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Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.580 - Use of Operator Examinations

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Operator
				examinations will be developed by or for the Department, or the Department will
				use available national operator examinations.
(2) A national examination is an examination
				developed by or for a national or multi-state professional association, board,
				council, or society (hereinafter referred to as organization) and administered
				for the purpose of assessing entry-level skills necessary to protect the
				health, safety, and welfare of the public from incompetent practice and meets
				the following standards:
(a) The purpose of
				the examination shall be to establish entry-level standards of practice that
				shall be common to all practitioners;
(b) The practice of the profession at the
				national level must be defined through an occupational survey with a
				representative sample of all practitioners and professional practices; and,
(c) The examination must assess
				the scope of practice and the entry skills defined by the national occupational
				survey.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.600 - Fees for Operator Examinations and Licensure

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following fees are required for the activities associated
				  with operator examination and licensing.
(1) Applicants for operator examinations
				shall submit the following fees with the application. All application fees are
				non-refundable.
Examination Class or Level
Application Fee
Examination Fee
Class A Treatment Plant Operator
$25.00
$75.00
Class B Treatment Plant Operator
$25.00
$75.00
Class C Treatment Plant Operator
$25.00
$75.00
Class D Treatment Plant Operator
$25.00
$50.00
Level 1 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$50.00
Level 2 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$50.00
Level 3 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$50.00
Level 4 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$50.00
(2)
				Applicants for operator licenses shall submit the following fees with the
				application. All application fees are non-refundable.
License Class or Level
Application Fee
License Fee
Class A Treatment Plant Operator
$50.00
$50.00
Class B Treatment Plant Operator
$50.00
$50.00
Class C Treatment Plant Operator
$50.00
$50.00
Class D Treatment Plant Operator
$25.00
$25.00
Level 1 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$25.00
Level 2 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$25.00
Level 3 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$25.00
Level 4 Water Distribution System Operator
$25.00
$25.00
(3)
				All operators holding a Class A, B, or C treatment plant operator license shall
				renew their license biennially and pay a non-refundable $75.00 fee to the
				Department before a renewal license will be issued. Operators holding a Class D
				treatment plant operator license or a Level 1, 2, 3, or 4 water distribution
				system operator license shall renew their license biennially and pay a
				non-refundable $50.00 fee to the Department before a renewal license will be
				issued.
(4) To obtain a duplicate
				license or wall certificate, the licensee must submit a written request and pay
				$25.00 for each duplicate requested.
(5) To reactivate an inactive license, a
				reactivation fee of $100.00 shall be paid in addition to the specified biennial
				license renewal fee.
(6) The fees
				stated in subsections (1) through (3), above, shall be $10 for an application,
				$10.00 for an examination, and $10.00 for a license or license renewal for
				wards of the state upon submission of written evidence, with the examination or
				license application or renewal notice, to the Department that said individual
				is a ward of the state.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.869 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.871,
					 403.872,
					 403.874
					 FS.
New 12-30-99, Amended 2-6-02, Amended
					 10-15-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.660 - Technical Manuals

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following technical manuals are incorporated by reference
				  herein and are to be used to establish professionally accepted treatment plant
				  or water distribution system operation. These manuals are available from the
				  sources listed below.
(1) Domestic
				Wastewater Treatment Plants.
(a)
Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants
, Volume I. Sixth
				Edition, 2004. California State University Sacramento, Office of Water
				Programs, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, California 95819-6025.
(b)
Operation of Wastewater Treatment
				Plants
, Volume II. Sixth Edition, 2003. California State University
				Sacramento, Office of Water Programs, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, California
				95819-6025.
(c)
Advanced
				Waste Treatment.
Fifth Edition, 2006. California State University
				Sacramento, Office of Water Programs, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, California
				95819-6025.
(d)
Small
				Wastewater Systems Operation and Maintenance,
Volume I. First Edition,
				1997. California State University Sacramento, Office of Water Programs, 6000 J
				Street, Sacramento, California 95819-6025.
(e)
Small Wastewater Systems
				Operation and Maintenance,
Volume II. First Edition, 2002. California
				State University Sacramento, Office of Water Programs, 6000 J Street,
				Sacramento, California 95819-6025.
