reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.440 - Public Notification for Unregulated Contaminants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				requirements of this section only apply to public water systems that are
				required to monitor for unregulated contaminants as prescribed in
				40 C.F.R. §
										141.40 (July 1, 2011).
(2) The supplier of water shall notify
				persons served by the system of the availability of the sampling results by
				including a notice in the first set of water bills issued by the system after
				the receipt of the results or by written notice within three months of the
				receipt of the results. The notice must also identify a person and provide the
				telephone number to contact for information on the monitoring results. (The
				third sentence of 40 C.F.R.
				§
										141.207(b) revised as
				of July 1, 2015, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07224
),
				is adopted and incorporated herein by reference.)
(3) Notice by Department on behalf of the
				public water system.
(a) The Department may
				give the notice required by Chapters 62-550 and 62-560, F.A.C., on behalf of
				the owner and operator of the public water system if the Department complies
				with the applicable public notification requirements. (40 C.F.R. §
											141.210(a) revised as of
				July 1, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in paragraph
				 62-560.410(12)(a),
				F.A.C.)
(b) The owner or operator
				of the public water system remains responsible for ensuring that the public
				notification requirements of Chapters 62-550 and 62-560, F.A.C., are met.
				(40 C.F.R. §
											141.210(b) revised as of
				July 1, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in paragraph
				 62-560.410(12)(b),
				F.A.C.)
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.510 - Drinking Water Variance Request

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A supplier
				of water may request a variance from a maximum contaminant level, maximum
				residual disinfectant level, or treatment technique requirement by submitting a
				request in writing to the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection
				District Office or appropriate Approved County Health Department. Any written
				request for a variance shall include the following information:
(a) The nature and duration of the variance
				requested.
(b) Relevant analytical
				results of water quality sampling of the public water system, including results
				of relevant tests conducted in accordance with the requirements of Chapter
				62-550, F.A.C.
(c) For any request
				for a variance from a maximum contaminant level (MCL) or maximum residual
				disinfectant level (MRDL):
1. Explanation in
				full and evidence that the public water system cannot meet the MCL or MRDL
				despite application of Best Available Technology.
2. An evaluation indicating that alternative
				sources of water are not reasonably available to the public water system. The
				evaluation may consider economic and legal factors.
3. Analytical results of raw water quality
				relevant to the variance request.
4. A proposed compliance schedule, including
				the date each step toward compliance will be achieved. Such schedule shall
				include as a minimum the following dates:
a.
				Date by which arrangement for improvement of the existing raw water source will
				be completed,
b. Date of initiation
				of improvement of the existing raw water source; and,
c. Date by which final compliance is to be
				achieved,
5. A plan for
				the provision of safe drinking water in the case of an excessive rise in the
				contaminant or residual disinfectant level for which the variance is
				requested.
6. A plan for interim
				control measures during the effective period of the variance, including a
				proposed schedule for implementing such measures. The schedule shall include
				dates by which steps toward implementing the interim control measures will be
				taken.
(d) For any
				request for a variance from a treatment technique requirement:
1. Analytical results of raw water quality
				relevant to the variance request and a description of raw water pollution
				sources relevant to the variance request.
2. A plan for source protection measures
				relevant to the variance request.
3. A plan for monitoring relevant to the
				variance request.
(e)
				Other information believed by the applicant to be pertinent to the
				application.
(f) Such other
				information as needed to demonstrate entitlement to a
				variance.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.530 - Request for Waiver of Disinfection Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any
				supplier of water who owns or operates a transient non-community water system
				using only ground water not under the direct influence of surface water may
				request a waiver of the disinfection requirements specified in paragraph
				 62-555.320(4)(a),
				and subsection  62-555.350(1),
				F.A.C., by submitting a request for a waiver in writing to the Department. Any
				written request shall include the following information:
(a) Documentation of the history of the
				quality of water provided by the system and monitoring tests for
				bacteriological contamination for at least the 36 months preceding the
				request.
(b) A detailed description
				of the well and the site on which it is located, including geology, depth of
				well, casing, grouting, and other relevant factors which have an impact on the
				quality of water supplied. The supplier of water shall provide plans, drawings,
				test data, or other documentation in support of the description.
