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Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.300 - General Program Information

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Steps
				involved in obtaining a loan.
(a) Request for
				Inclusion. The project sponsor shall submit a complete Request for Inclusion
				Form, referenced in subsection
				 62-552.200(29),
				F.A.C., to the Department to establish project ranking on the priority list as
				outlined in paragraph (1)(e), below.
1. The
				Department shall review requests for inclusion to verify eligibility and
				accuracy of the information provided.
2. Additional information shall be requested
				by the Department when the data provided by the project sponsor is incomplete
				or unclear.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.350 - Pre-construction Loans for Rate-Based Community Water Systems (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 8-10-98, Amended 7-20-99, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.360 - Pre-construction Grants for Financially Disadvantaged Communities (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 8-10-98, Amended 7-20-99, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.370 - Construction Grants for Financially Disadvantaged Communities (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 8-10-98, Amended 7-20-99, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.400 - Program Administration Costs (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 4-7-98, Amended 7-20-99, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.420 - Project Allowances (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, 7-20-99, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.500 - Funds Reserved for Specific Purposes

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Small
				Community Reserve.
(a) Fifteen percent of the
				funds allocated each year by the Department shall be reserved to fund projects
				that will serve small communities.
(b) When the priority list is adopted, any
				part of the reserved amount not needed for small community projects shall
				become available for all projects.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.600 - Project List Information (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.650 - Priority Determination (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 4-7-98, Amended 7-20-99, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.655 - Ranking Projects for Project List Development (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.680 - Environmental Review

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General.
(a) The Department shall perform an
				environmental review for each project to be funded. The environmental review
				shall evaluate the environmental significance of a proposed project and whether
				the planning of the project meets the requirements of this chapter. The results
				of the Department's environmental review for each project shall be issued as an
				environmental information document which shall be valid for five (5) years from
				the date of issue, after such time, the document is no longer valid unless a
				Florida Reaffirmation Notice, pursuant to subsection
				 62-552.680(5),
				F.A.C., is written by the Department. The different environmental information
				documents are described in subsections (2) through (5), below. A notice of
				availability of an environmental information document shall be published in the
				Florida Administrative Register to announce the results of the Department's
				environmental review. The notice of availability shall include instructions
				about the procedures for accessing the project information and the Department's
				findings. The Department shall provide a thirty (30) day period commencing as
				of the date of the notice of availability for public comment about the
				environmental impacts of proposed projects. Written comments from the public
				shall be considered by the Department before approving a project for funding if
				postmarked or delivered within the thirty (30) day comment period to the
				Department.
(b) The project sponsor
				shall document cultural, historical, archaeological, and biological aspects of
				a project during the planning process. Conditions shall be placed on a
				financial assistance loan agreement to enhance the compatibility of the project
				with the existing environment when such conditions will satisfy environmentally
				based objections to the project.
(c) Review procedures, identical to those
				described in this subsection, shall be used when the Department amends an
				environmental information document to announce project changes that have
				potentially significant environmental impacts.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.700 - Planning, Design, Construction, and Procurement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General.
				The requirements of subsections (2) through (6), below, shall be met for all
				projects. Qualifying projects, including eligible conservation projects, may
				only need a subset of these requirements depending on the scope of work.
(a) Federal regulations incorporated by
				reference shall be read so that the terms "United States, " "federal, " "EPA, "
				and "officials of EPA" mean "the Department" unless the context clearly
				indicates otherwise.
(b)
				Capitalization grant projects shall be subject to the requirements of specific
				federal cross-cutting authorities identified in the loan
				application.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.800 - Audits Required

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Federal or
				State Audit Required.
(a) In the event that
				the project sponsor expends more than the federal audit threshold in federal
				awards in its fiscal year, the project sponsor must have a single or
				program-specific audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of  2 CFR
				Part 200, Subpart F, Appendix XI Compliance Supplement, June 2019, hereby
				adopted and incorporated by reference. This document is available from the
				Department's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, 3900 Commonwealth
				Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, or electronic versions are available at
				http://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-CFR_Part-200_Appendix-XI_Compliance-Supplement_2019)FINAL_07.01.19.pdf
				or
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14081
.