(f)
Operation of Municipal Wastewater
				Treatment Plants,
Volumes I-III, WEF Manual of Practice 11. Fifth
				Edition, 1996. Water Environment Federation, Publications Order Department, 601
				Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1994.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.700 - Operator Licensing

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Department shall issue an appropriate license to each
				  applicant who has met all the license requirements for a specific class or
				  level.
(1) The effective date of the
				license shall be the date the applicant is notified by the Department and the
				license shall expire at the end of the current biennium except for instances
				where the initial operator license became effective within 12 months before the
				current biennium. These licenses will remain effective until the end of the
				following biennial period.
(2)
				Licenses shall be renewed in accordance with Rule
				 62-602.710, F.A.C.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of the
				licensee to keep the Department informed of any changes in information or new
				information that the Department requires, including changes in the current
				mailing address and name changes.
(b) Licensees shall send their requests for
				changes to the Department's master file to the Department of Environmental
				Protection, Operator Certification Program, Mail Station 3506, 2600 Blair Stone
				Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(c) Name change requests shall be in writing
				with supporting legal documentation.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.710 - Renewal of Operator Licenses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All active
				licenses remain active until the end of the current biennium as indicated on
				the license, except as specified in subsection
				 62-602.700(1),
				and Rule  62-602.870, F.A.C. The effective
				date of an active license shall be the first day of the current biennium or the
				date the required renewal fee and documentation of completion of CEUs are
				received, whichever is later. Each biennium extends through the 30th of April
				of odd numbered years.
(2) At least
				90 days before an active license expires, the Department shall mail renewal
				notices to the operator's last address of record. However, failure to receive a
				renewal notice shall not excuse the licensee from timely renewal.
(3) To retain an active status following the
				end of each biennium, the following must be submitted to the Department in a
				timely manner.
(a) The current name, address,
				social security number, and the license type and level.
(b) A certification acknowledging the
				following:
1. Completion of all requirements
				for license renewal set forth by the Department,
2. That during the upcoming licensure period
				the applicant may be required to produce proof that all license renewal
				requirements for that licensure period were met; and,
3. That failure to comply with license
				renewal requirements, or making a false statement as to such compliance, will
				subject the applicant to disciplinary action or criminal
				prosecution.
(c)
				Submittal of the renewal notice is acceptable for paragraph (a) and (b), above,
				if the correct, current information required above is provided and the notice
				is signed by the licensee.
(d) The
				fee specified in subsection
				 62-602.600(3) or
				(7), F.A.C.
(e) Documentation of successful completion of
				CEUs as required in subsection
				 62-602.710(4),
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.720 - Inactive Status of License; Reactivation Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any
				license shall revert to inactive status if the requirements of subsection
				 62-602.710(3),
				F.A.C., have not been met.
(2) A
				licensee with an inactive status may apply to reactivate the license during the
				two-year period following the deadline for the last renewal cycle.
(3) To reactivate the license, the licensee
				shall meet the requirements in subsection
				 62-602.710(3),
				F.A.C., including submitting the renewal fee, and shall submit the reactivation
				fee specified in subsection
				 62-602.600(5),
				F.A.C.
(4) The license of an
				inactive licensee that does not achieve active status within two years
				following the end of the most recent licensing period shall be expired (null
				and void), and subsequent licensure will require meeting all the requirements
				for the type, and class or level of license sought.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.869 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.1832,
					 403.8533,
					 403.874
					 FS.
New 12-30-99, Amended 10-15-07,
					 1-24-10.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.750 - Denial of Application or Renewal of Licenses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				Department shall deny an application for license examination, license issuance,
				or renewal of a license for any of the following reasons:
(a) Submission of false or misleading
				information on the license application or renewal request.
(b) Submission of a non-redeemable check with
				the license application or renewal request.
(c) Failure to supply information needed to
				complete the application or renewal request.
(d) Failure to pass the appropriate
				examination.
(e) Fraud or cheating
				on an examination.
(f) Revoked or
				suspended license in Florida or another state.
(g) Any of the reasons listed in Rule
				 62-602.800,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.800 - Grounds for Disciplinary Proceedings

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following acts or omissions are grounds for disciplinary
				  actions:
(1) Practicing as a licensed
				operator on a revoked, suspended, or inactive license.
