Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-621 - GENERIC PERMITS › Section 62-621.300 - Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) NPDES Generic Permit for Discharges From
				Petroleum Contaminated Sites.
(a) DEP Form
				 62-621.300(1)(a)"NPDES
				Generic Permit for Discharges From Petroleum Contaminated Sites, " (9/30/2018),
				is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. This form may be obtained by
				contacting the appropriate District Office, by contacting the Department of
				Environmental Protection, Industrial Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545,
				2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, by telephoning
				(850)245-8336, online at
https://floridadep.gov/water/industrial-wastewater/content/industrial-wastewater-forms-list
,
				or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09842
.
(b) DEP Form
				 62-621.300(1)(b),
				"Notice of Intent to Use the NPDES Generic Permit for Discharges From Petroleum
				Contaminated Sites" (9/20/2018), is hereby adopted and incorporated by
				reference. This form may be obtained by contacting the appropriate District
				Office, by contacting the Department of Environmental Protection, Industrial
				Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-2400, by telephoning (850)245-8336, online at
https://floridadep.gov/water/industrial-wastewater/content/industrial-wastewater-forms-list
,
				or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09843
.
(c) Applicability and Coverage.
1. Coverage under the Generic Permit is
				limited to the discharge of treated groundwater and stormwater that has been
				contaminated with automotive gasoline, aviation gasoline, jet fuel or diesel
				fuel to surface waters of the State pursuant to the Department's
				federally-approved NPDES program, provided all criteria specified in the
				Generic Permit are met. Applicants seeking coverage under the Generic Permit
				shall submit a completed request for coverage as specified in DEP Form
				 62-621.300(1)(b) 
				to the appropriate District Office. Discharges from pump tests to characterize
				the aquifer that last for eight hours or less are covered under this Generic
				Permit without the need to submit a request for coverage to the
				Department.
2. This Generic Permit
				does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility of obtaining any other
				federal, state, or local government permit.
(d) Requests for Coverage.
1. Coverage under this Generic Permit is
				available for discharges of treated groundwater and stormwater that has been
				contaminated with automotive gasoline, aviation gasoline, jet fuel or diesel
				fuel to surface waters of the State, provided all criteria specified in this
				Generic Permit are met. Applicants seeking coverage under this permit shall
				submit a complete request for coverage as specified in DEP Form
				 62-621.300(1)(b).
				The permittee shall meet the effluent limitations and requirements specified in
				this Generic Permit.
2. A request
				for coverage must be submitted to the appropriate District Office at least 30
				days prior to the commencement of the surface water discharge. Coverage under
				this Generic Permit shall not be effective until the applicant receives written
				notification from the Department.
3. Coverage for discharges authorized under
				this Generic Permit is limited to a term not to exceed five years from the
				effective date of coverage.
4.
				Renewal of coverage under this Generic Permit shall be submitted to the
				Department by completing DEP Form
				 62-621.300(1)(b) 
				at least 30 days before expiration of current coverage.
5. The annual fee for a facility that
				discharges more than 30 days shall be $2850.00 per year in accordance with rule
				 62-4.052, F.A.C. There is no
				annual fee for sites authorized to discharge for less than 30 days.
6. A permittee with current coverage under
				the Generic Permit for Discharges from Petroleum Contaminated Sites prior to
				Month, Day, Year, shall continue to meet the requirements of that
				permit.
(e) DEP Form
				 62-621.300(1)(e),
				"Notice of Termination NPDES Generic Permit for Discharges From Petroleum
				Contaminated Sites, " (9/20/2018), is hereby adopted and incorporated by
				reference. This form may be obtained by contacting the appropriate District
				Office, by contacting the Department of Environmental Protection, Industrial
				Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-2400, by telephoning (850)245-8336, online at
https://floridadep.gov/water/industrial-wastewater/content/industrial-wastewater-forms-list
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09844
.
(f) To terminate coverage under this Generic
				Permit the permittee shall submit DEP Form
				 62-621.300(1)(e) 
				to the appropriate District Office within 30 days after completion of the
				discharge activity or upon expiration of coverage, whichever occurs first.
				Discharges from pump tests to characterize the aquifer that last for eight
				hours or less covered under this permit are not required to submit a notice of
				termination to the Department.