Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-610 - REUSE OF RECLAIMED WATER AND LAND APPLICATION › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-610.100 - Purpose, and Applicability

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The purpose
				  of Chapter 62-610, F.A.C., is to provide design and operation and maintenance
				  criteria for land application systems that may discharge reclaimed waters or
				  domestic wastewater effluent to Class G-II ground waters and to a limited
				  extent to Class G-I and F-I ground waters (as defined by Chapter 62-520,
				  F.A.C.). This chapter also provides design and operation and maintenance
				  criteria for surface water discharge projects involving reuse for ground water
				  recharge, potable reuse, or other beneficial purposes described in this
				  chapter. The requirements in this rule shall apply to systems involving
				  potential discharges to Class G-I and F-I ground waters (as defined by Chapter
				  62-520, F.A.C.) to the extent that these rule provisions do not conflict with
				  requirements for G-I and F-I ground waters. Supported by moderating provisions,
				  it is intended that Chapter 62-610, F.A.C., establish a framework whereby
				  design flexibility and sound engineering practice can be used in developing
				  systems with which to manage domestic wastewater in an environmentally sound
				  manner. This chapter contains operation and maintenance requirements so as much
				  information as possible on reuse and land application can be presented in a
				  single chapter.
(2) Chapter 62-610,
				  F.A.C., shall be used in conjunction with Chapter 62-600, F.A.C. Systems shall
				  be designed in accordance with sound engineering practice. Minimum design waste
				  treatment and disinfection standards are specified in Rules
				   62-600.420 and
				   62-600.440, F.A.C. Additional
				  waste treatment standards, where appropriate, are addressed in this
				  chapter.
(3) Applicability.
(a) Requirements in this chapter shall apply
				  only to domestic wastewater treatment facilities and reuse and land application
				  systems receiving reclaimed water or effluent from domestic wastewater
				  treatment facilities.
(b) Unless
				  specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, requirements in this chapter
				  shall apply to all new reuse and land application systems which are approved by
				  the Department on or after April 5, 1989. This chapter also shall apply to all
				  existing facilities when such facilities are to be modified or expanded, but
				  this chapter shall apply only to the expansion or modification thereof, or if
				  treatment processes are altered such that the quality of reclaimed water or
				  effluent or reliability of such processes is adversely affected. Re-rating of
				  an existing reuse or land application system or site such that the permitted
				  capacity of the system or site is increased shall be considered an expansion,
				  even if there is no increase in physical size of the system or site.
(c) All reuse systems, to which construction
				  permits were approved by the Department on or before April 5, 1989, involving
				  irrigation of public access areas, residential properties, and edible crops
				  (systems subject to regulation under Part III of this chapter), shall meet the
				  waste treatment and disinfection requirements contained in subsection
				   62-610.460(1),
				  F.A.C. The waste treatment and disinfection requirements contained in
				  subsection  62-610.460(1),
				  F.A.C., shall not apply to citrus irrigation systems if:
1. Public access shall be
				  restricted,
2. The reclaimed water
				  shall not directly contact the fruit,
3. The fruit that is produced shall be
				  processed before human consumption; and,
4. Secondary treatment and basic disinfection
				  shall be provided.
(d)
				  Septic tank drainfield systems and other on-site sewage treatment and disposal
				  systems with subsurface disposal are exempted from the requirements of this
				  rule if:
1. The system serves the complete
				  wastewater needs of an establishment with a design capacity of 10, 000 gallons
				  per day or less of domestic wastewater, or
2. The system serves the complete wastewater
				  needs of a commercial establishment with a design capacity of 5, 000 gallons
				  per day or less of commercial wastewater.
(e) Minimum setback distances required by
				  subsections  62-610.421(5),
				   62-610.471(3),
				   62-610.521(7) 
				  and  62-610.621(4),
				  F.A.C., shall not apply to reuse or land application projects for which the
				  Department received a complete construction permit application before April 15,
				  1990.
(f) The requirements of Parts
				  V and VII of this chapter and Rule
				   62-610.525, F.A.C., shall apply
				  to projects for which complete permit applications that request authorization
				  for construction of domestic wastewater treatment facilities or reuse
				  facilities were received by the Department after August 8, 1999, unless
				  specifically stated otherwise within this chapter.
(g) Requirements for setback distances to
				  unlined storage ponds in subsection
				   62-610.521(10),
				  F.A.C., shall apply to new unlined storage ponds. These setback distances shall
				  not apply to existing installations, as defined in Rule
				   62-521.200, F.A.C.
(h) Subsections and Rules
				   62-610.421(10),
				   62-610.466,
				   62-610.471(9),
				   62-610.472,
				   62-610.652(5),
				   62-610.668(2) 
				  and  62-610.865, F.A.C., shall apply
				  to projects for which complete permit applications for domestic wastewater
				  treatment facilities or reuse facilities were received by the Department on or
				  after August 8, 1999. These subsections and rules also shall apply to existing
				  projects which are being expanded or modified; however, these rule requirements
				  shall apply only to the expanded or modified portion of the project.
(i) The annual reuse report required by
				  subsection  62-610.870(3),
				  F.A.C., shall apply to all (new and existing) domestic wastewater facilities
				  having capacities of 0.1 mgd or larger that reuse all or a portion of the
				  reclaimed water produced.
(j) The
				  Cryptosporidium and Giardia sampling required by subsections and paragraphs
				   62-610.463(4),
				   62-610.472(3)(d),
				   62-610.525(13),
				   62-610.568(10),
				   62-610.568(11) 
				  and  62-610.652(6)(c),
				  F.A.C., shall apply to all (new and existing) facilities that provide reclaimed
				  water for the types of reuse activities regulated by the part of this chapter
				  that contains the rule requiring this sampling. The Cryptosporidium and Giardia
				  sampling required by paragraph
				   62-610.472(3)(d),
				  F.A.C., shall apply to all (new and existing) facilities that use surface water
				  or treated stormwater as supplemental water supplies for a reuse system
				  regulated under Part III of this chapter.
(k) Unless specifically stated otherwise, all
				  setback distances shall be measured horizontally.
(l) Existing facilities (those that had
				  construction permit applications or initial permit applications which
				  authorized construction approved by the Department on or before April 5, 1989)
				  shall comply with the requirements of Part III of this chapter. This applies
				  only to facilities that make reclaimed water available for one or more
				  activities regulated by Part III of this chapter (such as irrigation of public
				  access areas, residential properties, or edible crops; toilet flushing; fire
				  protection; construction dust control; aesthetic purposes; or other activities
				  listed in Rule  62-610.480, F.A.C.). These
				  existing projects previously have been granted grandfathering protection under
				  paragraphs  62-610.100(9)(b) and
				  (c), F.A.C. Existing facilities are exempt
				  from the following portions of Part III of this chapter:
1. Minimum system size in Rule
				   62-610.451, F.A.C.
2. The color coding requirements in paragraph
				   62-610.469(7)(f),
				  F.A.C. This exemption applies to all existing reclaimed water pipes installed
				  before January 10, 2010.
3. Setback
				  distance requirements in Rule
				   62-610.471, F.A.C. This
				  exemption applies to all existing reclaimed water pipes and existing areas
				  receiving reclaimed water. Pipes installed and new or expanded areas
				  constructed on or after January 1, 2010, to receive reclaimed water shall
				  comply with the setback distance requirements.