(2) Any operator of a public water system or
				domestic wastewater treatment plant, licensed operator, supplier of water, or
				permittee of a domestic wastewater treatment plant who employs any person to
				perform the duties of an operator, as identified in Rule
				 62-602.650, F.A.C., who is not
				licensed.
(3) Any person fulfilling
				operator staffing requirements under Chapter 62-699, F.A.C., without an active
				license of the appropriate level and type.
(4) An operator performing treatment plant or
				water distribution system operation in a manner that is not consistent with
				standard operating practices.
(5)
				An operator who has knowingly or negligently submitted misleading, false, or
				inaccurate information as documentation for licensure, laboratory results, or
				operational reports.
(6) Failure to
				maintain required reports or records required to be maintained by operators by
				the Department.
(7) Failure to
				comply with any provision of Sections
				 403.865 through
				 403.876, F.S., this chapter, or
				Department rules pertaining to water or domestic wastewater treatment plants or
				water distribution systems.
(8)
				Failure to comply with an order of the Department previously entered in a
				disciplinary action.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.869 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.1832,
					 403.8533,
					 403.875,
					 403.876
					 FS.
New 12-30-99, Amended 2-6-02,
					 10-15-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.870 - Suspension and Revocation of Operator License

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				Department shall, depending on aggravating and mitigating circumstances, in
				addition to a fine, suspend a license for a period not to exceed 2 years for
				any of the following reasons:
(a) Submission
				of false or misleading information in an application for license or for renewal
				of a license.
(b) Cheating on an
				examination.
(c) Incompetence in
				the performance of duties of an operator that results in a treatment plant or
				water distribution system, under the direct charge of the operator, being
				operated in a manner inconsistent with standard operating
				practice.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.880 - Consecutive Public Water System Operator Licenses (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.869,
					 403.872 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.1842,
					 403.872
					 FS.
New 2-6-02, Amended 10-15-07, Repealed
					 2-16-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-602 - WATER OR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 62-602.900 - Forms for the Operator Certification Program (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.869 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.876
					 FS.
New 12-30-99, Amended 2-6-02, 10-15-07, Repealed
					 2-16-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-603 - DETERGENTS › Section 62-603.100 - Scope of Rule and Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Scope of
				Rule. Pursuant to Chapter 72-53, Laws of Florida, these rules and regulations
				are adopted to ensure that no detergents reasonably found to have a harmful or
				deleterious effect on human health or on the environment are sold in Florida
				after December 31, 1972.
(2)
				Definitions.
(a) "Department" is the State of
				Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(b) "Detergent" is any synthetic surface
				active product in any form used with water for laundry (including presoaking),
				household, institutional, industrial, or other washing purposes.
(c) "Recommended Use Level" means the amount
				of detergent recommended by the manufacturer for use per wash load, at which
				level said detergent effectively will perform its intended function. Said
				recommendation for use per wash load level shall be that amount generally
				recommended for the product on the package without reference or regard to other
				language on the package which relates to geographical location or legal
				limitation imposed in a particular location.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-603 - DETERGENTS › Section 62-603.300 - General Prohibitions and Exemptions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General
				Prohibitions.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any
				person, firm or corporation to sell, offer to expose for sale, give or furnish
				any detergent, other than powdered household laundry detergents with
				recommended use levels of 1/4 cup (2 oz.) or less per load, containing more
				than eight and seven-tenths percent (8.7%) of phosphorus by weight, expressed
				as elemental phosphorus, within Florida after December 31, 1972.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
				or corporation to sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any household
				laundry detergent which requires a recommended use level of said detergent
				containing more than seven grams (7 gms.) of phosphorus by weight, expressed as
				elemental phosphorus, within Florida after December 31,
				1972.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-604 - COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES › Section 62-604.100 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) These rules are intended to assure that
				all waters of the state shall be free from components of wastewater discharges
				which, alone or in combination with other substances, are acutely toxic; are
				present in concentrations which are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic to
				humans, animals, or aquatic species; or otherwise pose a serious threat to the
				public health, safety, and welfare.
(2) As appropriate, Chapter 62-604, F.A.C.,
				shall be used in conjunction with other Department rules relating to the design
				and operation and maintenance of domestic wastewater collection/transmission
				systems.
