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 62-6.003 - Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) System Construction Permit - No portion
				  of an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system shall be installed, repaired,
				  altered, modified, abandoned or replaced until a construction permit has been
				  issued on Form DEP 4016, 08/09, Construction Permit, herein incorporated by
				  reference. If building construction has commenced, the system construction
				  permit shall be valid for an additional 90 days beyond the eighteen month
				  expiration date. A fee shall not be charged for a repair permit issued within
				  12 months from the date of final authorization of the onsite sewage treatment
				  and disposal system. If a construction or repair permit for an onsite sewage
				  treatment and disposal system is transferred to another person the date of the
				  construction or repair permit shall not be amended, but shall run from the date
				  of original issuance prior to the transfer. Servicing or replacing with like
				  kind mechanical or electrical parts of an approved onsite sewage treatment and
				  disposal system; pumping of septage from a system; or making minor structural
				  corrections to a tank, or distribution box, does not constitute a
				  repair.
(2) System Inspection -
				  Before covering with earth and before placing a system into service, a person
				  installing or constructing any portion of an onsite sewage treatment and
				  disposal system shall notify the Department of the completion of the
				  construction activities and shall have the system inspected by the Department
				  for compliance with the requirements of this chapter, except as noted in
				  subsection  62-6.003(3),
				  F.A.C., for repair installations.
(a) If the
				  system construction is approved after an inspection by the Department, the
				  Department shall issue a "Construction Approval" notice to the
				  installer.
(b) If the system
				  installation does not pass the construction inspection on any type of system
				  installation, the installer shall make all required corrections and notify the
				  Department of the completion of the work prior to reinspection of the system. A
				  reinspection fee shall be charged to the installer for each additional
				  inspection leading up to construction approval.
(c) Final installation approval shall not be
				  granted until the Department has confirmed that all requirements of this
				  chapter, including building construction and lot grading are in compliance with
				  plans and specifications submitted with the permit application.
1. In addition, if the system was designed by
				  an engineer, who shall be licensed in the State of Florida, the Department
				  shall require the design engineer or the design engineer's designee, who shall
				  be a licensed engineer, to certify that the installed system complies with the
				  approved design and installation requirements. Single family residences are
				  excluded from this requirement, however, all changes to the engineering
				  specifications shall be approved by the design engineer.
2. If additional site visits after the
				  construction approval inspection are necessary to establish the compliance of
				  the building construction and lot grading, or to establish the compliance with
				  any provision of this chapter, a reinspection fee shall be charged to the
				  permit applicant for each inspection of the building and site leading to the
				  final installation approval.
3. If
				  an operating permit is required for the onsite sewage treatment and disposal
				  system, final installation approval shall not be granted until the operating
				  permit application and fee have been received by the
				  Department.
(d) Where an
				  establishment is serviced by an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system,
				  Section  381.0065(4),
				  F.S., shall govern when occupancy of a building can be allowed. "Approved"
				  installation does not imply that a system will perform satisfactorily for a
				  specific period of time.
(e)
				  Systems which are required to have an annual or biennial operating permit and
				  the structures which they serve shall be inspected by the Department at least
				  once per year during the term of the permit to determine compliance with the
				  terms of the operating permit.