(b) Section
				 215.97, F.S., and applicable
				rules of the Department of Financial Services; and Chapters 10.550 (local
				governmental entities) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations),
				Rules of the Auditor General, impose audit requirements on the project sponsor
				and sub-recipients based on designated thresholds for expenditures. Each
				agreement entered into pursuant to this rule chapter shall include the audit
				requirements applicable to the project at the time the agreement is
				executed.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-552 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-552.900 - Forms for the State Revolving Fund Program for Drinking Water Facilities (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.8532
					 FS.
New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, 7-20-99, Repealed
					 7-17-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-554 - WATER STORAGE FACILITY LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-554.100 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For purposes of this rule chapter:
(1) "Local governmental agency" means any
				municipality, county, district, or authority, or any agency thereof, or a
				combination of such, acting jointly in connection with a project, which has
				jurisdiction over a water storage facility.
(2) "Project Sponsor" means a local
				government or water supply entity that has applied, or intends to apply, for
				funding under this chapter.
(3)
				"Water storage facility" or "facility" means all facilities, including land,
				necessary for an above-ground or in-ground reservoir, including aquifer storage
				and recovery. Such facilities may be publicly owned, privately owned,
				investor-owned, or cooperatively held.
(4) "Water Supply Entity" means a water
				utility, local government, or a multijurisdictional water supply entity as
				defined in subsection
				 373.019(12),
				F.S., that is responsible for public water supply development or alternative
				water supply development projects listed pursuant to a regional water supply
				plan.
Rulemaking Authority
					 373.475 FS. Law Implemented
					 373.475
					 FS.
New 7-19-18.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-554 - WATER STORAGE FACILITY LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-554.300 - Project Selection Criteria

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) After the
				closing date for submittal of requests for funding, complete and timely project
				requests meeting the requirements of rule
				 62-554.200, F.A.C., shall be
				evaluated and ranked on the criteria in this section in accordance with the
				Department solicitation issued pursuant to subsection
				 62-554.200(3),
				F.A.C.
(2) In developing the
				solicitation criteria, the Department shall give priority to the following
				criteria:
(a) Projects that provide for the
				development of alternative water supply projects and management techniques in
				areas where existing source waters are limited or threatened by saltwater
				intrusion, excessive drawdowns, contamination, or other problems;
(b) Projects that contribute to the
				sustainability of regional water sources;
(c) Projects that produce additional water
				available for consumptive uses or natural systems;
(d) Projects that diversify water supply so
				that the needs of consumptive uses and the natural system are met during wet
				and dry conditions;
(e) Projects
				that provide flexibility in addressing the unpredictability of water conditions
				from water year to water year.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-554 - WATER STORAGE FACILITY LOAN PROGRAM › Section 62-554.500 - Audits Required

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) State Audit
				Required. Section  215.97, F.S., imposes audit
				requirements on the project sponsor and sub-recipients based on designated
				thresholds for expenditures. Each agreement entered into pursuant to this rule
				chapter shall include the audit requirements applicable to the project at the
				time the agreement is executed.
(2)
				Loan recipients are advised that pursuant to section
				 215.97, F.S., the state is
				authorized to conduct an audit within five (5) years following project closeout
				if loan compliance problems have been noted; record keeping deficiencies are
				noted during close-out; the project involves unusual or questioned costs; or
				other justification for conducting the audit becomes apparent.
(a) The Department shall give the project
				sponsor reasonable advance notice of any audit.
(b) The Department shall prepare a written
				report on each audit and shall provide a copy of the report to the project
				sponsor. The project sponsor must respond, in writing, to the findings and
				recommendations within 20 days after receipt of the written report from the
				Department.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.310 - Source and Siting Requirements for Public Water Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Suppliers of water shall obtain raw water from the best available source that
				is economically sensible and technically possible and shall make an effort to
				protect the source from contamination.
(2) To the extent practicable, suppliers of
				water and persons constructing public water systems shall avoid locating any
				part of a new public water system, and any expansion of an existing public
				water system, at any site that:
(a) Is
				subject to significant risk from contamination that could adversely affect the
				quality of drinking water or is subject to significant risk from floods, fires,
				or other disasters that could cause a breakdown of the public water system or
				any portion thereof, or
(b) Except
				for surface water impoundments, reservoirs, or intake structures (including
				pumping facilities) and except for underground piping and appurtenances, is
				within the floodplain of a 100-year flood or is lower than any recorded high
				tide.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.314 - Location of Public Water System Mains

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of this section, the phrase "water mains"
				  shall mean mains, including treatment plant process piping, conveying either
				  raw, partially treated, or finished drinking water; fire hydrant leads; and
				  service lines that are under the control of a public water system and that have
				  an inside diameter of three inches or greater.