(3) Requirements in this
				rule shall apply to both public and private domestic wastewater
				collection/transmission systems.
(4) Requirements in this chapter do not apply
				to reclaimed water distribution lines. Requirements for permitting, design and
				construction of reclaimed water distribution systems are in Chapter 62-610,
				F.A.C., and Chapter 62-620, F.A.C.
(5) Specific activities required to obtain a
				permit are in Rule  62-604.600, F.A.C.
(6) Individual service connections from
				single family residences are not required to be permitted by the
				Department.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.061,
					 403.087 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.021,
					 403.061,
					 403.062,
					 403.085,
					 403.086,
					 403.087,
					 403.088
					 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 6-4-92, Formerly 17-604.100, Amended
					 12-26-96, 11-6-03, 10-4-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-604 - COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES › Section 62-604.120 - Variations from Requirements (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.061,
					 403.087 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.021,
					 403.061,
					 403.062,
					 403.085,
					 403.086,
					 403.087,
					 403.088
					 FS.
New 11-27-89, Formerly 17-604.120, Amended 12-26-96,
					 11-6-03, Repealed 2-16-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-604 - COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES › Section 62-604.130 - Prohibitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following acts and the causing thereof are
				  prohibited.
(1) The release or
				disposal of excreta, sewage, or other wastewaters or biosolids without
				providing proper treatment approved by the Department; construction or
				operation of a wastewater collection system not in compliance with this rule;
				or any act otherwise violating provisions of this rule or of any other rules of
				the Department.
(2) Violations of
				the odor prohibition in subsection
				 62-296.320(2),
				F.A.C.
(3) Cross-connection, as
				defined in rule  62-550.200, F.A.C.
(4) Except to augment the supply of reclaimed
				water when all conditions of paragraph
				 62-610.472(3)(c),
				F.A.C., are met, the deliberate introduction of stormwater in any amount into
				collection/transmission systems designed solely for the introduction (and
				conveyance) of domestic/industrial wastewater and/or the deliberate
				introduction of stormwater into collection/transmission systems designed for
				the introduction or conveyance of combinations of storm and domestic/industrial
				wastewater in amounts which may reduce the efficiency of pollutant removal by
				the treatment plant.
(5) The
				acceptance, by the operating authority of a collection/transmission system or
				by the permittee of a treatment plant, of connections of wastewater discharges
				which have not received necessary pretreatment as defined in Rule
				 62-625.200, F.A.C., or which
				contain materials or pollutants (other than domestic wastewater constituents):
(a) Which may cause fire or explosion
				hazards, or
(b) Which may cause
				excessive corrosion or other deterioration of wastewater facilities due to
				chemical action or pH levels, or
(c) Which are solid or viscous and obstruct
				flow or otherwise interfere with wastewater facility operations or treatment,
				or
(d) Which result in the
				wastewater temperature at the introduction of the treatment plant exceeding
				40°C or otherwise inhibiting treatment, or
(e) Which result in the presence of toxic
				gases, vapors, or fumes that may cause worker health and safety
				problems.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-604 - COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES › Section 62-604.400 - Design/Performance Considerations

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All new
				collection/transmission systems and modifications of existing systems for which
				construction permits are required by the Department shall be designed:
(a) In accordance with sound engineering
				practices to provide reasonable assurance the collection/transmission system
				will meet the requirements of this chapter;
(b) To be located on public right-of-ways,
				land owned by the permittee, or easements;
(c) Except as provided in Chapter 62-532,
				F.A.C., to be located no closer than 100 feet from a public drinking water
				supply well and no closer than 75 feet from a private drinking water supply
				well unless the applicant provides documentation accompanying the permit
				application showing that another alternative will result in an equivalent level
				of reliability and public health protection; and,
(d) To preclude the deliberate introduction
				of storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
				swimming pool drainage, air conditioning system condensate water, non-contact
				cooling water except as provided by subsection
				 62-610.668(1),
				F.A.C., and sources of uncontaminated wastewater. However,
				collection/transmission systems may be designed to augment the supply of
				reclaimed water when all conditions of paragraph
				 62-610.472(3)(c),
				F.A.C., are met.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-604 - COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES › Section 62-604.550 - Abnormal Events

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The provisions of rule
				 62-604.550, F.A.C., are
				applicable to both new and existing domestic wastewater collection/transmission
				systems.
