Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.345 - Certification of Construction Completion and Clearance for Public Water System Components

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Except as allowed under subsection
				   62-555.340(5),
				  F.A.C., or by special permit condition established in accordance with paragraph
				   62-555.533(2)(f),
				  F.A.C., no public water system (PWS) components constructed or altered under a
				  permit granted by the Department shall be placed into permanent operation
				  without prior Department approval, or clearance, as described below.
(1) Upon completing, or substantially
				completing, the construction of new or altered PWS components, and before
				placing the components into operation for any purpose other than disinfection,
				testing for leaks, or testing equipment operation, the permittee shall submit
				to the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) District Office
				or Approved County Health Department one copy of a completed certification of
				construction completion using Form
				 62-555.900(9),
				Certification of Construction Completion and Request for Clearance to Place
				Permitted PWS Components into Operation, hereby adopted and incorporated by
				reference, effective August 28, 2003. Copies of this form are available from
				the Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Section, M.S. 3520,
				2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. This certification
				shall be accompanied by one copy of the following information:
(a) The portion of record drawings showing
				deviations from the DEP construction permit, including the approved preliminary
				design report or drawings and specifications, if there are any deviations from
				said permit. (Note that it is necessary to submit a copy of only the portion of
				record drawings showing deviations and not a complete set of record
				drawings.)
(b) Bacteriological test
				results, including a sketch or description of all bacteriological sampling
				locations, demonstrating compliance with subsection
				 62-555.315(6),
				or Rule  62-555.340, F.A.C., if any of
				the new or altered PWS components must be disinfected and bacteriologically
				surveyed or evaluated per said subsection or said rule.
(c) Analytical test results demonstrating
				compliance with Part III of Chapter 62-550, or subsection
				 62-524.650(2),
				F.A.C., if any of the new or altered PWS components are necessary to achieve,
				or affect, compliance with said part or said subsection.
(d) A completed Form
				 62-555.900(20),
				New Water System Capacity Development Financial and Managerial Operations Plan,
				as incorporated into Rule
				 62-555.357, F.A.C., if the new
				or altered PWS components were constructed under a permit issued by the
				Department before the effective date of Rule
				 62-555.525, F.A.C., (9-22-99)
				and create a "new system" as described under subsection
				 62-555.525(1),
				F.A.C.
(e) Any other information
				required by conditions in the DEP construction permit.