(1) Horizontal Separation Between Underground
				Water Mains and Sanitary or Storm Sewers, Wastewater or Stormwater Force Mains,
				Reclaimed Water Pipelines, and Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems.
(a) New or relocated, underground water mains
				shall be laid to provide a horizontal distance of at least three feet between
				the outside of the water main and the outside of any existing or proposed storm
				sewer, stormwater force main, or pipeline conveying reclaimed water regulated
				under Part III of Chapter 62-610, F.A.C.
(b) New or relocated, underground water mains
				shall be laid to provide a horizontal distance of at least three feet, and
				preferably ten feet, between the outside of the water main and the outside of
				any existing or proposed vacuum-type sanitary sewer.
(c) New or relocated, underground water mains
				shall be laid to provide a horizontal distance of at least six feet, and
				preferably ten feet, between the outside of the water main and the outside of
				any existing or proposed gravity- or pressure-type sanitary sewer, wastewater
				force main, or pipeline conveying reclaimed water not regulated under Part III
				of Chapter 62-610, F.A.C. The minimum horizontal separation distance between
				water mains and gravity-type sanitary sewers shall be reduced to three feet
				where the bottom of the water main is laid at least six inches above the top of
				the sewer.
(d) New or relocated,
				underground water mains shall be laid to provide a horizontal distance of at
				least ten feet between the outside of the water main and all parts of any
				existing or proposed "onsite sewage treatment and disposal system" as defined
				in Section  381.0065(2),
				F.S., and Rule  64E-6.002,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.320 - Design and Construction of Public Water Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Public water systems shall be designed and constructed to
				  provide sufficient drinking water of a quality that will meet all applicable
				  standards in Chapters 62-550, F.A.C., and requirements in this chapter. This
				  section addresses the design and construction of all public water system
				  components other than wells (but including well pumping equipment and
				  appurtenances). Public water system wells are addressed in Chapters 62-524 and
				  62-532, and Rule 62-555.315, F.A.C.
(1) Sound Engineering Practice. New or
				altered public water system components shall be designed in accordance with
				sound engineering practice. Engineering references are listed in Rule
				 62-555.330, F.A.C.
(2) Innovative or Alternative Processes and
				Equipment. The Department encourages the development of new treatment processes
				and equipment. However, construction permits for innovative or alternative
				treatment processes or equipment (i.e., treatment processes or equipment not
				covered in the engineering references listed in Rule 62-555.330, F.A.C.) shall
				not be issued unless construction permit applicants include in the preliminary
				design report or design data accompanying their permit application supporting
				information demonstrating to the Department that the process or equipment is
				capable of consistently and reliably producing drinking water meeting
				applicable standards in Chapter 62-550, F.A.C., and requirements in this
				chapter. Supporting information shall include the following:
(a) The manufacturer's technical
				information;
(b) Data and reports
				from full-scale or pilot-plant installations that are operated under conditions
				comparable to those for which the process or equipment is being proposed and
				that are operated for a sufficient time to verify satisfactory performance of
				the process or equipment; and,
(c)
				Operation and maintenance requirements and availability of technical
				support.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.322 - Prohibition on Use of Lead Pipe, Solder, and Flux

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) As of
				January 18, 1989, any pipe, pipe fitting, solder, and flux that is used in the
				construction, alteration, or repair of any public water system shall be lead
				free as defined in subsection (2), below, and as of August 28, 2003, any
				plumbing fitting or fixture that is intended to dispense water for human
				consumption and that is used in the construction, alteration, or repair of any
				public water system shall be lead free as defined in subsection (2), below.
				This subsection shall not apply to leaded joints necessary for the repair of
				cast iron pipes.
(2) The phrase
				"lead free" shall mean:
(a) When used with
				respect to solder and flux, solder and flux containing not more than 0.2
				percent lead;
(b) When used with
				respect to pipe and pipe fittings, pipe and pipe fittings containing not more
				than 8.0 percent lead; and,
(c)
				When used with respect to plumbing fittings and fixtures intended to dispense
				water for human consumption, plumbing fittings and fixtures in compliance with
				Section 9 of NSF International Standard 61 as adopted in Rule
				 62-555.335,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.325 - Fluoridation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Fluoride levels in drinking water shall
				not exceed the primary maximum contaminant level under Rule
				 62-550.310, F.A.C., or the
				secondary maximum contaminant level under Rule
				 62-550.320, F.A.C. The
				recommended optimal fluoride concentration for fluoridated community water
				systems is 0.8 milligram per liter. The recommended fluoride control range for
				fluoridated community water systems is 0.7 to 1.3 milligrams per
				liter.
