62-160.800. Documents Incorporated by Reference

The following documents, collections and forms are incorporated herein by reference for use in complying with the requirements of this chapter. Except as otherwise indicated below, copies of incorporated documents are available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or may be obtained from the Department’s website at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/sas/qa/, or by writing to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 6511, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400.

(1) Department of Environmental Protection Standard Operating Procedures (DEP SOPs) are organized into the three numbered collections designated below. The DEP SOPs contained in each collection are listed following the title and number of the indicated collection. References in this chapter to the alphanumeric designation for each individual DEP SOP as listed below include reference to all parts, subparts and sections of the cited DEP SOP, unless otherwise cited in a specific rule.

(a) Standard Operating Procedures for Field Activities, DEP-SOP-001/01, dated January 2017:

1. FA 1000, Regulatory Scope and Administrative Procedures for Use of DEP SOPs, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07948);

2. FC 1000, Cleaning/Decontamination Procedures, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07949);

3. FD 1000, Documentation Procedures, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07950);

4. FM 1000, Field Planning and Mobilization, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07951);

5. FQ 1000, Field Quality Control Requirements, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07952);

6. FS 1000, General Sampling Procedures, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07953);

7. FS 2000, General Aqueous Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07954);

8. FS 2100, Surface Water Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07955);

9. FS 2200, Groundwater Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07956);

10. FS 2300, Drinking Water Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07957);

11. FS 2400, Wastewater Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07958);

12. FS 3000, Soil, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07959);

13. FS 4000, Sediment Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07960);

14. FS 5000, Waste Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07961);

15. FS 6000, General Biological Tissue Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07962);

16. FS 7000, General Biological Community Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07963);

17. FS 8100, Contaminated Surface Sampling, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07964);

18. FS 8200, Clean Sampling for Ultratrace Metals in Surface Waters, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07965);

19. FT 1000, General Field Testing and Measurement, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07966);

20. FT 1100, Field Measurement of Hydrogen Ion Activity (pH), dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07967);

21. FT 1200, Field Measurement of Specific Conductance (Conductivity), dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07968);

22. FT 1300, Field Measurement of Salinity, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07969);

23. FT 1400, Field Measurement of Temperature, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07970);

24. FT 1500, Field Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07971);

25. FT 1600, Field Measurement of Turbidity, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07972);

26. FT 1700, Field Measurement of Light Penetration (Secchi Depth and Transparency), dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07973);

27. FT 1800, Field Measurement of Stage, Surface Water Velocity, and Discharge (Flow) and Computations of Streamflow, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07974);

28. FT 1900, Continuous Monitoring With Installed Meters, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07975);

29. FT 2000, Field Measurement of Residual Chlorine, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07976); and,

30. FT 3000, Aquatic Habitat Characterization, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07977).

(b) Standard Operating Procedures for Laboratory Activities, DEP-SOP-002/01, dated January 2017:

1. LD 1000, Laboratory Documentation, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07978);

2. LQ 1000, Laboratory Quality Control, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07979); and,

3. LT 7000, Determination of Biological Indices, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07980).

(c) Standard Operating Procedures for Selected Bioassessment Activities, DEP-SOP-003/11, dated January 2017:

1. BRN 1000, Biological Reconnaissance Field Method, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07981);

2. LVI 1000, Lake Vegetation Index Methods, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07982); and,

3. SCI 1000, Stream Condition Index Methods, dated January 2017 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07983).

(2) The following documents and DEP forms are cited in certain DEP SOPs included in the numbered collections DEP-SOP-001/01, DEP-SOP-002/01 or DEP-SOP-003/11 (citation locations in parentheses).

(a) Methods and other documents published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as listed below.

1. EPA Method 5035A, Revision 1, July 2002, in SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07984);

2. EPA Method 1623.1, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Water by Filtration/IMS/FA, EPA 816-R-12-001, January 2012 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07985); and,

3. U.S. EPA ICR Microbial Laboratory Manual, EPA/600/R-95/178, April 1996, Section VII, Part 9, Sampling (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04338).

(b) Code of Federal Regulations:

1. Table II, Required Containers, Preservation Techniques, and Holding Times, 40 CFR, Ch. I, Part 136.3, Identification of Test Procedures, 7/1/16 Edition, including all footnotes (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07986); and,

2. 29 CFR, 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, 7/1/16 Edition (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07987).