(c) The number of connections and size of the
				distribution system, its age and the materials of which it is
				constructed.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.540 - Request for Waiver of Certified Operator Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any
				supplier of water who owns or operates a transient non-community water system
				that uses only ground water not under the direct influence of surface water may
				request a waiver of the certified operator requirements specified in Chapter
				62-699, F.A.C., if applicable, by submitting a request for a waiver in writing
				to the Department. Any request shall include the following information:
(a) Operation and maintenance records for the
				year preceding an application for waiver, including bacteriological monitoring
				test results.
(b) A description of
				and results of monitoring procedures for maximum contaminant levels included in
				the Primary Drinking Water Standards.
(c) An explanation of why it is not feasible
				for the supplier of water to become a certified operator or to retain the
				services of a certified operator.
(d) Provisions that will be made for
				inspection of the water system from time to time for defects or to assess the
				condition and need for repair of the water system.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.545 - Request for Waiver of Monitoring Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Volatile
				Organics. Each community or non-transient non-community water system that does
				not detect a contaminant listed in paragraph
				 62-550.310(4)(a),
				F.A.C., after completing initial monitoring requirements may apply to the
				Department for a waiver from the monitoring requirements for volatile organics
				in Rule  62-550.515, F.A.C. A waiver from
				the volatile organic contaminant monitoring requirements of Rule
				 62-550.515, F.A.C., shall be
				effective for no more than six years (two compliance periods).
(2) Synthetic Organics. Each community or
				non-transient non-community water system may apply to the Department for a
				waiver from the synthetic organic contaminant monitoring requirements in Rule
				 62-550.516, F.A.C. A system
				shall reapply for a waiver for each three-year compliance period.
(3) The Department shall grant a waiver if
				the supplier of water or the State performs a study that shows the public water
				system is not vulnerable to contamination. Not vulnerable to contamination
				shall mean:
(a) There is no record of
				previous use (including transport, storage, or disposal) of the contaminant
				within the watershed or zone of influence of the system, or
(b) If previous use of the contaminant is not
				known or if the contaminant has been used previously, then the supplier of
				water shall evaluate the following factors to show:
1. That the previous analytical results show
				no contaminants were detected. Data used in this analysis shall have been
				collected after January 1, 1990,
2.
				There is no potential point or non-point source of contamination located within
				the watershed or zone of influence of the system. Point sources include spills
				and leaks of chemicals at or near a water treatment facility or at
				manufacturing, distribution, or storage facilities, or from hazardous and
				municipal waste landfills and other waste handling or treatment facilities.
				Non-point sources include the use of pesticides to control insect and weed
				pests on agricultural areas, forest lands, home and gardens, and other land
				application uses,
3. That the
				environmental persistence and transport of the contaminants is such that the
				risk of contamination is negligible; and,
4. The water source is protected against
				contamination. Subpart H systems shall have implemented a watershed protection
				plan accepted by the Department. Ground water systems shall consider factors
				such as depth of the well, the integrity of the well casing, the type of soil,
				and wellhead protection.
(c) For pesticides, that there are no
				elevated nitrate levels at the water supply source; and,
(d) For PCBs, that there is no use of PCBs in
				equipment used in the production, storage, or distribution of water (e.g., PCBs
				used in pumps, transformers, etc.).
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.546 - Statewide Monitoring Waivers for Selected Contaminants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Asbestos. The Department has determined that there are no known geologic
				deposits in Florida which contain asbestos bearing minerals. Unless the
				Department finds that there is a source of asbestos which could potentially
				contaminate a water supply and notifies the system in accordance with Rule
				 62-550.511, F.A.C., public water
				systems shall not be required to analyze raw water or treated water at the
				entry point to the distribution system for asbestos.
(2) Dioxin. The Department has reviewed
				scientific literature and testing results and determined that dioxin exhibits
				very limited mobility in ground water sources. Public water systems that have
				wells located at a distance of 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) or more from a potential
				source of dioxin contamination shall not be required to analyze raw water or
				treated water at the entry point to the distribution system for dioxin.