(2) Equipment and
				Installation.
(a) Fluoride chemicals shall be
				fed into drinking water proportional to flow. Where the flow rate is reasonably
				constant, this may be accomplished by electrically interconnecting fluoride
				metering pumps with well or service pumps or by otherwise designing fluoride
				metering pumps to operate only when well or service pumps operate. Automatic
				flow proportioning control of fluoride metering pumps shall be provided where
				the flow rate varies significantly (i.e., where the flow rate varies by more
				than 20 percent).
(b) Fluoride
				metering pumps shall have antisiphon protection.
(c) Tanks and containers holding
				fluorosilicic acid shall be vented only to the outside atmosphere.
(d) Scales, loss-of-weight recorders,
				liquid-level indicators, or flow meters, as appropriate, shall be provided to
				accurately measure quantities of fluoride chemicals used.
(e) At each drinking water treatment plant
				with fluoridation facilities, the supplier of water shall provide appropriate
				safety or protective equipment in accordance with Table 15.5 in
Water
				Treatment Plant Design
as incorporated into Rule
				 62-555.330, F.A.C.
(f) Suppliers of water who fluoridate their
				water shall provide analytical equipment that uses the colorimetric or ion
				electrode method to measure the fluoride concentration in the treated
				water.
(g) New or altered
				fluoridation facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
				Section 4.7 and Part 5 in
Recommended Standards for Water
				Works
as incorporated into Rule
				 62-555.330, F.A.C., and in
				accordance with
Water Fluoridation: A Manual for Engineers and
				Technicians
as incorporated into Rule
				 62-555.330,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.335 - Guidance Documents for Public Water Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following publications are adopted as financial,
				  managerial, and technical guidance to assist suppliers of water in achieving
				  compliance with Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-560, F.A.C. Each of these
				  publications is available from the publisher or source listed for the
				  publication. Specific portions of these publications may be referenced as
				  enforceable requirements in Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-560, F.A.C. But
				  otherwise, these publications are to be used only as guidance, and the specific
				  requirements contained in Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-560, F.A.C., shall
				  supersede the guidance in these publications.
(1)
Guidance Manual for Compliance
				with the Filtration and Disinfection Requirements for Public Water Systems
				Using Surface Water Sources
, March 1991 Edition, U.S. Environmental
				Protection Agency (USEPA). Available from the following sources:
(a) USEPA, Office of Ground Water and
				Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
				Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b)
				Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse for Sciences,
				Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1929 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH
				43210-1080.
(c) U.S. Department of
				Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,
				Springfield, VA 22161.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.340 - Disinfection and Bacteriological Evaluation of Public Water System Components

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
This section addresses disinfection and bacteriological
				  evaluation of the following public water system (PWS) components: treatment or
				  storage facilities and water mains. These PWS components shall be disinfected
				  to inactivate any microbiological contaminant that might have been introduced
				  into the facilities or mains during construction, alteration, repair, or
				  maintenance. For the purpose of this section, the phrase "water mains" shall
				  mean mains, including treatment plant process piping, conveying either raw,
				  partially treated, or finished drinking water; fire hydrant leads; and service
				  lines that are under the control of a PWS and that have an inside diameter of
				  three inches or greater. Disinfection of public water system wells and
				  bacteriological surveys and evaluations of such wells are addressed in
				  subsection  62-555.315(6),
				  F.A.C.