(c) Methods and sections included in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, as listed below.  Copies of these documents are available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or from the publisher at http://standardmethods.org/store/.

1. Section 1060, Collection and Preservation of Samples, subsection 1060 A.2., Safety Considerations 2011 (DEP-SOP-001/01);

2. Section 9060, Samples, subsection 9060 A.3.a., Potable Water, 2006 (DEP-SOP-001/01);

3. Method 2130 B, Turbidity, section 3., Reagents, 2011 (DEP-SOP-001/01);

4. Method 2510, Conductivity, 2011 (DEP-SOP-001/01);

5. Method 2520, Salinity, 2011 (DEP-SOP-001/01);

6. Methods 4500-Cl B, C, D, E, F, and G, 2011 (DEP-SOP-001/01);

7. Methods 4500-O C and G, Oxygen (Dissolved), 2011 (DEP-SOP-001/01); and,

8. Table 4500-H+:I, Preparation of pH Standard Solutions, in method 4500-H+-B, 2011 (DEP-SOP-001/01).

(d) Methods published by ASTM International, as listed below. Copies of these methods are available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the publisher at ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, or from the publisher’s website at http://www.astm.org/Standard/index.html.

1. ASTM E1391-03 (2008), Standard Guide for Collection, Storage, Characterization, and Manipulation of Sediments for Toxicological Testing and for Selection of Samplers Used to Collect Benthic Invertebrates, 2003, ASTM International (DEP-SOP-001/01); and,

2. ASTM D888-12e1, Standard Test Methods for Dissolved Oxygen in Water, 2012, ASTM International (DEP-SOP-001/01).

(e) Department of Environmental Protection, Sampling and Use of the Stream Condition Index (SCI) for Assessing Flowing Waters: A Primer, DEP-SAS-001/11, dated 10/24/11 (DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04341).

(f) Department of Environmental Protection, Sampling and Use of the Lake Vegetation Index (LVI) for Assessing Lake Plant Communities in Florida: A Primer, DEP-SAS-002/11, dated 10/24/11 (DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04342).

(g) United States Geological Survey, National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data, Book 9, Chapter A6, Field Measurements, Section 6.1, Temperature, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Version 2, 3/2006 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-04343).

(h) Merritt, R.W., Cummins, K.W. and Berg, M.B., An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America, Fourth Edition, 2008 (DEP-SOP-002/01 and DEP-SOP-003/11). A copy of this document is available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or from the publisher at Kendal Hunt Publishing Company, 4050 Westmark Drive, Dubuque, IA 52004-1840.

(i) DEP Forms cited:

1. Form FD 9000-1, BioRecon Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01, DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07988);

2. Form FD 9000-3, Physical/Chemical Characterization Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01, DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07989);

3. Form FD 9000-4, Stream/River Habitat Sketch Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01, DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07990);

4. Form FD 9000-5, Stream/River Habitat Assessment Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01, DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07991);

5. Form FD 9000-6, Lake Habitat Assessment Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07992);

6. Form FD 9000-24, Groundwater Sampling Log, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07993);

7. Form FD 9000-25, Rapid Periphyton Survey Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07994);

8. Form FD 9000-27, Lake Vegetation Index Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01, DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07995);

9. Form FD 9000-31, Lake Observation Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01, DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07996);

10. Form FD 9000-32, Linear Stream Vegetation Survey Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07997);

11. Form FD 9000-33, Vegetation Wetland Condition Index Field Sheet, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07998);

12. Form FD 9000-34, Stream Habitat Assessment Training Checklist and Event Log, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-001/01) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07999); and,

13. Form FD 9000-35, Stream Condition Index Training Checklist and Event Log, dated January 2017 (DEP-SOP-003/11) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08000).

(j) United States Geological Survey (USGS) references included in FT 1800, incorporated by reference in subparagraph 62-160.800(1)(a)27., F.A.C., below (DEP-SOP-001/01). Copies of these documents are available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or may be obtained from the United States Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, or through USGS’s website at https://www.usgs.gov/products/publications/official-usgs-publications.

