Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-621 - GENERIC PERMITS › Section 62-621.500 - Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Generic Permit for Discharges from Fresh
				Citrus Fruit Packinghouses to Percolation Ponds.
(a) The document "Generic Permit for
				Discharges from Fresh Citrus Fruit Packinghouses to Percolation Ponds, "
				document number  62-621.500(1)(a),
				issued by the Department and dated 09-06-2012, is hereby incorporated by
				reference and made part of this chapter. This document may be obtained by
				contacting either the local Department District Office, by writing the
				Department of Environmental Protection, Industrial Wastewater Section, Mail
				Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from
				the Department's website or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01549
.
(b) Form number
				 62-621.500(1)(b),
				Notice of Intent to Use the Generic Permit for Discharges from Fresh Citrus
				Fruit Packinghouses to Percolation Ponds, effective 9-6-2012, is hereby
				incorporated by reference and made part of this chapter. This form may be
				obtained by contacting either the local Department District Office, by writing
				the Department of Environmental Protection, Industrial Wastewater Section, Mail
				Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from
				the Department's website or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01550
.
(c) Definitions.
1. "Existing fresh citrus fruit packinghouse"
				or "existing facility" means a packinghouse which was in operation, under
				construction or under expansion on or before (effective date of this revised
				rule).
2. "Expanded fresh citrus
				fruit packinghouse" means a facility that increases the quantity of discharge
				flow.
3. "New fresh citrus fruit
				packinghouse" or "new facility" means a fresh citrus fruit packinghouse that
				begins construction after (effective date of this revised
				rule).
(d) Applicability
				and Coverage.
1. This generic permit
				authorizes:
a. Construction and operation of
				new or expanded fresh citrus fruit packinghouses under Section
				 403.814, F.S., that use
				percolation ponds to dispose wash water to ground water; and,
b. Operation of existing fresh citrus fruit
				packinghouses under Section
				 403.814, F.S., that use
				percolation ponds to dispose wash water to ground water.
2. This generic permit does not authorize:
a. Construction and operation of storm water
				management facilities under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S.,
b. Discharge of domestic wastewater,
c. Discharge of vehicle or mobile
				equipment wash water, or
d.
				Discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States under the National
				Pollutant Discharge Elimination System or surface waters of the
				state.
3. Existing
				facilities with current individual industrial wastewater permits or coverage
				under the generic permit adopted May 10, 2005, may submit DEP Form
				 62-621.500(1)(b),
				F.A.C., with Parts I, II, III and VI completed to convert directly to coverage
				under this generic permit, provided that,
a.
				The facility has no unresolved consent orders or notices of violation related
				to wastewater activities; and,
b.
				The facility certifies in DEP Form
				 62-621.500(1)(b),
				F.A.C., that it does not propose to expand its discharge flow as defined in
				subparagraph  62-621.500(1)(c) 
				2., F.A.C.
4. Coverage
				under this generic permit is available provided all criteria specified in the
				permit are met.
5. Coverage under
				this generic permit shall be effective upon written notification by the
				Department.
6. Coverage under this
				generic permit is limited to a term not to exceed five years from the effective
				date of coverage.
7. Fresh Citrus
				Fruit Packinghouses that do not qualify for coverage or do not choose to be
				covered under this generic permit shall:
a.
				Apply for an individual wastewater permit in compliance with Chapter 62-620,
				F.A.C., or
b. Obtain an exemption
				from permitting pursuant to Rule
				 62-4.040,
				F.A.C.
8. This generic
				permit does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility for obtaining any
				other permits required by the Department or any federal, state, or local
				agency.
9. This generic permit does
				not apply to citrus juice plants.
10. This generic permit does not apply to
				fresh citrus fruit packinghouses that use sprayfield type land application wash
				water disposal systems, or other types of land application wash water disposal
				systems not otherwise complying with the requirements of this
				rule.
(e) Exemptions.
				Fresh Citrus Fruit Packinghouses generating less than 5, 000 gallons of wash
				water per day during the operating season are exempt from the requirement to
				obtain a Department industrial wastewater permit if all of the following
				requirements are met:
1. The facility can
				document the volume of wash water generated.
2. Wash water is not discharged to surface
				waters or to ground waters through wells or sinkholes that allow direct contact
				with Class G-I, F-1 or G-II ground waters as defined in Chapter 62-520,
				F.A.C.,
3. The disposal of the
				facility's wash water does not cause or contribute to a violation of surface
				water and/or ground water quality standards; and,
4. Best Management Practices (BMPs) are
				implemented to minimize overflows and runoff from the land application site,
				and ensure proper pond maintenance.
(f) Requests for Coverage. Request for
				coverage under this generic permit shall be submitted to the appropriate
				district office of the Department. New or expanded facilities shall submit
				requests for coverage at least 30 days prior to planned commencement of
				construction. Facilities seeking conversion from individual permits and
				facilities seeking continued coverage shall submit requests at least 30 days
				prior to expiration of current permit coverage. All requests for coverage shall
				include the following:
1. Completed Notice of
				Intent to Use the Generic Permit for Discharges From Fresh Citrus Fruit
				Packinghouses to Percolation Ponds, DEP Form
				 62-621.500(1)(b),
2. Applicable generic permit fee
				pursuant to Rule  62-4.050, F.A.C., and Section
				 403.087, F.S., as specified in
				Form  62-621.500(1)(b),
				Notice of Intent to Use the Generic Permit for Discharges from Fresh Citrus
				Fruit Packinghouses to Percolation Ponds.