed persons to perform the duties of an operator of a water treatment or domestic wastewater treatment plant or a water distribution system.(g) Conceal information relative to any violation of ss. 403.865-403.876.(2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 15, ch. 97-236; s. 12, ch. 2001-270.
FL Stat § 403.876 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.876 - Grounds for disciplinary action.

403.876 Grounds for disciplinary action.—(1) The department shall establish the grounds for taking disciplinary action, including suspending or revoking a valid license, placing a licensee on probation, refusing to issue a license, refusing to renew a license, or refusing to reactivate a license, and the imposition of an administrative fine, not to exceed $1,000 per count or offense. The fines collected under this section shall be deposited into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund.(2) The department shall conduct disciplinary proceedings in accordance with chapter 120.(3) The department shall reissue the license of a disciplined operator when that operator has complied with all terms and conditions of the department’s final order.History.—s. 16, ch. 97-236; s. 26, ch. 2015-4.
FL Stat § 403.88 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.88 - Classification of water and wastewater treatment facilities and facility operators.

403.88 Classification of water and wastewater treatment facilities and facility operators.—(1) The department shall classify water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and water distribution systems by size, complexity, and level of treatment necessary to render the wastewater or source water suitable for its intended purpose in compliance with this chapter and department rules.(2) The department shall establish the levels of certification and the staffing requirements for water treatment plant, water distribution system, and wastewater treatment plant operators certified under ss. 403.865-403.876 necessary to carry out subsection (1).(3) A water treatment plant operator’s license is also valid as a water distribution system license of the same classification or lower.(4) The department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this section.History.—s. 1, ch. 98-62; s. 13, ch. 2001-270.
FL Stat § 403.885 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.885 - Water Projects Grant Program.

403.885 Water Projects Grant Program.—(1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall administer a grant program to use funds appropriated by the Legislature for water quality improvement, stormwater management, wastewater management, and water restoration and other water projects as specifically appropriated by the Legislature. Eligible recipients of such grants include counties, municipalities, water management districts, and special districts that have legal responsibilities for water quality improvement, water management, stormwater management, wastewater management, lake and river water restoration projects, and drinking water projects pursuant to this section.(2) The grant program shall provide for the evaluation of annual grant proposals. The department shall evaluate such proposals to determine if they:(a) Protect public health or the environment.(b) Implement plans developed pursuant to the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act created in part IV of chapter 373, other water restoration plans required by law, management plans prepared pursuant to s. 403.067, or other plans adopted by local government for water quality improvement and water restoration.History.—s. 11, ch. 2002-291; s. 16, ch. 2005-291; s. 34, ch. 2006-26; s. 73, ch. 2006-230; s. 14, ch. 2008-5; s. 73, ch. 2015-229.
FL Stat § 403.890 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.890 - Water Protection and Sustainability Program.

403.890 Water Protection and Sustainability Program.—(1) Revenues deposited into or appropriated to the Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund shall be distributed by the Department of Environmental Protection for the following purposes:(a) The alternative water supply program as provided in s. 373.707.(b) The water storage facility revolving loan fund as provided in s. 373.475.(c) The wastewater grant program as provided in s. 403.0673.(2) Revenues deposited into or appropriated to the Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund for purposes of the water storage facility revolving loan fund may only be used for such purposes.(3) On June 30, 2009, and every 24 months thereafter, the Department of Environmental Protection shall request the return of all unencumbered funds distributed for the purposes of the alternative water supply program. These funds shall be deposited into the Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund and redistributed for such purposes.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-291; s. 41, ch. 2007-73; s. 2, ch. 2007-335; s. 108, ch. 2008-4; s. 12, ch. 2008-114; s. 42, ch. 2008-153; s. 8, ch. 2009-2; s. 10, ch. 2009-20; s. 54, ch. 2009-21; s. 3, ch. 2009-23; s. 18, ch. 2010-4; s. 24, ch. 2010-205; s. 6, ch. 2017-10; s. 2, ch. 2021-39.
FL Stat § 403.891 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VI - Water Supply; Water Treatment Plants (Ss. 403.850-403.892)|403.891 - Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund of the Department of Environmental Protection.

403.891 Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund of the Department of Environmental Protection.—(1) The Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund is created within the Department of Environmental Protection. The purpose of the trust fund is to implement the Water Protection and Sustainability Program created in s. 403.890.(2) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-289; s. 13, ch. 2008-114; s. 2, ch. 2009-23; s. 25, ch. 2010-205; s. 32, ch. 2011-4.