(2) The owner/operator of
				the collection/transmission system shall report to the Department all
				unauthorized releases or spills of wastewater to surface or ground waters from
				its collection/transmission system or any other abnormal events as described
				below:
(a) For unauthorized releases or
				spills in excess of 1, 000 gallons per incident, or other abnormal events where
				information indicates that public health or the environment will be endangered,
				oral reports shall be provided to the Department by calling the State WATCH
				OFFICE toll free number (800)320-0519 as soon as practicable, but no later than
				24 hours from the time that the owner/operator becomes aware of the discharge.
				The owner/operator, to the extent known, shall provide the following
				information to the State Watch Office:
1.
				Name, address, and telephone number of person reporting,
2. Name, address, and telephone number of
				owner/operator of the collection/transmission system or responsible person for
				the discharge,
3. Date and time of
				the discharge and status of discharge (ongoing or ceased),
4. Characteristics of the wastewater spilled
				or released (untreated or treated, industrial or domestic wastewater),
5. Estimated amount of the
				discharge,
6. Location or address
				of the discharge,
7. Source and
				cause of the discharge,
8. Whether
				the discharge was contained on-site, and cleanup actions taken to date,
9. Description of area affected by
				the discharge, including name of water body affected, if any; and,
10. Other persons or agencies
				contacted.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-604 - COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES › Section 62-604.600 - Procedure to Obtain Construction Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except as
				noted in subsection (2), below, either a general or individual construction
				permit is required for the construction or modification of any
				collection/transmission system in accordance with subsections (6) and (7),
				below.
(2) The following activities
				do not require a collection system permit.
(a)
				Replacement of any facilities with new facilities of the same capacity at the
				same location as the facilities being replaced, except for pump stations that
				do not meet the requirements of paragraphs
				 62-604.400(2)(a) 
				-(e), F.A.C.;
(b) Construction of
				an individual service connection from a single family residence or construction
				of any single gravity or non-gravity individual service connection from a
				single building to a gravity collection system; however, construction of a
				non-gravity connection from other than a single family residence to an existing
				force main system requires a permit;
(c) Construction of a low pressure (grinder
				pump or STEP) or vacuum sewer individual service connection where the system
				serving the area has been previously permitted by the Department;
(d) Installation of odor control
				facilities;
(e) Modifications
				associated with routine maintenance, or
(f) Modifications associated with ancillary
				and electrical equipment and structures.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-604 - COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES › Section 62-604.700 - Placing Collection/Transmission Systems into Operation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				following requirements apply to collection/transmission systems permitted under
				the general permit and to collection/ transmission systems permitted under the
				individual permit.
(2) Upon
				completion of construction of the collection/transmission system, and before
				placing the facilities into operation for any purpose other than testing for
				leaks or testing equipment operation, the permittee shall electronically submit
				using the Department's Business Portal at
http://www.fldepportal.com/go/
,
				Form  62-604.300(3)(b),
				Notification of Completion of Construction for a Domestic Wastewater
				Collection/Transmission System, (adopted and incorporated by reference in
				paragraph  62-604.300(3)(b),
				F.A.C., effective October 4, 2021),
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?Noo=Ref-13560
).
				If construction of the collection/transmission system was permitted by a
				delegated local program, the permittee shall submit Form
				 62-604.300(3)(b) 
				to the delegated local program instead, and follow the requirements of the
				delegated local program.
(3) New or
				modified collection/transmission facilities can be placed into operation 3 days
				after Form  62-604.300(3)(b),
				(adopted and incorporated by reference in paragraph
				 62-604.300(3)(b),
				F.A.C., effective October 4, 2021,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13560
),
				is submitted and received by the Department or delegated local program,
				provided no substantial deviations are noted on Form
				 62-604.300(3)(b) 
				and the Department or delegated local program does not notify the permittee of
				public health or environmental concerns regarding placing the facilities into
				operation.
