Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-610 - REUSE OF RECLAIMED WATER AND LAND APPLICATION › Part III - SLOW-RATE LAND APPLICATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS, RESIDENTIAL IRRIGATION, AND EDIBLE CROPS › Section 62-610.469 - Application/Distribution Systems and Cross-Connection Control

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) New
				  slow-rate land application systems, expansions of existing distribution
				  systems, and replacement of existing systems shall be designed to provide, at a
				  minimum, hydraulic capacity of 1.5 times maximum daily flow (at which adequate
				  treatment can be provided) of the treatment facility. The actual hydraulic
				  criterion selected shall be justified in the engineering report on the
				  reclaimed water.
(2) Application of
				  reclaimed water on public access facilities shall be controlled by agreement
				  with the wastewater management entity or by local ordinance.
(3) Except as specifically allowed in this
				  paragraph, above ground hose bibbs (spigots or other hand operated connections)
				  shall not be present. Hose bibbs shall be located in locked vaults, service
				  boxes, or compartments which shall be clearly labeled as being of nonpotable
				  quality (bearing the words in English and Spanish: "Do not drink" together with
				  the equivalent standard international symbol). Hose bibbs which can only be
				  operated by a special tool may be placed in nonlockable vaults, service boxes,
				  or compartments clearly labeled as nonpotable water (bearing the words in
				  English and Spanish: "Do not drink" together with the equivalent standard
				  international symbol). Vaults, service boxes, and compartments meeting the
				  requirements of this rule may be located above or below grade. For restricted
				  access sites, the Department shall approve the use of hose bibbs that are not
				  in vaults, service boxes, or compartments, if the applicant provides an
				  affirmative demonstration in the engineering report that alternate means of
				  securing the hose bibb will preclude unauthorized use of the hose bibb. If the
				  Department approves alternate measures for securing hose bibbs for restricted
				  access sites, the alternate control measures and the hose bibb shall be color
				  coded and clearly labeled as being of nonpotable quality (bearing the words in
				  English and Spanish: "Do not drink" together with the equivalent standard
				  international symbol).
(4)
				  Reclaimed water shall not be used to fill swimming pools, hot tubs, or wading
				  pools.
(5) Reclaimed water may be
				  used to irrigate landscaped areas with a tank truck only if the following
				  requirements are met:
(a) All applicable
				  requirements in Part III of this chapter are met;
(b) The truck used to transport and
				  distribute reclaimed water is not used to transport potable water that is used
				  for drinking water; and,
(c) The
				  truck used to transport and distribute reclaimed water is not used to transport
				  waters or other fluids that do not meet, at a minimum, the requirements of Part
				  III of this chapter unless the tank has been evacuated and properly cleaned
				  prior to the addition of the reclaimed water.