(1) Before new or altered
				treatment or storage facilities, new or altered water mains, and treatment or
				storage facilities and water mains taken out of operation for repair or
				maintenance that might lead to contamination of water are placed into, or
				returned to, operation, they shall be properly disinfected in accordance with
				the applicable American Water Works Association (AWWA) standard (i.e., AWWA
				Standard C651, C652, or C653) as incorporated into Rule
				 62-555.330, F.A.C., except that
				bacteriological evaluations to verify proper disinfection shall be conducted in
				accordance with subsection (2), below. This subsection does not apply to, and
				disinfection and bacteriological evaluations are not required for, the
				following treatment or storage facilities and water mains:
(a) Treatment or storage facilities and water
				mains that normally are treating, storing, or conveying surface water, or
				ground water under the direct influence of surface water, and that are located
				upstream of all filtration and disinfection treatment facilities;
(b) Disinfectant storage, feed, or
				application facilities;
(c)
				Treatment facilities handling residuals that are not recycled to the drinking
				water treatment train; and,
(d)
				Water mains that are repaired with clamping devices while remaining full of
				pressurized water.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.365 - Changes in Ownership of Public Water Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
At least 30 days before the proposed sale, or legal transfer
				  of ownership, of a public water system, the current owner of the system and the
				  proposed owner of the system shall jointly notify the Department in writing of
				  the proposed change in ownership of the system. The notification shall be
				  submitted to the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection District
				  Office or Approved County Health Department and shall include the following
				  information: the public water system name and identification number; the name
				  of the current owner of the system; the name of the proposed owner of the
				  system and the name, title, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and
				  e-mail address of a designated responsible official of the proposed owner; and
				  the proposed date for the change in ownership of the system.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.861(9) FS.
					 Law Implemented 403.861(14)
					 FS.
New 8-28-03.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.401 - General Permit for Construction of Lead or Copper Corrosion Control, or Iron or Manganese Sequestration, Treatment Facilities for Small or Medium Public Water Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A general permit is hereby granted to any
				small or medium system, as defined in Rule
				 62-550.200, F.A.C., for the
				construction of lead or copper corrosion control treatment facilities, provided
				that the facilities are designed in accordance with part III of this chapter
				and provided that:
(a) Per subsections
				 62-4.530(1)  and
				 62-555.520(2),
				F.A.C., the system notifies the Department at least 30 days before beginning
				construction using Form
				 62-555.900(18),
				Notice of Intent to Use the General Permit for Construction of Lead or Copper
				Corrosion Control, or Iron or Manganese Sequestration, Treatment Facilities for
				Small or Medium PWSs, as incorporated into subsection
				 62-555.520(2),
				F.A.C. The completed notice form shall be submitted to the appropriate
				Department of Environmental Protection District Office or Approved County
				Health Department and shall be accompanied by the permit processing fee
				described in subsection
				 62-555.520(6),
				and listed in paragraph
				 62-4.050(4)(p),
				F.A.C.
(b) The selected lead or
				copper corrosion control treatment is consistent with the guidance and
				recommendations in the
Lead and Copper Guidance Manual, Volume II:
				Corrosion Control Treatment
as adopted in Rule
				 62-555.335,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.405 - General Permit for Construction of Water Main Extensions for Public Water Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A general permit is hereby granted to any
				person for the construction of an extension to public water system mains
				conveying finished drinking water, provided that the extension is designed in
				accordance with part III of this chapter and provided that:
(a) Per subsections
				 62-4.530(1)  and
				 62-555.520(2),
				F.A.C., the person notifies the Department at least 30 days before beginning
				construction using Form
				 62-555.900(7),
				Notice of Intent to Use the General Permit for Construction of Water Main
				Extensions for PWSs, as incorporated into subsection
				 62-555.520(2),
				F.A.C. The completed notice form shall be submitted to the appropriate
				Department of Environmental Protection District Office or Approved County
				Health Department and shall be accompanied by the permit processing fee
				described in subsection
				 62-555.520(6),
				and listed in paragraph
				 62-4.050(4)(p),
				F.A.C.
(b) The public water system
				to which the water main extension will be connected has the capacity necessary
				to meet the design water demands of all customers to be served by the water
				main extension, and said public water system is in compliance with applicable
				planning requirements under Rule
				 62-555.348, F.A.C.; applicable
				cross-connection control requirements under Rule
				 62-555.360, and all other
				applicable rules in Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-699, F.A.C.
(c) Construction of the water main extension
				will not include construction of any drinking water treatment, pumping, or
				storage facilities or any conflict manholes.
(d) The water main extension will not be
				installed in areas contaminated by low-molecular-weight petroleum products or
				organic solvents.
(e) The water
				main extension will not interconnect previously separate public water systems
				or create a "new system" as described under subsection
				 62-555.525(1),
				F.A.C.
(f) No portion of the water
				main extension will remain dry following completion of
				construction.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.500 - General (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.861(2), (6),
					 (9) FS. Law Implemented
					 403.861(2), (6), (7),
					 (10) FS.
