Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-6 - STANDARDS FOR ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Part I - General Provisions except those specific to Parts II and IV › Section 62-6.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and
					 phrases shall have the meanings indicated:
(1) Absorption surface - the total surface
				  area of soil at the bottom of the drainfield.
(2) Aerobic treatment unit - a sewage
				  treatment unit which introduces air into sewage to provide aerobic biochemical
				  stabilization within a treatment receptacle.
(3) Alternative system - any approved onsite
				  sewage treatment and disposal system used in lieu of, including modifications
				  to, a standard subsurface system.
(4) American National Standards Institute,
				  hereafter referred to as ANSI - an organization comprised of trade
				  associations, technical societies, professional groups, consumer organizations,
				  and individual companies with headquarters located at 1430 Broadway, New York,
				  New York 10018. This organization acts as a clearinghouse and coordinating body
				  for voluntary standards activities in the United States, and approves as
				  American National Standards those standards that have been developed according
				  to its principles of openness, due process and consensus. Among its activities
				  is accreditation of third-party certification programs.
(5) American Society for Testing Materials
				  hereafter referred to as ASTM - a technical society with headquarters located
				  at 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, which develops and
				  publishes national standards for the testing and quality assurance of
				  construction materials.
(6)
				  Approved - an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system constructed and
				  installed in compliance with the standards and requirements of this chapter and
				  which has received final installation approval. "Approved" installation does
				  not imply that a system will perform satisfactorily for a specific period of
				  time.
(7) Approved maintenance
				  entity - any person or business entity which has been issued a written permit
				  by the Department to provide maintenance services associated with approved
				  onsite aerobic treatment units.
(8)
				  Aquifer - a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation
				  that is capable of yielding potentially usable quantities of potable water from
				  wells or springs.
(9) Available
				  publicly owned or investor-owned sewerage system - as defined by Section
				   381.0065(2),
				  F.S.
(10) Base flood - the flood
				  having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given
				  year.
(11) Bedroom - as defined by
				  Section  381.0065(2),
				  F.S.
(12) Building Area - that
				  enclosed habitable area of a dwelling unit, excluding the garage, carport,
				  exterior storage shed, or open or screened patios or decks. Calculations of
				  building area shall be made by measurements of the outside building dimensions.
				  Building area of each additional story of the structure shall be added to
				  determine the total building area.
(13) Commercial Sewage Waste - Non-toxic,
				  non-hazardous wastewater from commercial facilities. Examples of establishments
				  included in this definition are commercial and institutional food operations,
				  commercial laundry facilities with no more than 4 machines, and animal holding
				  facilities.
(14) Department - the
				  Department of Environmental Protection including authorized agents of the
				  individual district offices.
(15)
				  Domestic sewage waste - as defined by Section
				   381.0065(2),
				  F.S. Domestic sewage is further categorized as:
(a) Blackwater - as defined by Section
				   381.0065(2),
				  F.S.
(b) Graywater - as defined by
				  Section  381.0065(2),
				  F.S.
(c) Domestic sewage waste
				  ranges:
1. Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen
				  Demand (CBOD5), maximum 300 mg/l,
2. Total Suspended Solids (TSS), maximum 200
				  mg/l,
3. pH, 6 - 8; or within 1 pH
				  unit of the water supply pH; and,
4. Nitrogen (Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, TKN)
				  maximum 100 mg/l.