Florida Administrative Code

Rulemaking Authority 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented 403.8532 FS. History-New 4-7-98, Amended 7-20-99, Repealed 7-17-17.

Rulemaking Authority 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented 403.8532 FS. History-New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, 7-20-99, Repealed 7-17-17.

(1) General. (a) A complete loan application, Form Application DW-1, State Revolving Fund Loan Program for Drinking Water Facilities Loan Application, effective March 9, 2022, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, shall be submitted to the Department within 120 days after…

(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…

Rulemaking Authority 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented 403.8532 FS. History-New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, Repealed 7-17-17.

Rulemaking Authority 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented 403.8532 FS. History-New 4-7-98, Amended 7-20-99, Repealed 7-17-17.

Rulemaking Authority 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented 403.8532 FS. History-New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, Repealed 7-17-17.

(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 re…

(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 …

(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…

Rulemaking Authority 403.8532 FS. Law Implemented 403.8532 FS. History-New 4-7-98, Amended 8-10-98, 7-20-99, Repealed 7-17-17.

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) "Proj…

(1) This chapter implements section 373.475, F.S., and provides procedures and criteria for making loans to water supply entities for the development and construction of water storage facilities to increase the availability of sufficient water for all existing and future reasonab…

(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…

(1) General. (a) To receive a loan, a project sponsor must submit a complete loan application, provide reasonable assurance that it has the financial capability to complete the project and repay the loan, and enter into a written loan agreement. A complete loan application, Water…

(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 p…

(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) Advanced treated water from a permitted ATWF may be used as a water source by…

For the purpose of this section, the phrase "new wells" shall mean wells being newly connected, or reconnected, to a public water system (PWS). (1) All wells that were connected to a PWS on or after November 9, 1977, but before December 13, 1983, and wells that are, or will be, s…

For the purpose of this section, the phrase "water mains" shall mean mains, including treatment plant process piping, conveying either raw, partially treated, advanced treated water, or finished drinking water; fire hydrant leads; and service lines that are under the control of a…

In addition to the rules set forth in Chapters 62-524 and 62-532, F.A.C., the requirements of this section apply to public water system wells. (1) Well Security. Wellheads shall be enclosed by fences with lockable access gates, housed in lockable buildings or enclosures, or other…

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 sy…

(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 inten…

(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 syst…

In addition to the requirements of this chapter, the requirements and standards contained in the following technical publications are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be applied in determining whether permits to construct or alter public water system components, excludi…

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 public…

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 …

Except as allowed under subsection 62-555.340(5), F.A.C., or by special permit condition established in accordance with paragraph 62-555.533(2)(f), F.A.C., no public water system (PWS) components constructed or altered under a permit granted by the Department shall be placed into…

This section applies to all community water systems serving, or designed to serve, 350 or more persons or 150 or more service connections. (1) Suppliers of water shall provide for the timely planning, design, permitting, and construction of necessary public water system source, t…

(1) Suppliers of water shall operate and maintain their public water systems so as to comply with applicable standards in Chapter 62-550, F.A.C., and requirements in this chapter. (2) Suppliers of water shall keep all necessary public water system components in operation and shal…

A New Water System Capacity Development Financial and Managerial Operations Plan consists of a completed Form 62-555.900(20), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, effective August 28, 2003, including all supporting attachments. Copies of this form are available from the …

(1) Cross-connections, as defined in Rule 62-550.200, F.A.C., are prohibited unless appropriate backflow protection is provided to prevent backflow through the cross-connection into the public water system. This does not prohibit a public water system from being interconnected to…

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 notifica…

(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 pr…

(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-…

Rulemaking Authority 403.861(2), (6), (9) FS. Law Implemented 403.861(2), (6), (7), (10) FS. History-New 11-19-87, Formerly 17-22.710, Amended 1-18-89, Formerly 17-555.500, Amended 8-28-03, Repealed 11-26-15.

(1) Except as noted in paragraphs (a) through (d) below, a construction permit is required for construction or alteration of any public water system component. (a) No construction permit is required for use of point-of-entry (POE) or point-of-use (POU) treatment devices in lieu o…

(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 c…

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 …

(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, specification…

(1) Each specific construction permit issued by the Department shall include the general conditions listed in Rule 62-4.160, F.A.C. (2) Each specific construction permit issued by the Department shall contain the following specific conditions as applicable: (a) Each permit shall …

(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 pr…

The forms used by the Department in the Public Water System Supervision Program are listed below by form number and name. Each form has been incorporated into the rule that references it. Copies of these forms may be obtained by writing to the Department of Environmental Protecti…

(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 remedi…

The following sections set forth the requirements that a supplier of water shall meet when public notification is required. In addition to the requirements described in this part, the following requirements and appendices are adopted and incorporated herein by reference: (1) In t…

(1) Maximum Contaminant Level, Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level, Treatment Technique Requirement, Variance or Exemption Schedule Violations, and Exceedances. The owner or operator of a public water system that fails to comply with an applicable maximum contaminant level, maxim…

(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. (2) The n…

(1) The requirements of this section only apply to public water systems that are required to monitor for unregulated contaminants as prescribed in 40 C.F.R. §141.40 (July 1, 2011). (2) The supplier of water shall notify persons served by the system of the availability of the samp…

(1) A supplier of water may request a variance from a maximum contaminant level, maximum residual disinfectant level, or treatment technique requirement by submitting a request in writing to the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection District Office or appropriate App…

(1) A supplier of water may request an exemption from a maximum contaminant level, maximum residual disinfectant level, or treatment technique requirement by submitting a request in writing to the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection District Office or appropriate A…

(1) Any supplier of water who owns or operates a transient non-community water system using only ground water not under the direct influence of surface water may request a waiver of the disinfection requirements specified in paragraph 62-555.320(4)(a), and subsection 62-555.350(1…