				Potential sources of contamination include any waste disposal site or facility
				using chlorine in a manufacturing process (for example, industries involved in
				manufacturing bleached pulp and paper products, preserving wood, formulating
				pesticides, tanning, producing cleaning products, or producing drugs and
				cosmetics). If, as a result of a sanitary survey, the Department finds that a
				public water system does not qualify for a waiver from dioxin monitoring, the
				Department shall notify the system in writing that it must begin monitoring for
				dioxin as described in Rule
				 62-550.500, F.A.C. Such written
				notification shall include a notice of rights to administrative procedures as
				described in Rule  62-110.106, F.A.C. Subpart H
				systems may submit a request for waiver of monitoring requirements as described
				in subsection  62-560.545(2),
				F.A.C.
(3) Butachlor. The
				Department has determined that butachlor has never been licensed for use in
				Florida, that there are no known manufacturers of the pesticide in Florida, and
				that there are no known storage sites in the state. Public water systems shall
				not be required to analyze raw water or treated water at the entry point to the
				distribution system for butachlor.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.861(9) FS.
					 Law Implemented 403.857
					 FS.
New 9-7-94, Amended
					 11-27-01.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.550 - Manner of Decision on Variances, Exemptions, and Waivers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of this section, the term "waivers" only
				  applies to waivers of disinfection requirements under Rule
				   62-560.530, F.A.C., and waivers
				  of certified operator requirements under Rule
				   62-560.540, F.A.C. Within 90
				  days of receipt of a complete request, the Department shall make a decision on
				  the request. The applicant shall be notified of the Department's intended
				  decision by a written notice which states with particularity the grounds for
				  the decision. The notice shall also contain an intended schedule for compliance
				  with that from which a variance or exemption is sought. A hearing may be
				  requested on the Department's intended decision in accordance with Chapter 120,
				  F.S. Whenever the Department issues a letter of intent to grant or deny a
				  variance, exemption, or waiver, the Department shall give all affected persons
				  constructive notice of the compliance schedule or terms of the waiver by
				  publication in the Florida Administrative Register, and the supplier of water
				  shall give notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected by
				  the variance, exemption, or waiver. In order to request a public hearing, the
				  request must be received within thirty days of publication of the intended
				  agency action. The Department shall only act upon hearing requests from persons
				  whose substantial interests are affected. If a hearing is not requested within
				  the allotted time, the right to an administrative hearing shall be deemed
				  waived, and the Department's intended decision shall be
				  final.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.861(8) FS.
					 Law Implemented 120.57,
					 120.60,
					 403.852(12),
					 (13),
					 403.853(1),
					 (3),
					 403.854(1), (2), (3), (4),
					 (5) FS.
New 11-19-87, Formerly 17-22.765, Amended 1-18-89, Formerly
					 17-560.550, Amended 11-7-95,
					 11-27-01.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.600 - General

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No public water system shall be granted a variance from a
				  maximum contaminant level (MCL) or maximum residual disinfectant level (MRDL)
				  without first demonstrating that the system cannot meet the MCL or MRDL despite
				  application of Best Available Technology (BAT).
(1) If a public water system has not
				installed BAT before requesting a variance from a maximum contaminant level or
				maximum residual disinfectant level, the Department shall require, as a
				condition of granting the variance, that the system install BAT except as
				provided in subsection (2), below.
(2) If a public water system can demonstrate
				through comprehensive engineering assessments, which shall include pilot plant
				studies, that BAT would only achieve an insignificant reduction in a
				contaminant or disinfectant residual, the Department shall require, as a
				condition of granting a variance, that the system examine other treatment
				methods.
(3) If the Department
				determines that a treatment method examined under subsection (2), above, is
				technically feasible, the public water system shall propose a new compliance
				schedule addressing installation of the treatment method, and the Department
				shall issue a new variance requiring the system to install the treatment
				method. The Department's determination shall be based upon studies by the
				system and other relevant information.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.861(9) FS.
					 Law Implemented 403.852(12),
					 403.853,
					 403.854
					 FS.
New 11-19-87, Formerly 17-22.500, Amended 1-18-89, Formerly
					 17-560.600, Amended 11-27-01.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.700 - Corrective Action for Public Water Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				Department may order the supplier of water to take corrective action needed to
				meet any of the requirements in Chapters 62-550, 62-555 and 62-560,
				F.A.C.