(4) When substantial
				deviations are noted on Form
				 62-604.300(3)(b),
				(adopted and incorporated by reference in paragraph
				 62-604.300(3)(b),
				F.A.C., effective October 4, 2021,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13560
),
				new or modified collection/transmission facilities can be placed into operation
				10 days after Form  62-604.300(3)(b) 
				is submitted unless the Department or delegated local program notifies the
				permittee of public health or environmental concerns regarding placing the
				facilities into operation.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.814(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 403.061,
					 403.087,
					 403.088,
					 403.814
					 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 6-4-92, Formerly 17-604.700, Amended
					 12-26-96, 11-6-03, 10-4-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-606 - RELEASES FROM GAMBLING VESSELS › Section 62-606.100 - Scope, Purpose, and Applicability

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The purpose
				of this chapter is to implement the provisions of Section
				 376.25, F.S. This section
				requires certain gambling vessels to register with the Department and to report
				to the Department any release of waste into Florida coastal waters. This
				section also requires owners of berths that are registered by gambling vessels
				to provide certain waste services and requires the Department to maintain on
				its website an estimate of the minimum waste-service demand for each
				berth.
(2) Applicability.
				Requirements in this chapter:
(a) Apply to
				gambling vessels as defined in Section
				 376.25(2)(e),
				F.S., and in subsection
				 62-606.200(4),
				F.A.C.;
(b) Apply to owners of
				waterfront-landing facilities that are registered by gambling vessels as a
				berth location;
(c) Are intended to
				supplement and not to conflict with federal law;
(d) Do not authorize violation of a valid
				NPDES permit governing releases from a gambling vessel. As used in this
				subparagraph, the term "NPDES permit" means an activity subject to regulation
				by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under s. 402 of the Clean
				Water Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, as amended,
				33 U.S.C. ss.
				1251 et seq.; and,
(e) Do not apply to cruise ships as defined
				in 33 C.F.R.
				101.105, as of July 1, 2009, hereby adopted
				and incorporated by reference.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-606 - RELEASES FROM GAMBLING VESSELS › Section 62-606.300 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The owner
				or operator of a gambling vessel registered under Rule
				 62-606.400, F.A.C., shall
				designate and continuously maintain an agent for service of process as required
				by Sections  376.25 and
				 607.0505, F.S.
(2) Hazardous waste will be managed in
				accordance with Chapter 62-730, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 376.25 FS. Law Implemented
					 376.25
					 FS.
New 4-4-10.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-606 - RELEASES FROM GAMBLING VESSELS › Section 62-606.400 - Registration and Verification Requirements and Fees

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For each
				calendar year in which the owner or operator of a gambling vessel intends to
				operate, or cause or allow to be operated, a gambling vessel in coastal waters,
				the owner or operator of the gambling vessel shall register with the
				Department, except as provided in subsection
				 62-606.400(2),
				F.A.C. The owner or operator shall register with the Department by submitting
				DEP Form  62-606.400(4)(a),
				Gambling Vessel Registration Form, effective date 4-4-10, hereby adopted and
				incorporated by reference, with the registration fee established in subsection
				 62-606.400(5),
				F.A.C. The form shall be submitted in accordance with the schedule provided in
				subsection  62-606.400(3),
				F.A.C.
