Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-620 - WASTEWATER FACILITY AND ACTIVITIES PERMITTING › Section 62-620.610 - General Conditions for All Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All permits, except General and Generic Permits, issued by
				  the Department under this chapter shall include the following
				  conditions:
(1) The terms, conditions,
				requirements, limitations and restrictions set forth in this permit are binding
				and enforceable pursuant to Chapter 403, F.S. Any permit noncompliance
				constitutes a violation of Chapter 403, F.S., and is grounds for enforcement
				action, permit termination, permit revocation and reissuance, or permit
				revision.
(2) This permit is valid
				only for the specific processes and operations applied for and indicated in the
				approved drawings or exhibits. Any unauthorized deviation from the approved
				drawings, exhibits, specifications, or conditions of this permit constitutes
				grounds for revocation and enforcement action by the Department.
(3) As provided in Section
				 403.087(7),
				F.S., the issuance of this permit does not convey any vested rights or any
				exclusive privileges. Neither does it authorize any injury to public or private
				property or any invasion of personal rights, nor authorize any infringement of
				federal, state, or local laws or regulations. This permit is not a waiver of or
				approval of any other Department permit or authorization that may be required
				for other aspects of the total project which are not addressed in this
				permit.
(4) This permit conveys no
				title to land or water, does not constitute State recognition or acknowledgment
				of title, and does not constitute authority for the use of submerged lands
				unless herein provided and the necessary title or leasehold interests have been
				obtained from the State. Only the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
				Fund may express State opinion as to title.
(5) This permit does not relieve the
				permittee from liability and penalties for harm or injury to human health or
				welfare, animal or plant life, or property caused by the construction or
				operation of this permitted source; nor does it allow the permittee to cause
				pollution in contravention of Florida Statutes and Department rules, unless
				specifically authorized by an order from the Department. The permittee shall
				take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge, reuse of
				reclaimed water, or residuals use or disposal in violation of this permit which
				has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the
				environment. It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action
				that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in
				order to maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit.
(6) If the permittee wishes to continue an
				activity regulated by this permit after its expiration date, the permittee
				shall apply for and obtain a new permit.
(7) The permittee shall at all times properly
				operate and maintain the facility and systems of treatment and control, and
				related appurtenances, that are installed and used by the permittee to achieve
				compliance with the conditions of this permit. This provision includes the
				operation of backup or auxiliary facilities or similar systems when necessary
				to maintain or achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
(8) This permit may be modified, revoked and
				reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a request by the permittee for
				a permit revision, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a notification
				of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit
				condition.
(9) The permittee, by
				accepting this permit, specifically agrees to allow authorized Department
				personnel, including an authorized representative of the Department and
				authorized EPA personnel, when applicable, upon presentation of credentials or
				other documents as may be required by law, and at reasonable times, depending
				upon the nature of the concern being investigated, to:
(a) Enter upon the permittee's premises where
				a regulated facility, system, or activity is located or conducted, or where
				records shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
(b) Have access to and copy any records that
				shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
(c) Inspect the facilities, equipment,
				practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit;
				and,
(d) Sample or monitor any
				substances or parameters at any location necessary to assure compliance with
				this permit or Department rules.