(2) The procedures in Rule
				 62-110.106, F.A.C., shall apply
				to administrative enforcement actions taken pursuant to subsection (1),
				above.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.861 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.859,
					 403.860
					 FS.
New 7-4-93, Formerly
					 17-560.700.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-570 - INNOVATIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION AND CONSERVATION PILOT PROJECT › Section 62-570.100 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For purposes of this rule chapter:
(1) "Applicant" means a local government that
				has applied, or intends to apply, for grant funding under this
				chapter.
(2) "Innovative" means an
				emerging technology/practice or a proven technology/practice that is being used
				in a unique way, to either reduce nutrient or sediment loading or to conserve
				water through increased water use efficiency.
(3) "Local government" means a municipality,
				county, special district, or authority, or any agency thereof, or a combination
				of two or more of the foregoing acting jointly in connection with a
				project.
(4) "Total cost of the
				project" means estimated costs associated with the project for design,
				construction, demobilization, mobilization, operation, procurement of equipment
				and materials, effectiveness monitoring, and water quality
				monitoring.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.0617 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.0617
					 FS.
New 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-570 - INNOVATIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION AND CONSERVATION PILOT PROJECT › Section 62-570.200 - General Program Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) This
				chapter implements Section
				 403.0617, F.S., and provides
				procedures and criteria for participation in the Innovative Nutrient and
				Sediment Reduction and Conservation Pilot Project Program.
(2) The Department shall solicit proposals at
				least once a year, in years which funding is appropriated by the legislature
				for innovative projects to receive grant funding under this chapter. Any
				solicitation for proposals by the Department shall specify the weight to be
				given to the criteria set forth in subsection
				 62-550.300(2),
				F.A.C., for purposes of ranking proposals that are received by the
				Department.
(3) If the Department
				is soliciting proposals for projects, an interested applicant may apply for
				grant funding under this chapter by submitting a Pilot Project Proposal
				Application, Form  62-570.200(1),
				effective July, 2017, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. Copies of
				the form may be obtained by writing to the Florida Department of Environmental
				Protection, Division of Water Restoration Assistance, 3900 Commonwealth
				Boulevard, Mail Station 3600, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or the form can be
				obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08460
.
(4) To receive grant funding, projects must
				be determined by the Department to not be harmful to the ecological resources
				in the area. Project information to be evaluated to determine whether projects
				are harmful can include: addition of chemical or biological substances,
				alteration of the topography, changes to flora and fauna, habitat loss, and
				history of environmental impacts during other applications of a similar
				technology.
(5) The general
				effectiveness of nutrient or sediment reduction technology or water
				conservation technology, or the particular application or scalability of such
				technologies, to be employed through the project must be considered innovative,
				but be capable of reasonable measurement.
(6) All projects must include effectiveness
				monitoring to determine the actual nutrient or sediment reduction or water
				savings associated with implementation of the project. The results of the
				effectiveness monitoring and any other water quality or quantity monitoring
				required in the funding agreement, shall be provided annually to the
				Department, unless otherwise specified in the funding agreement between the
				applicant and the Department.
(7)
				The Department will evaluate and rank projects using the criteria in Rule
				 62-570.300, F.A.C. Once notified
				of selection, the applicant must provide the Department with a proposed scope
				of work and budget to enable the Department to prepare and negotiate an
				agreement with the selected applicant.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.0617 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.0617
					 FS.
New 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-570 - INNOVATIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION AND CONSERVATION PILOT PROJECT › Section 62-570.300 - Project Selection Criteria

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) After the
				closing date for submittal of proposals, complete and timely project
				applications meeting the requirements of Rule
				 62-570.200, F.A.C., shall be
				evaluated and ranked on the criteria in this section.
(2) Projects shall be evaluated and ranked
				based on:
(a) The amount of funding the
				applicant is requesting for the project.
(b) Whether the project is identified as a
				high priority project in the most recent annual report required by Section
				 403.0675(1),
				F.S.
(c) The projected total cost
				of the project and the percentage of the total cost to be provided by the
				applicant.
(d) For the percentage
				of the total cost of the project to be provided by the applicant, whether there
				is an obligated funding source for those costs.
(e) The estimated length of time to complete
				the project.
(f) Whether the
				project is located in a rural area of opportunity as defined in Section
				 288.0656, F.S.