(2) Any gambling vessel that
				annually verifies to the Department that the gambling vessel operates a marine
				waste treatment system that produces sterile, clear, and odorless reuse water
				without generating solid waste and that eliminates the need to pump out or dump
				wastes is exempt from registering in accordance with subsection
				 62-606.400(1),
				F.A.C. To verify the adequacy of the marine waste treatment system, the
				gambling vessel shall submit Form
				 62-606.400(4)(b),
				Verification of Marine Waste Treatment System, effective date 4-4-10, hereby
				adopted and incorporated by reference, to the Department. A marine waste
				treatment system shall be determined to meet the above criteria if it meets all
				primary and secondary drinking water standards in Chapter 62-550, F.A.C., and
				the following:
(a) The marine waste treatment
				system does not generate any solid waste as described in Chapter 62-730,
				F.A.C.;
(b) No waste is pumped out
				or dumped in Florida coastal waters or at waterfront landing facilities in
				Florida; and,
(c) All hazardous
				waste is managed in accordance with Chapter 62-730, F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-606 - RELEASES FROM GAMBLING VESSELS › Section 62-606.500 - Notification of Releases into Coastal Waters

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except as
				provided in subsection
				 62-606.500(2),
				F.A.C., if a gambling vessel releases any waste into coastal waters, the owner
				or operator shall immediately, but no later than 24 hours after the release,
				notify the Department of the release. Notification shall be provided to the
				Department by calling the STATE WARNING POINT TOLL FREE NUMBER (800)320-0519
				and shall include the following information:
(a) Name/call sign of gambling
				vessel;
(b) Hull identification
				number;
(c) Name, address, and
				telephone number of person reporting;
(d) Name, address, and telephone number of
				owner or operator of the gambling vessel;
(e) Date of the release;
(f) Time of the release;
(g) Location of the release using a
				geographic coordinate system reporting latitude and longitude referenced to the
				World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 1984) datum;
(h) Volume of the release;
(i) Source and cause of the release; and,
(j) Remedial actions taken to
				prevent future releases.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-606 - RELEASES FROM GAMBLING VESSELS › Section 62-606.600 - Waterfront-landing Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The owner of each waterfront-landing facility that is
				  registered as a gambling vessel's berth location shall:
(1) Establish procedures for the release of
				waste from gambling vessels at the facility and, upon request, provide the
				procedures to the Department;
(2)
				Make available a waste-management service that has the capability, at minimum,
				of handling and disposing of the facility's minimum waste-service demand. Upon
				request, the waterfront-landing facility shall provide documentation to the
				Department of the level of waste-service demand available; and,
(3) Not collect fees that exceed the direct
				and indirect costs associated with making waste-management services
				available.
Rulemaking Authority
					 376.25 FS. Law Implemented
					 376.25
					 FS.
New 4-4-10.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-610 - REUSE OF RECLAIMED WATER AND LAND APPLICATION › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-610.110 - Applicability (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
						403.061,
						403.087 FS. Law Implemented
						403.021,
						403.061,
						403.062,
						403.085,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088
						FS.
New 4-4-89, Amended 4-2-90, Formerly 17-610.110, Repealed
						1-9-96.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-610 - REUSE OF RECLAIMED WATER AND LAND APPLICATION › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-610.300 - General Technical Guidance, Related Rules, Technical Publications and Forms

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The technical standards and criteria
				  contained in the following standard manuals and technical publications listed
				  below are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be applied, if applicable,
				  in determining whether permits allowing construction, modification or
				  implementation of reuse and land application projects shall be issued or
				  denied. A copy of each publication may be obtained by contacting the
				  Department's Wastewater Management Program, Mail Station 3545, 2600 Blair Stone
				  Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(a)
				  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. Design Criteria for Mechanical,
				  Electric, and Fluid System and Component Reliability-MCD-05. Environmental
				  Quality Instructional Resources Center, The Ohio State University, 200 Chambers
				  Road, Room 310, Columbus, Ohio 43212, incorporated by reference herein
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13362
.
(b) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
				  1977. Procedures Manual for Groundwater Monitoring at Solid Waste Disposal
				  Facilities. National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,
				  Springfield, Virginia 22161, incorporated by reference herein
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13363
.
(c) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil
				  Conservation Service, 1973. Drainage of Agricultural Land. Water Information
				  Center, Inc., 125 East Bethpage Road, Plainview, New York 11803, incorporated
				  by reference herein
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13364
.
(d) Florida Department of Transportation,
				  1985. Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System. Procedure No.
				  550-010-001-A. Florida Department of Transportation, Maps and Publications
				  Sales, Mail Station 12, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450,
				  incorporated by reference herein
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13365
.
(e) Florida Department of Environmental
				  Regulation, 1991. Guidelines for Preparation of Reuse Feasibility Studies for
				  Applicants Having Responsibility for Wastewater Management. Information Center,
				  2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, incorporated by
				  reference herein
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13366
.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-610 - REUSE OF RECLAIMED WATER AND LAND APPLICATION › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-610.310 - Engineering Report

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In accordance with the requirements and
				  provisions of Chapters 62-600 and 62-620, F.A.C., an engineering report shall
				  be submitted in support of permit applications for new or expanded reuse or
				  land application projects. The engineering report will serve as the preliminary
				  design report for reuse and land application projects. The requirement for an
				  engineering report for modifications of existing systems and for those existing
				  facilities which have had past violations of permit conditions or water quality
				  standards shall be a case-by-case determination by the Department based on the
				  frequency and severity of past violations, the potential for adverse effects on
				  reclaimed water quality and on surface and ground water quality, and the scope
				  of proposed modifications.