New 11-19-87, Formerly 17-22.710, Amended 1-18-89, Formerly
					 17-555.500, Amended 8-28-03, Repealed
					 11-26-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.525 - Capacity Development Provisions of Public Water System Permitting

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) This section applies to the following
				types of systems only. These are defined as "new systems" for the purposes of
				capacity development and referred to as "new systems" in this section.
(a) Entirely new community or non-transient
				non-community water systems constructed, or commencing operations, on or after
				October 1, 1999.
(b) Water systems
				that previously did not meet the definition of a community water system (CWS)
				or the definition of a non-transient non-community water system (NTNCWS) but
				that grow to become a CWS or NTNCWS through an infrastructure expansion
				constructed, or placed into operation, on or after October 1, 1999. Water
				systems that previously did not meet the definition of a CWS or the definition
				of an NTNCWS but that grow to become a CWS or NTNCWS by adding users without
				expanding their infrastructure are not considered "new systems" for the
				purposes of capacity development.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.528 - Applying for Reratings of Public Water System Treatment Plants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
This section addresses procedures for obtaining a rerating
				  (i.e., increase) of the permitted operating capacity of a drinking water
				  treatment plant when no construction is necessary for the rerating.
(1) A construction permit is required to
				document any rerating of the permitted operating capacity of any water
				treatment plant.
(2) Suppliers of
				water seeking to have the permitted operating capacity of a water treatment
				plant rerated shall submit to the appropriate Department of Environmental
				Protection District Office or Approved County Health Department a construction
				permit application using Form
				 62-555.900(1),
				Application for a Specific Permit to Construct PWS Components, as incorporated
				into subsection  62-555.520(2),
				F.A.C.
(3) Each construction permit
				application shall be accompanied by one copy of a rerating report as described
				in this subsection. Additional information may be required by the Department to
				clarify any construction permit application; to clarify any rerating report; or
				to demonstrate that any rerated water treatment plant will provide drinking
				water meeting all applicable standards in Chapter 62-550, F.A.C. The rerating
				report shall be prepared under the responsible charge of one or more
				professional engineers licensed in Florida and shall be signed, sealed, and
				dated by the professional engineer(s) in responsible charge, and the rerating
				report shall contain the following information:
(a) A brief description of the water
				treatment plant for which a rerating of the permitted operating capacity is
				being sought. The description of the plant shall include the information in
				subparagraphs 1. and 2., below.
1. The
				name/location of water sources for the plant and the number and capacity of
				wells and raw surface water pumps supplying water to the plant.
2. The name/location of the plant, the
				existing permitted operating capacity of the plant, the type of treatment
				provided at the plant, and the number and capacity of finished-water
				pumps.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.530 - Processing Applications or Notices for, and Issuing or Denying, Public Water System Construction Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Specific
				Construction Permits.
(a) The Department shall
				process each application for a specific permit in accordance with Rule
				 62-4.055, F.A.C.
(b) The Department shall review each specific
				permit application, including the preliminary design report or drawings,
				specifications, and design data accompanying the application, for the
				following:
1. Assurance of compliance with
				applicable primary or secondary drinking water standards, including treatment
				technique requirements, in Part III of Chapter 62-550, F.A.C. The construction
				permit applicant shall have the raw water from each new or altered drinking
				water source sampled and analyzed for applicable contaminants in accordance
				with Rule  62-550.550, F.A.C.
2. Assurance of compliance with subsection
				 62-524.650(2),
				F.A.C., if applicable. The construction permit applicant shall have the raw
				water from each new or altered drinking water source in a delineated area
				sampled and analyzed in accordance with Rule
				 62-524.600, F.A.C.
3. Compliance with applicable design and
				construction requirements in part III of this chapter. The construction permit
				applicant shall have the raw water from new or altered public water system
				wells sampled and analyzed in accordance with subsection
				 62-555.315(5),
				if applicable, and paragraph
				 62-555.315(6)(b),
				F.A.C.
4. Compliance with
				applicable permitting requirements, including capacity development
				requirements, in part V of this chapter.
(c) If the Department determines that a
				construction permit applicant has complied, or provided assurance of
				compliance, with applicable rules, the Department shall give the applicant a
				notice of permit issuance or a notice of intent to issue a permit in accordance
				with subsection  62-110.106(7),
				F.A.C. If the Department determines that a construction permit applicant has
				not complied, or provided assurance of compliance, with applicable rules, the
				Department shall give the applicant a notice of permit denial in accordance
				with subsection  62-110.106(7),
				F.A.C. All notices of permit denial shall contain the reasons for the
				denial.