(g) Whether the applicant has used their own
				funds for other projects to improve the water quality or water quantity of the
				applicable waterbody.
(h) For
				projects with water quality benefits:
1. The
				quantity of nutrients or sediment the project is estimated to remove from the
				water body. Estimates should be based on sound scientific principles and be
				fully documented in the funding application.
2. The estimated cost per pound to remove
				each pound of nitrogen or phosphorus or sediment.
3. The potential for the project to provide a
				cost-effective solution to nutrient or sediment reduction.
4. The cost of the project and the length of
				time it will take to complete relative to its expected benefits.
5. Whether the receiving waterbody is
				verified impaired for nutrients pursuant to Chapter 62-303,
				F.A.C.
(i) For projects
				with water quantity benefits:
1. The
				anticipated impact the project will have on restoring or increasing water flow
				or level.
2. The quantity of water
				the project is estimated to conserve. Estimates should be based on scientific
				principles and be fully documented in the funding application.
3. The estimated cost per thousand gallons of
				water conserved.
4. The cost of the
				project and the length of time it will take to complete relative to its
				expected benefits.
5. The project
				is in a water resource caution area or contributes to implementation of an
				adopted minimum flow or minimum water level recovery or prevention
				strategy.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-600.100 - Scope, Intent, Purpose, and Applicability

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Standards
				  and requirements in this chapter shall apply only to domestic wastewater
				  treatment, reuse, and disposal facilities (including biosolids management
				  facilities). Any reference to wastewater facility in this chapter means a
				  domestic wastewater facility.
(2)
				  The standards and requirements of Parts II and V of Chapter 62-600, and Rule
				   62-600.500, F.A.C., shall be
				  applicable to septic systems and other onsite closed-tank wastewater treatment
				  systems with subsurface disposal regulated by this chapter. The reliability
				  requirements of paragraph
				   62-600.400(1)(b),
				  F.A.C., shall not apply to such septic systems and other onsite closed-tank
				  wastewater treatment systems.
(3)
				  The discharge limitation of subsection
				   62-600.510(5),
				  F.A.C., shall not be applicable to facilities permitted on or before January 1,
				  1982, that discharge into Class II waters or Class III waters which are
				  subsequently reclassified as Class II waters.
Rulemaking Authority
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.062,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088 FS. Law Implemented
						 403.021,
						 403.051,
						 403.061,
						 403.062,
						 403.085,
						 403.086,
						 403.087,
						 403.088 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, Formerly 17-600.100,
						Amended 12-24-96, 2-8-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-600.110 - Applicability (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						403.061,
						403.087 FS. Law Implemented
						403.021,
						403.061,
						403.062,
						403.085,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088
						FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly
						17-600.110, Repealed 12-24-96.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-600.120 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Onsite sewage treatment and disposal
				  systems regulated by DOH are exempted from the requirements of this chapter.
				  DOH regulates onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems in accordance with
				  Section  381.0065, F.S.
(2) Additional relief from the criteria
				  established by this chapter may be provided through an exemption, pursuant to
				  Rule  62-4.243, F.A.C., or a variance,
				  pursuant to Sections  403.201 and
				   120.542,
				  F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088 FS. Law Implemented
						 403.021,
						 403.051,
						 403.061,
						 403.062,
						 403.085,
						 403.086,
						 403.087,
						 403.088 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, Formerly 17-600.120,
						Amended 12-24-96, 2-8-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-600.130 - Variations from Requirements (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						403.061,
						403.087 FS. Law Implemented
						403.021,
						403.061,
						403.062,
						403.085,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088
						FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, Formerly 17-600.130,
						Repealed 12-24-96.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part II - TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-600.400 - Design Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Facilities.
(a) New wastewater facilities and
				  modifications of existing facilities shall be designed in accordance with sound
				  engineering practice. General technical documents are provided by references
				  listed under Rule  62-600.300, F.A.C.
