31033130, 62-555.322 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 31033130

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

PERMITTING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS

Overview

RULE:

62-555.322	Prohibition on Use of Lead Pipe, Solder, and Flux
62-555.335	Guidance Documents for Public Water Systems
62-555.401	General Permit for Construction of Lead or Copper Corrosion Control, or Iron or Manganese Sequestration, Treatment Facilities for Small or Medium Public Water Systems

PURPOSE:

The Department is initiating rulemaking for Chapter 62-555, F.A.C., to incorporate the 2024 updates to the Federal Safe Drinking Water Regulations under Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 141 Subpart I. The Department is required to adopt these updates to maintain its delegation to implement the Safe Drinking Water Act. These rules establish the requirements public water systems must meet for the control of lead and copper in drinking water.

SUBJECT:

The Department is proposing to update Chapter 62-550, F.A.C., to incorporate and adopt revisions made to 40 CFR Part 141 Subpart I, as they relate to the recently promulgated Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, and as required by the Department’s Public Water System Supervision Primacy Agreement with U.S. EPA.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

403.814(1); 403.861(9)

LAW:

403.0877; 403.814(1), (4); 403.853(1); 403.861(7), (10); 403.8615;

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/22/2026 Vol. 52/120

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

403.814(1); 403.861(9), 403.0877; 403.814(1), (4); 403.853(1); 403.861(7), (10); 403.8615;

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=62-555.322&PDate=6/22/2026&Section=1

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