(d) Under the circumstances
				described in paragraph
				 62-110.106(7)(a),
				F.A.C., the Department shall require the construction permit applicant to
				publish a notice of the Department's proposed action on an application for a
				specific permit and furnish proof of publication in accordance with subsections
				 62-110.106(5) and
				(9), F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-555 - PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 62-555.536 - Modification, Transfer, or Revocation of Public Water System Construction Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except as noted in paragraphs (a) and
				(b), below, a construction permit modification is required for changes to a
				permitted project, including any project noticed for use of a general
				construction permit.
(a) No construction
				permit modification is required for the types of project changes listed in
				subparagraphs 1. through 5., below. However, permittees shall submit written
				notification to the Department before making such changes. Each notification
				shall be submitted to the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection
				District Office or Approved County Health Department and shall include the
				following: a description of the scope, purpose, and location of the change; and
				assurance that the change will comply with applicable requirements in part III
				of this chapter, including applicable requirements in the engineering
				references listed in Rule
				 62-555.330, F.A.C. Permittees
				may begin such changes seven days after providing notification to the
				Department unless they are advised by the Department that the notification is
				incomplete or that a construction permit modification is required because the
				changes are not of a type listed under this paragraph.
1. Addition of, or changes to, work or
				alterations of the type described in paragraph
				 62-555.520(1)(c),
				F.A.C.
2. Addition of up to five
				percent more water main or 100 linear feet more water main, whichever is
				greater, at new locations within the same rights-of-way, easements, or sites,
				provided the additional water main will not pass through any conflict manholes,
				will not be installed in areas contaminated by low-molecular-weight petroleum
				products or organic solvents, will not connect previously separate public water
				systems or create a "new system" as described under subsection
				 62-555.525(1),
				F.A.C., and will not remain dry following completion of construction.
3. Addition of, or changes to, alternative
				construction features in accordance with subsection
				 62-555.314(5),
				F.A.C., due to unforeseen situations where it is not practicable to comply with
				the utility separation requirements in subsections
				 62-555.314(1) and
				(2), F.A.C.
4. Relocation of public water system
				components within the width of the same right-of-way or easement or within the
				same site. (Permittees may realign water mains to maintain required separation
				distances between the water mains and other utilities without submitting
				written notification to the Department.)
5. Changes in materials that will come into
				contact with drinking water or drinking water treatment chemicals and addition
				of, or changes in, drinking water additives or treatment chemicals that will be
				used or obtained under a construction project.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.310 - Violations

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Prohibited Acts.
(a) Failure by a supplier of water to comply
				with the requirements of Section
				 403.857, F.S., or dissemination
				by such supplier of any false or misleading information with respect to notices
				required pursuant to Section
				 403.857, F.S., or with respect
				to remedial actions being undertaken to achieve compliance with state primary
				and secondary drinking water standards.
(b) Failure by a supplier of water to comply
				with rules adopted pursuant to Section
				 403.853, F.S., or any rule
				adopted by the Department pursuant to the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act, or
				with conditions for variances, exemptions, or waivers authorized under Section
				 403.854, F.S.
(c) Failure by any person to comply with any
				order issued by the Department pursuant to the Florida Safe Drinking Water
				Act.
(d) Failure by a supplier of
				water to allow any duly authorized representative of the Department or of the
				Department of Health to conduct inspections pursuant to Section
				 403.858, F.S.
(e) Submission by any person of any false
				statement or representation in any application, record, report, plan or other
				document filed, or required to be filed by the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act,
				or rules adopted by the Department pursuant to its lawful authority.
(f) Failure by a supplier of water to comply
				with the requirements of a Department permit issued for constructing, altering,
				or extending a public water system.
(g) No supplier shall knowingly allow or
				encourage any operator in his employ to violate any rule or law related to
				treatment plant operation.
(h)
				Failure by a supplier of water to take corrective action to meet any applicable
				standard or treatment technique set forth in Chapters 62-550 and 62-555,
				F.A.C., and this chapter.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-560 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE › Section 62-560.430 - Public Notification - Secondary Standards

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Community
				water systems that exceed the secondary maximum contaminant level for fluoride
				shall provide notice to:
(a) All billing units
				annually;
(b) All new hookups or
				new billing units before or at the time service begins; and,
(c) The State Public Health
				Officer.