(b) For new facilities and modifications of
				  existing facilities, it shall be the design objective to select treatment
				  processes and equipment that will efficiently and reliably meet required
				  reclaimed water or effluent limitations. Unless otherwise stated, new or
				  modified wastewater treatment and biosolids treatment, handling, and dewatering
				  facilities shall provide Class III reliability as described in the EPA
				  publication "Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electric, and Fluid System and
				  Component Reliability - MCD-05, EPA-430/99-74-001, " adopted and incorporated
				  in paragraph  62-600.300(2)(l),
				  F.A.C., effective January 16, 2022,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13946
.
				  The minimum Class III reliability requirement shall only apply to the new or
				  modified portions of the facilities. Facility reliability shall be addressed in
				  the preliminary design or engineering report as required by subsection
				   62-620.410(3),
				  F.A.C. The Department shall approve other methods of providing Class I, II, or
				  III reliability if the permittee provides reasonable assurances in the
				  preliminary design report that the level of reliability provided is equivalent
				  to the class of reliability required (i.e., Class I, II, or III, whichever
				  applies).
(c) Innovative or
				  alternative treatment processes for facilities shall be reviewed on their
				  merit. When sufficient supporting information has been presented to the
				  Department, installation may be allowed on an experimental basis for the period
				  of time necessary to evaluate the new technology. A permit shall not be issued
				  unless the permittee has provided supporting information which demonstrates to
				  the Department that the technology is capable of consistently and reliably
				  producing effluent or reclaimed water meeting the requirements of this
				  chapter.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part II - TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-600.405 - Planning for Wastewater Facilities Expansion

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				  permittee shall provide for the timely planning, design, and construction of
				  wastewater facilities necessary to provide proper collection, treatment and
				  reuse or disposal of domestic wastewater and management of biosolids.
(2) The permittee shall routinely compare
				  flows being treated at the wastewater facilities with the permitted capacities
				  of the treatment, biosolids, reuse, and disposal facilities. Collection system
				  flows shall be routinely reviewed as part of the pipe assessment, repair, and
				  replacement plan required in Rule
				   62-600.705, F.A.C.
(3) When the three-month average daily flow
				  for the most recent three consecutive months exceeds 50% of the permitted
				  capacity of the treatment plant or reuse and disposal systems, the permittee
				  shall submit to the Department a capacity analysis report.
(4) The initial capacity analysis report
				  shall be submitted within 180 days after the last day of the last month in the
				  three-month period referenced in subsection
				   62-600.405(3),
				  F.A.C., or with the permittee's application for permit renewal, whichever
				  occurs first.
(5) The permittee
				  shall submit updated capacity analysis reports to the Department according to
				  the following:
(a) If the initial capacity
				  analysis report or an update of the capacity analysis report documents that the
				  permitted capacity will not be equaled or exceeded for at least 10 years, an
				  updated capacity analysis report shall be submitted to the Department at
				  five-year intervals or with the permittee's application for permit renewal,
				  whichever occurs first.
(b) If the
				  initial capacity analysis report or an update of the capacity analysis report
				  documents that the permitted capacity will be equaled or exceeded within the
				  next 10 years, an updated capacity analysis shall be submitted to the
				  Department annually.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part II - TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-600.410 - Operation and Maintenance Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All
				  domestic wastewater facilities shall be operated and maintained in accordance
				  with the applicable provisions of this chapter and related regulations so as to
				  attain, at a minimum, the reclaimed water or effluent quality required by the
				  wastewater facility permit.
(2) The
				  operation of all treatment plants shall be under the supervision of an operator
				  licensed in accordance with Chapter 62-602, F.A.C. All facility operations
				  shall provide for the minimum care and maintenance of the facility in
				  accordance with Chapters 62-602 and 62-699, F.A.C.
(3) All facilities and equipment necessary
				  for the collection, treatment, reuse, and disposal of domestic wastewater and
				  biosolids shall be maintained, at a minimum, so as to function as
				  intended.
(4) All permittees shall
				  be responsible for making all facilities safe in terms of public health and
				  safety at all times, including periods of inactivation or abandonment. The
				  permittee shall give the Department written notice at least 60 days before
				  inactivation or abandonment of a treatment plant and shall specify what steps
				  will be taken to safeguard public health and safety.
