Florida Administrative Code

When aerobic treatment units are used for treating domestic and commercial sewage waste, each unit must be installed, operated and maintained in conformance with the following provisions: (1) Aerobic treatment units designed to treat up to 1,500 gallons of sewage waste per day mu…

(1) Onsite sewage tank design. The following requirements must apply to all onsite sewage tanks manufactured for use in Florida unless specifically exempted by other provisions of these rules: (a) Onsite sewage tanks include: septic tanks, graywater tanks, laundry tanks, grease i…

(1) Distribution box - where distribution boxes are used for distributing sewage from the septic tank or other onsite sewage tank to the drainfield lines, the following requirements must be adhered to: (a) Distribution boxes must be watertight, constructed of durable materials, h…

All repairs made to a failing onsite sewage treatment and disposal system shall be made only with prior knowledge and written approval from the Department having jurisdiction over the system. Approval shall be granted only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) Any prope…

(1) Any product sold or used in the state for use in an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 381.0065(4)(m), F.S. The following criteria shall be used in determining product compliance. (a) Use of the product shall no…

Definitions in Chapter 62-6, Parts I and III, F.A.C., are also applicable to Chapter 62-6, Part II, F.A.C. (1) Building Area - that enclosed area of a dwelling unit, excluding the garage, carport, exterior storage shed, or open or screened patios or decks. Calculations of buildin…

Table III of Chapter 62-6, Part I, F.A.C., and other subsections of Part I pertaining to soil texture, soil depth, and maximum sewage loading rates for specific soils shall not apply to areas subject to the provisions of this part except for Table III, Footnote 2., as it relates …

(1) Where a property is determined to have a cesspit or an undocumented system, the cesspit or undocumented system shall be required to be replaced with an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system complying with Rule 62-6.018, F.A.C. (2) In areas that are scheduled to be serve…

Chapter 28-20, F.A.C., and the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between Monroe County, the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Health, including the Monroe County Health Department, dated July 25, 1997, are herein in…

(1) Persons subject to registration - A person shall be subject to the requirements of this rule if he or she contracts or advertises to provide services to the public or holds himself or herself out as being capable of performing services related to any of the following activiti…

(1) A septic tank contractor or a plumbing contractor certified under Section 489.105(3)(m), F.S., who is eligible under Sections 489.553(5)(a) and (b), F.S., may apply to the Department on Form DEP 4105, 10/96, Application for Master Septic Tank Contractor Registration, hereby i…

(1) Certificates of registration shall be renewed only after information has been provided to the Department that the contractor has successfully completed 12 classroom hours of Department-approved instruction within the previous 12-month period. However, if a registered contract…

(1) It shall be the responsibility of persons registered under this rule to see that work for which they have contracted and which has been performed by them or under their supervision is carried out in conformance with the requirements of all applicable Florida Statutes and Chap…

(1) Authorization of a corporation is only effective as to that corporation; subsidiaries or parents of authorized corporations must be separately authorized. (a) Application for a certificate of authorization shall be made to the Department on Form DEP 4077, 04/03, Application f…

(1) Accelerated certification training for private provider inspectors. In order to pass the accelerated certification training a person must successfully complete the pre-certification coursework and achieve a passing score on each of the examinations. (a) Prior to participating…

Definitions in Chapter 62-6, Parts I and II, F.A.C., are also applicable to Chapter 62-6, Part IV, F.A.C. (1) Composite sample - a defined mixture of grab samples of wastewater or effluent taken in proportion to either time or flow. (2) Disposal component - arrangement of equipme…

(1) Applications for innovative system permits - Applications for innovative system permits shall be made using form DEP 3143. The application and all supporting information shall be signed, dated and sealed by an engineer, licensed in the State of Florida. Except as provided for…

(1) Innovative System Permit - An application for system construction permit for an innovative system cannot be reviewed until the innovative system permit has been approved specifying the number of systems and time limits. The Department's decision to grant or deny the innovativ…

Performance-based treatment systems shall be installed in compliance with the following. (1) Systems shall receive the following setbacks to the listed feature. If no setback is specified for a specific feature, Part I requirements shall apply unless the performance-based treatme…

Monitoring requirements - All performance-based treatment systems shall be monitored in compliance with the requirements in this section. If soil is considered part of the treatment system in any performance-based standard, monitoring points in the effluent plume within the bound…

(1) Following the installation and monitoring of the number of systems allowed by the innovative system permit, the applicant may request reclassification of their innovative system by the Onsite Sewage Program. Requests for reclassification as an alternative system component and…

(1) The following fees are required for services provided by the Department. (a) Application and plan review for construction permit for new system. $100.00 (b) Application and approval for existing system, if system inspection is not required. $35.00 (c) Application and Existing…

(1) Standards and requirements in this chapter shall apply only to domestic wastewater treatment, reuse, and disposal facilities (including biosolids management facilities). Any reference to wastewater facility in this chapter means a domestic wastewater facility. (2) The standar…

(1) Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems regulated by DOH are exempted from the requirements of this chapter. DOH regulates onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems in accordance with Section 381.0065, F.S. (2) Additional relief from the criteria established by this c…

Terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings specified below. (1) "Ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N)" means the quantity of elemental nitrogen present in water or wastewater as ammonia (NH3), expressed as elemental nitrogen, N, as determined using approved methods. (2) "Annual avera…

(1) Unless otherwise specified, the technical standards and criteria contained in the following manuals and technical publications listed in subsection 62-600.300(2), F.A.C., are provided to assist applicants and permittees comply with the requirements of this chapter. (2) Manual…

