Florida Administrative Code

(1) Design. (a) Site investigation - The general area desired for use as a settling area shall be carefully inspected by the design engineer prior to selection of the exact location for a dam. Areas of uneven natural subsidence, sink-hole, pockets of organic matter, or other unst…

(1) Active dams - The water level in a settling area shall not be raised or lowered more than one (1') foot during any twenty-four (24) hour period, except under emergency conditions. The water level shall not be lowered more than five (5') feet per month. Each active settling ar…

Personnel or agents of the department may accompany inspectors on any inspection required by this rule, or inspect settling areas at any other time which is reasonable under the circumstances involved. They may also examine any inspection reports and be furnished copies thereof u…

The owner of a dam shall prepare contingency plans to be followed in the event of a dam failure. Each plan shall include mapping showing areas subject to downstream flooding and a notification of local and state officials. The contingency plans shall be maintained on file for rev…

Each owner of a non-clay phosphate mining impoundment shall implement best management practices for such impoundment in accordance with "BMPs for Non-Clay, Phosphate Mining and Reclamation Berms and Impoundments," dated July 23, 1996, which is adopted and incorporated by referenc…

(1) Design. (a) Site investigation. The general area desired for construction of a perimeter earthen dike shall be carefully inspected by the design engineer prior to selection of the exact location for the dike. Areas of uneven natural subsidence, sinkholes, pockets of organic m…

Rulemaking Authority 403.4155 FS. Law Implemented 403.4155 FS. History-New 6-28-99, Amended 7-19-06, Repealed 2-16-12.

(1) All perimeter earthen dikes shall be operated so as to maintain the design freeboard in accordance with paragraph 62-672.600(1)(c), F.A.C., unless temporary incursions into the freeboard are demonstrated to be safe pursuant to subsection 62-672.650(2), or Rule 62-672.870, F.A…

(1) Personnel or agents of the department may accompany inspectors on any inspection required by this rule, or inspect perimeter earthen dikes at any other time which is reasonable under the circumstances involved. They may also examine any inspection reports and be furnished cop…

(1) Any new phosphogypsum stack or lateral expansion thereof as defined in subsection 62-673.200(9), F.A.C., shall be designed in accordance with the minimum standards of Chapter 62-673, F.A.C., with an overall factor of safety of 1.5 for any potential failure surface encompassin…

Rulemaking Authority 403.4155 FS. Law Implemented 403.4155 FS. History-New 6-28-99, Repealed 2-16-12.

Phosphogypsum stacks shall be raised in accordance with the following minimum standards: (1) The crest width of each gypsum dike shall not be less than eighteen (18') feet. (2) When constructing a gypsum dike, the thickness of each gypsum lift shall not exceed five (5') feet. (3)…

The owner of a phosphogypsum stack system, including inactive stacks or temporarily inactive stacks, shall comply with the following requirements for decanting process water from the top of phosphogypsum stacks. (1) One or more of the following three methods may be used to decant…

(1) Personnel or agents of the department may accompany inspectors on any inspection required by this rule, or inspect starter dikes or gypsum dikes at any other time which is reasonable under the circumstances involved. They may also examine any inspection reports and shall be f…

The following items shall be included in the operation plan for each phosphogypsum stack system and shall be approved by an engineer experienced in the construction and operation of phosphogypsum stacks: (1) The method used to raise and operate the stack. (2) A description of the…

The owner of a phosphogypsum stack system shall provide annual training in inspection and operations requirements and contingency plan requirements to appropriate personnel. Newly hired personnel shall receive training prior to engaging in inspection or operations activities addr…

The owner of a phosphogypsum stack system shall prepare, by January 1, 2000, and update annually thereafter, a contingency plan to address unplanned releases of process water. The elements of such a plan shall address the applicable elements of the "National Response Team's Integ…

(1) Temporary use of the design freeboard. For purposes of this rule, the design freeboard shall mean the vertical distance from the water surface, when water levels are at the maximum design level, to the lowest elevation of the top of the surrounding dike. (a) Temporary use of …

The following words, phrases or terms as used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, shall have the following meaning: (1) "Aquifer" means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding a significant amount of groundwater t…

(1) The provisions of this chapter apply to new phosphogypsum stack systems or lateral expansions of existing phosphogypsum stack systems for which a complete permit application or request for modification of an existing permit is submitted after 3-25-93. (a) Except for incidenta…

(1) No person shall dispose of, or store prior to disposal, any phosphogypsum except within a phosphogypsum stack system permitted by the Department in accordance with this chapter. This provision shall not be construed to prohibit any use or reuse of phosphogypsum not otherwise …

(1) Any person subject to the provisions of this chapter may request in writing a determination by the Department that a procedure or requirement shall not apply, and shall request approval of alternate procedures or requirements. (2) The request shall set forth at a minimum the …

(1) No phosphogypsum stack system shall be constructed, operated, expanded, modified or closed without an appropriate and currently valid permit issued by the Department in accordance with this chapter. Facilities operating without a permit on 3-25-93 shall, within 180 days, appl…

(1) Performance standards. A phosphogypsum stack system shall be designed, constructed, operated, maintained, closed, and monitored throughout its design period to control the movement of waste and waste constituents into the environment so that ground water and surface water qua…