(5) In the event that the wastewater
				  facilities or equipment no longer function as intended, are no longer safe in
				  terms of public health and safety, or odor, noise, aerosol drift, or lighting
				  adversely affect neighboring developed areas at the levels prohibited by
				  paragraph  62-600.400(2)(a),
				  F.A.C., corrective action (which may include additional maintenance or
				  modifications of the treatment plant) shall be taken by the permittee. Other
				  corrective action may be required to ensure compliance with rules of the
				  Department.
(6) All
				  collection/transmission systems owned or operated by a facility or utility
				  shall be maintained to function as intended and operated to provide
				  uninterrupted service. All facilities shall also maintain
				  collection/transmission systems under control of the facility permittee to
				  minimize, to the extent technically and economically feasible, infiltration and
				  inflow into the collection/transmission systems, as well as leakage from the
				  collection/transmission systems, in accordance with Rule
				   62-604.500,
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088 FS. Law Implemented
						 403.021,
						 403.051,
						 403.061,
						 403.062,
						 403.085,
						 403.086,
						 403.087,
						 403.088 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, Formerly 17-600.410,
						Amended 12-24-96, 2-8-16, 12-6-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part II - TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-600.420 - Minimum Treatment Standards - Technology Based Effluent Limitations (TBELs)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Except as specifically required by other Department rules
					 or Florida Statutes, all domestic wastewater facilities shall provide, at a
					 minimum, secondary treatment of wastewater prior to reuse or disposal.
					 Secondary treatment requirements are specified below:
(1) Surface water disposal (excluding
				  discharges to open ocean outfalls, but including discharges to Class III
				  coastal waters)
(a)
				  CBOD5
1. The annual
				  average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
2. The monthly average shall not exceed 25.0
				  mg/L,
3. The weekly average shall
				  not exceed 40.0 mg/L,
4. The
				  maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0
				  mg/L; and,
5. The monthly average
				  percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part II - TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-600.430 - Additional Treatment - Water Quality -Based Effluent Limitations (WQBELs)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Surface water discharge.
(a) In addition to the minimum treatment
				  standards (TBELs) specified in Rule
				   62-600.420, F.A.C., facilities
				  shall provide additional treatment when necessary to meet water quality
				  standards for receiving surface waters pursuant to Chapter 62-302,
				  F.A.C.
(b) The WQBELs shall be
				  determined by the Department in accordance with Chapters 62-304 and 62-650,
				  F.A.C., and shall be based upon the characteristics of the discharge, the
				  receiving water characteristics, and the criteria and standards of Chapters
				  62-4 and 62-302, F.A.C., and this chapter. Requests for zones of mixing and any
				  previous approved zones of mixing will be taken into consideration when
				  determining WQBELs. No zone of mixing, as contained in Rule
				   62-4.244, F.A.C., shall be
				  provided for any parameters for which the permittee fails or declines to
				  provide the necessary characteristics of the discharge. WQBELs shall be met
				  after disinfection.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part II - TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-600.440 - Disinfection Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All
				  wastewater treatment facilities shall be designed and operated to meet the
				  disinfection requirements in this section and the microbiological pollutants
				  criteria contained in Chapter 62-302, F.A.C.
(2) The Department is aware of the possible
				  harmful effects of chlorine used in conjunction with wastewater treatment and
				  encourages the use of alternative disinfection methods.
(a) Criteria for establishing disinfection
				  requirements for alternative disinfectants shall be accepted by the Department
				  if the information provided by the permittee in the preliminary design or
				  engineering report demonstrates that appropriate microbiological criteria will
				  be met and provides reasonable assurance that public health is
				  protected.
(b) Dechlorination shall
				  be required by the Department to ensure that applicable water quality standards
				  will be met and other appropriate reclaimed water or effluent limitations
				  imposed pursuant to this chapter will be achieved.