(1) Facilities. (a) New wastewater facilities and modifications of existing facilities shall be designed in accordance with sound engineering practice. General technical documents are provided by references listed under Rule 62-600.300, F.A.C. (b) For new facilities and modificat…

(1) The permittee shall provide for the timely planning, design, and construction of wastewater facilities necessary to provide proper collection, treatment and reuse or disposal of domestic wastewater and management of biosolids. (2) The permittee shall routinely compare flows b…

(1) All domestic wastewater facilities shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter and related regulations so as to attain, at a minimum, the reclaimed water or effluent quality required by the wastewater facility permit. (2) The …

Except as specifically required by other Department rules or Florida Statutes, all domestic wastewater facilities shall provide, at a minimum, secondary treatment of wastewater prior to reuse or disposal. Secondary treatment requirements are specified below: (1) Surface water dis…

(1) Surface water discharge. (a) In addition to the minimum treatment standards (TBELs) specified in Rule 62-600.420, F.A.C., facilities shall provide additional treatment when necessary to meet water quality standards for receiving surface waters pursuant to Chapter 62-302, F.A.…

(1) All wastewater treatment facilities shall be designed and operated to meet the disinfection requirements in this section and the microbiological pollutants criteria contained in Chapter 62-302, F.A.C. (2) The Department is aware of the possible harmful effects of chlorine use…

All facilities shall be designed and operated to maintain the pH in the reclaimed water or effluent, after disinfection, within the range of 6.0 to 8.5, except as provided in Chapters 62-610 and 62-611, and Rule 62-600.430, F.A.C. Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 4…

Generally, the treatment standards contained in this chapter shall be met before discharge into holding ponds (if applicable), reuse systems, disposal systems, or surface waters classified pursuant to Chapter 62-302, F.A.C. Treatment, at a minimum, shall consist of secondary trea…

(1) Outfalls for all facilities shall not discharge reclaimed waters or effluents which do not meet, at a minimum, applicable secondary treatment, basic disinfection and pH levels contained in Part II of Chapter 62-600, F.A.C., prior to discharge to the receiving surface waters o…

(1) Outfalls for all facilities shall not discharge reclaimed water or effluent to coastal or open ocean waters which does not meet, at a minimum, applicable secondary treatment and pH criteria contained in Rules 62-600.420 and 62-600.445, F.A.C. Where applicable, discharges to c…

Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.859 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.859 FS. History-New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly 17-600.530, Repealed 2-8-16.

(1) All facilities using Class I wells discharging domestic effluent into Class G-IV waters must meet the secondary treatment and pH limitations specified in subsection 62-600.420(3), and Rule 62-600.445, F.A.C. Disinfection is not required before disposal via any Class I well, w…

(1) Existing domestic wastewater facilities (facilities for which complete permit applications that included requests for construction of new or expanded facilities were received by the Department before the effective date of this rule) discharging within the Wekiva Study Area sh…

(1) The frequencies of analysis, sample types, and monitoring locations for parameters to be monitored by a wastewater facility shall be specified in the wastewater facility permit. (2) Wastewater treatment facilities shall provide safe access points for obtaining representative …

(1) Wastewater treatment facilities shall monitor the flow, the influent for CBOD5 and TSS, and the reclaimed water or effluent for all reclaimed water or effluent parameters as required by the permit. The minimum schedule for sampling and testing parameters to be monitored at a …

(1) Wastewater treatment facilities which are designed so that some or all of the reclaimed water or effluent may enter ground waters shall conduct ground water monitoring in accordance with Chapter 62-520, F.A.C., and this chapter. (2) Where reclaimed water is applied to multipl…

(1) As required by the permit, the permittee shall submit monitoring results on Discharge Monitoring Report, Form 62-620.910(10), F.A.C., in accordance with subsection 62-620.610(18), F.A.C., as follows: (a) Discharge Monitoring Reports shall be mailed to the Department at the ad…

(1) Applicants for a wastewater permit shall demonstrate sufficient disposal or reuse capacity to satisfy the demand during the term of the permit. Permit applications for a treatment facility may be made separately or in conjunction with applications for effluent disposal or rec…

(1) An applicant for a wastewater treatment facility permit shall provide a power outage contingency plan with the submittal of the facility's application for a new permit, permit renewal, or substantial permit revision. The power outage contingency plan shall describe the genera…

(1) In accordance with Rule 62-620.630, F.A.C., permittees of newly constructed or modified domestic wastewater treatment plants and effluent disposal or reuse facilities shall provide notification to the Department that a draft operation and maintenance manual is available prior…

(1) All applications to renew permits for treatment, reuse, or disposal facilities as required by Form 62-620.910(2) shall include a detailed operation and maintenance performance report. This report will be used, in part, to establish reasonable assurances that these facilities …

(1) General. (a) The Department uses the information submitted on Discharge Monitoring Reports required by part IV of this chapter to establish facility compliance, or noncompliance, with the treatment standards of this rule. For such evaluations, the appropriate reclaimed water …

Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.088 FS. Law Implemented 403.051, 403.061(13), 403.088 FS. History-New 1-1-75, Amended 6-10-76, Formerly 17-19.01, 17-19.001, Amended 1-30-91, Formerly 17-601.100, Amended 12-24-96, Repealed 2-8-16.

Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.088 FS. Law Implemented 403.051, 403.061(13), 403.088 FS. History-New 1-1-75, Amended 6-10-76, Formerly 17-19.02, Amended 9-13-89, Formerly 17-19.020, Amended 1-30-91, 5-31-93, Formerly 17-601.200, Amended 12-24-96, Repealed 2-8-16.