(1) Minimum design standards. The requirements of this rule are the minimum standards for constructing a phosphogypsum stack system. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to prevent the Department from imposing more stringent standards if necessary to protect the environment an…

(1) Applicability. Rules 62-673.600-.650, F.A.C., are applicable to all existing phosphogypsum stack systems, active or inactive, except those closed or required to be closed under a Department permit or pursuant to a consent order in effect before 3-25-93. These rules also apply…

All closure plans shall address the following requirements, or shall contain an explanation of why the requirement is not applicable. Valid information on record in an existing permit or approved groundwater monitoring plan may be used to satisfy the applicable requirements of th…

(1) Closing inspections. The Department shall specify in the closure permit or closure plan which particular closing steps or operations must be inspected and approved by the Department before proceeding with subsequent closure actions. (2) Final survey and record drawings. A fin…

(1) Long-term care period. The owner or operator of any phosphogypsum stack system subject to the requirements of Rules 62-673.600-.620, F.A.C., shall be responsible for monitoring and maintenance of the facility in accordance with an approved closure plan for 50 years from the d…

(1) Applicability. As a condition for the issuance of a permit to construct, operate, expand, modify, or close a phosphogypsum stack system, the owner or operator shall provide proof of financial assurance for the cost of closure of the system, as estimated in accordance with sub…

(1) Closure of existing systems. No phosphogypsum or process wastewater shall be placed in an unlined phosphogypsum stack system after March 25, 2001; however, such systems may be used for water storage and water management purposes to facilitate closure. Final closure of each un…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words, phrases, or terms shall have the following meaning. (1) "APPROVED COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT" means Broward, Hillsborough, Lee, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Polk, Sarasota, or Volusia County Health Department pursuant to Section 403…

This section applies to all domestic wastewater treatment plant permittees and to all suppliers of water except those who own or operate a transient non-community water system (TWS) using only ground water as a source of supply and serving only religious institutions, or business…

(1) An operator meeting the lead/chief operator class for the treatment plant shall be available during all periods of domestic wastewater or water treatment plant operation, and an operator meeting the lead/chief operator level or class for the water distribution system shall be…

The intent of Chapters 62-701 through 62-722, F.A.C., is to establish standards for the construction, operation, and closure of solid waste management facilities to minimize their threat to public health and the environment; to provide for the safe handling, storage, disposal, or…

The following words, phrases or terms as used in Chapters 62-701 through 62-722, F.A.C., unless the context indicates otherwise, shall have the following meaning: (1) "Active life" means the operating life of a facility as estimated in the permit application, but does not include…

Specific references to the documents listed below are made throughout this chapter. These documents are adopted as standards and are incorporated into this chapter by reference. The reference documents are available for inspection at the Department's district and Tallahassee offi…

(1) This chapter has been substantially amended several times since it was first promulgated. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, facilities remain subject to the provisions which were in effect at the time the site was permitted or received a site certification, or…

(1) General prohibition. (a) No person shall store, process, or dispose of solid waste except as authorized at a permitted solid waste management facility or a facility exempt from permitting under this chapter. (b) No person shall store, process, or dispose of solid waste in a m…

(1) Applicability. Any person subject to the provisions of this chapter or rule Chapters 62-702 through 62-722, F.A.C., may request in writing a determination by the Secretary that a requirement shall not apply, and shall request approval of alternate procedures or requirements. …

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 62-4.050(4)(j), F.A.C., the following fees shall apply to permit applications for solid waste management facilities. The provisions of paragraphs 62-4.050(4)(o) through (v), F.A.C., continue to apply to such permits or applications. Fee…

(1) Permit requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no solid waste management facility shall be constructed, operated, maintained, modified, or closed without a permit issued by the Department, or by an approved local program acting under a delegation agreement…

(1) Applicability. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this chapter shall apply to all solid waste disposal units constructed or operated under a landfill permit issued after January 6, 2010, including renewals of existing permits. (b) All holders of landfill co…

(1) Performance standards. A landfill shall be designed, constructed, operated, maintained, closed, and monitored throughout its design period to control the movement of waste and waste constituents into the environment so that water quality standards and criteria and air quality…

(1) Minimum design standards. The requirements of this rule are the minimum standards for constructing a landfill. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to prevent the Department from imposing more stringent standards as necessary to protect the environment and the public healt…

(1) Applicability. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, disposal facilities remain subject to the provisions of Rule 62-701.410, F.A.C., that were in effect at the time the facility was permitted or received a site certification, or at the time a complete application…

(1) Applicability. Construction of a solid waste disposal unit on top of or against the side slopes of a previously filled landfill, whether active, closed, or inactive is considered vertical expansion of that landfill. Vertical expansion shall require either a modification of th…

(1) Operating personnel. All landfills shall have at least one trained operator at the landfill during all times when the landfill receives waste, in accordance with subsection 62-701.320(15), F.A.C. All landfills shall have at least one trained spotter at each working face at al…

(1) Applicability. (a) This rule shall apply to all applications for construction, operation, or closure (including long-term care) of a solid waste disposal unit at a landfill. However, subsection (3) of this rule, shall not apply to any solid waste disposal unit in operation pr…

(1) Motor vehicles. Motor vehicles that are brought to a landfill may be stored temporarily in a separate area until they are removed for recycling. If vehicles cannot be recycled, all fluids and batteries shall be removed from the vehicles and they shall be compacted to minimize…