(c) Maximum permissible residual levels in
				  the reclaimed water or effluent immediately following chlorination and the need
				  for dechlorination shall be established by the permittee and are subject to
				  Department approval. Residual levels shall be established in the preliminary
				  design or engineering report based on effects on the receiving surface or
				  ground water and effects on reuse and land application
				  systems.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part II - TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-600.445 - pH Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All facilities shall be designed and operated to maintain
					 the pH in the reclaimed water or effluent, after disinfection, within the range
					 of 6.0 to 8.5, except as provided in Chapters 62-610 and 62-611, and Rule
					  62-600.430,
					 F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088 FS. Law Implemented
						 403.021,
						 403.051,
						 403.061,
						 403.062,
						 403.085,
						 403.086,
						 403.087,
						 403.088 FS.
New 1-30-91, Formerly 17-600.445, Amended
						2-8-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part III - TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 62-600.500 - General

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Generally, the treatment standards contained in this
					 chapter shall be met before discharge into holding ponds (if applicable), reuse
					 systems, disposal systems, or surface waters classified pursuant to Chapter
					 62-302, F.A.C. Treatment, at a minimum, shall consist of secondary treatment
					 and, to the extent necessary, disinfection and pH control. Additional levels of
					 treatment (beyond secondary) may be required pursuant to provisions contained
					 in this chapter or in other Department rules. These treatment requirements
					 shall be enforceable pursuant to the criteria in this part, and in Rules
					  62-600.400,
					  62-600.430,
					  62-600.440,
					  62-600.445, and
					  62-600.740, F.A.C. General
					 technical guidance is provided by references listed in Rule
					  62-600.300, F.A.C. Discharges
					 which would not result in the protection of surface and ground water quality
					 standards shall not be allowed. Effluent or reclaimed water limitations shall
					 be achieved at the appropriate locations specified pursuant to both this part
					 and Part II of Chapter 62-600, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088 FS. Law Implemented
						 403.021,
						 403.051,
						 403.061,
						 403.062,
						 403.085,
						 403.086,
						 403.087,
						 403.088 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly
						17-600.500, Amended 2-8-16,
						9-27-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part III - TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 62-600.520 - Discharge to Surface Waters - (Coastal and Open Ocean)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				  Outfalls for all facilities shall not discharge reclaimed water or effluent to
				  coastal or open ocean waters which does not meet, at a minimum, applicable
				  secondary treatment and pH criteria contained in Rules
				   62-600.420 and
				   62-600.445, F.A.C. Where
				  applicable, discharges to coastal waters shall be subject to the limitations of
				  Rule  62-4.242, F.A.C., regarding
				  Outstanding Florida Waters, subsection
				   62-600.510(5),
				  Rule  62-302.530, F.A.C., regarding
				  discharge to Class II waters, and subsection
				   62-600.510(6),
				  F.A.C., regarding waters contiguous to or tributary to Class II waters, and
				  Section  403.086, F.S., regarding the
				  discharge of domestic wastewater through ocean outfalls.
(2) Outfalls for all facilities shall not
				  discharge effluent or reclaimed water to Class III coastal waters which has not
				  also received basic disinfection prior to the discharge. Outfalls for all
				  facilities shall not discharge effluent to open ocean waters without also being
				  disinfected to the extent necessary to achieve Class III microbiological
				  standards contained in Rule
				   62-302.530, F.A.C., at the edge
				  of the mixing zone established pursuant to subsection
				   62-600.520(3),
				  F.A.C. If basic disinfection is not provided, the preliminary design report
				  shall affirmatively demonstrate the level of disinfection that is more
				  appropriate.
(3) Mixing zones for
				  effluent discharges via ocean outfalls may be established as follows:
(a) All coastal water discharge facilities
				  shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Rule
				   62-4.244, F.A.C.
(b) All open ocean water discharge facilities
				  shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Rule
				   62-4.244, F.A.C., except that:
1. Appropriate dimensions of the mixing zone,
				  for effluents having received treatment in accordance with subsections
				   62-600.520(1) 
				  and  62-600.520(2),
				  F.A.C., and discharged from new facilities or modifications of existing
				  facilities, shall be established by the permittee pursuant to the provisions of
				  subsection  62-600.520(5),
				  F.A.C.
2. Mixing zone criteria
				  currently applicable to existing facilities shall be modified if necessary to
				  meet Department rules by order of the Secretary, pursuant to subsection
				   62-600.520(5),
				  F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-600 - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES › Part III - TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 62-600.530 - Reuse of Reclaimed Water and Land Application (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088,
						403.859 FS. Law Implemented
						 403.021,
						 403.051,
						 403.061,
						 403.062,
						 403.085,
						 403.086,
						 403.087,
						 403.088,
						 403.859 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly
						17-600.530, Repealed 2-8-16.