(2)
				  Abbreviated Report.
(a) The Department shall
				  accept an abbreviated engineering report if any of the following conditions
				  exist:
1. The project involves only expansion
				  of existing sites.
2. The treatment
				  facilities and the reuse or disposal facilities are all Type III
				  facilities.
3. The reuse system
				  involves only slow-rate land application systems in public access
				  areas.
4. The project involves
				  slow-rate land application and meets both of the following conditions:
a. The average annual hydraulic loading rate
				  shall not exceed 0.5 inches per week; and,
b. No percolation to ground water is used in
				  the water balance calculations included in the abbreviated engineering
				  report.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-610 - REUSE OF RECLAIMED WATER AND LAND APPLICATION › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-610.320 - Operation and Maintenance Requirements and Operating Protocols

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Land application systems shall be
				  operated and maintained to achieve applicable waste treatment requirements,
				  before final release of reclaimed water or effluent to the environment, as
				  required in this chapter.
(a) Where all land
				  used as part of the treatment/reuse/disposal system is under the direct control
				  of the permittee for the useful life of the facilities, an operator shall
				  perform the duties for which he is certified under Chapter 62-602, F.A.C. The
				  permittee shall maintain control over, and be responsible for, all activities
				  inherent to all reuse and land application systems (e.g., crop removal) to
				  ensure that the entire reuse or waste treatment system operates as approved by
				  the Department.
(b) Where the
				  wastewater treatment plant permittee reuses reclaimed water or disposes of
				  effluent using property owned by another party, a binding agreement between the
				  involved parties is required to ensure that construction, operation,
				  maintenance, and monitoring meet the requirements of Chapters 62-600, 62-620
				  and 62-610, F.A.C. Such binding agreements are required for all reuse or
				  disposal sites not owned by the permittee. The permittee shall retain primary
				  responsibility for ensuring compliance with all requirements of the Florida
				  Administrative Code.
Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-610 - REUSE OF RECLAIMED WATER AND LAND APPLICATION › Part I - GENERAL › Section 62-610.330 - Pretreatment Programs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A
				  pretreatment program shall be developed and implemented, in accordance with
				  Chapter 62-625, F.A.C., for reuse projects regulated under Part III or V of
				  this chapter or under Rule
				   62-610.525, F.A.C., if the
				  wastewater facility receives discharges from significant industrial users, as
				  defined in Rule  62-625.200, F.A.C. Pretreatment
				  program requirements apply only to public utilities, as defined in Rule
				   62-625.200, F.A.C.
(2) A pretreatment program shall not be
				  required for Part III or V reuse projects, if the applicant indicates on
				  Application Form 2A, Permit for Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Reuse or
				  Disposal Facility (adopted and incorporated by reference in Rule
				   62-620.910(2),
				  effective June 1, 2001,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13383
),
				  that the wastewater facility has no significant industrial users, as defined in
				  Rule  62-625.200, F.A.C., and that no
				  significant industrial users are anticipated during the next five-year permit
				  period. To continue the pretreatment program exemption, subsequent permit
				  renewal applications must demonstrate that the wastewater facility continues to
				  have no significant industrial users and none are anticipated during the next
				  five-year permit period.
(3) Within
				  60 days of learning of the intent of a significant industrial user, as defined
				  in Rule  62-625.200, F.A.C., to discharge
				  to a wastewater facility permitted under Part III or V of this chapter, the
				  permittee shall provide written notification of the proposed discharge to the
				  Department. Upon concurrence by the Department that the proposed discharger
				  meets the definition of significant industrial user, the Department shall
				  include conditions for development and implementation of a pretreatment program
				  in the permit in accordance with Rule
				   62-625.500, F.A.C. The permit
				  revision shall be deemed a minor revision subject to the procedure in Rule
				  62-620.330, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.087 FS. Law Implemented
						403.021,
						403.051,
						403.061,
						403.062,
						403.085,
						403.086,
						403.087,
						403.088
						FS.
New 4-4-89, Amended 4-2-90, Formerly 17-610.330, Amended
						1-9-96, 8-8-99, 8-8-21.