25015056, 62-600.200 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 25015056

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FACILITIES

Overview

RULE:

62-600.200	Definitions
62-600.300	General Technical Documents
62-600.400	Design Requirements
62-600.405	Planning for Wastewater Facilities Expansion
62-600.410	Operation and Maintenance Requirements
62-600.520	Discharge to Surface Waters - (Coastal and Open Ocean)
62-600.680	Reporting
62-600.700	General
62-600.705	Collection/Transmission Systems
62-600.720	Operation and Maintenance Manual
62-600.735	Operation and Maintenance Performance Report

PURPOSE:

The Department is proposing amendments to Chapter 62-600, F.A.C., to ensure the proper collection and transmission of domestic wastewater. The amendments will implement provisions from Chapter 2020-150, Laws of Florida, related to collection systems and sanitary sewer overflows.

SUMMARY:

Proposed amendments to Chapter 62-600, F.A.C., which contains requirements for the construction and operation of domestic wastewater facilities, were developed based on the provisions of Chapter 2020-150, Laws of Florida, to minimize sanitary sewer overflows from domestic wastewater facility collection/transmission systems. The revisions would establish requirements for power outage contingency plans; collection system assessment, repair, and replacement plans that include provisions for inflow, infiltration, and leakage studies, as well as other considerations related to minimizing sanitary sewer overflows; annual reporting requirements for pollution mitigation and the collection system assessment, repair, and replacement plans; annual progress reports for facilities subject to the elimination of non-beneficial surface water discharges under section 403.064(17), F.S., and for facility emergency response plans to address cybersecurity.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.913, F.S.

LAW:

403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.062, 403.064, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.0881, 403.859, 403.913, 403.918, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/16/2021 Vol. 47/180

COMMENTS:

From 9/16/2021 To 10/7/2021 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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