NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 18, 2006, the Department of Health has issued an order.
A Final Order was issued on September 18, 2006, in response to a petition for a waiver filed on May 1, 2006, by Jon Hinchliff, representing Composting Toilet Systems, Inc. Petitioner sought a waiver of Rule 64E-6.009(1), Florida Administrative Code, which requires composting toilets to be in compliance with standards for Wastewater Recycle/Reuse and Water Conservation Systems as defined by ANSI/NSF International Standard Number 41. Notice of the petition was published in the May 19, 2006, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly.
The Department found that the Petitioner demonstrated that the underlying intent of the statute could be achieved by alternative means and that strict application of the rules would violate principles of fairness and would create a substantial hardship in the Petitioner's particular circumstance. Therefore, pursuant to the requirements of section 120.542(2), Florida Statutes, the Department GRANTED Petitioner's request for a waiver.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Department of Health, Office of the General Counsel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1734.