1. United States Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 3:

a. Chapter A2, Dalrymple, Tate, and Benson, M.A., 1968, Measurement of peak discharge by the slope-area method;

b. Chapter A3, Bodhaine, G.L, 1968, Measurement of peak discharge at culverts by indirect methods;

c. Chapter A4, Muttahai, H.F. 1967, Measurement of peak discharge at width contractions by indirect methods;

d. Chapter A5, Hulsing, Harry, 1967, Measurement of peak discharge at dams by indirect methods;

e. Chapter A6, Carter, R.W., and Davidian, Jacob, 1968, General procedures for gaging streams;

f. Chapter A10, Kennedy, E.J., 1984, Discharge ratings at gaging stations;

g. Chapter A11, Smoot, G.F., and Novack, C.E., 1969, Measurement of discharge by the moving-boat method;

h. Chapter A13, Kennedy, E.J., 1983, Computation of continuous records of streamflow;

i. Chapter A14, Kilpatrick, F.A. and Schneider, V.R., 1983, Use of flumes in measuring discharge; and,

j. Chapter A21, Wagner, C. Russell, 1995, Stream-gaging cableways.

2. United States Geological Survey, Techniques and Methods, Book 3:

a. Chapter A7, Sauer, V.B., and Turnipseed, D.P., 2010, Stage measurement at gaging stations;

b. Chapter A8, Turnipseed, D.P., and Sauer, V.B., 2010, Discharge measurements at gaging stations;

c. Chapter A22, Mueller, D.S., Wagner, C.R., Rimmel, M.S., Oberg, K.A., and Rainville, Francois, 2013, Measuring discharge with acoustic Doppler current profilers from a moving boat; and,

d. Chapter A23, Levesque, V.A., and Oberg, K.A., 2012, Computing discharge using the index velocity method.

(3) NELAC and TNI Standards, as listed below. Copies of these documents are available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the publisher at The NELAC Institute, P.O. Box 2439, Weatherford, TX, 76086 or the publisher’s website at http://www.nelac-institute.org/index.php.

(a) Glossary, Appendix A to Chapter 1, Program Policy and Structure, 2003 NELAC Standards, Approved June 5th, 2003, EPA/600/R-04/003 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04357); and,

(b) The NELAC Institute (TNI), EL-V1-ISO-2016-Rev. 2.0, Environmental Laboratory Sector, Vol. 1, Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis (2016).

(4) EPA Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plans, EPA QA/R-5 (EPA/240/B-01/003), March 2001 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04358).

(5) Alternative and Modified Analytical Laboratory Methods, DEP-QA-001/01 (dated January 2017) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08001) and the following documents cited therein:

(a) Definition and Procedure for the Determination of the Method Detection Limit – Revision 1.11, 40 CFR Part 136, Appendix B, 7-1-16 Edition (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08008);

(b) IUPAC – Nomenclature in Evaluation of Analytical Methods including Detection and Quantification Capabilities,  Pure & Appl. Chem., Vol. 67, No. 10, pp. 1699-1723, ©1995 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04361); available for download at http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/index/ or available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400; and,

(c) Hubaux, A., G. Vos, Decision and Detection Limits for Linear Calibration Curves, Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 42. No. 8, pp. 849-855, July 1970; available for download at http://pubs.acs.org/journal/ancham or available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

(6) 40 CFR, Part 136.3, Identification of Test Procedures, 7/1/16 edition (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08009).

(7) 40 CFR, Part 136.4, Application for and approval of alternate test procedures for nationwide use, 7/1/16 edition (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08011).

(8) 40 CFR, Part 136.5, Approval of alternate test procedures for limited use, 7/1/16 edition (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08012).

(9) 40 CFR, Part 136.6, Method Modifications and Analytical Requirements, 7/1/16 edition (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08014).

(10) 40 CFR Part 141, National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, Subpart C, Monitoring and Analytical Requirements, section 141.27, Alternate analytical techniques, 7/1/16 edition (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08016).

(11) Chapter Two, Choosing the Correct Procedure, Section 2.1, Guidance Regarding Flexibility Inherent to SW-846 Methods and the Precedence of SW-846 Quality Control Criteria (February 2007), in Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04368). This publication may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/testmethods/sw846/online/index.htm, where it may also be downloaded. A printed copy may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA. 22312.

(12) Guidelines for Collaborative Study Procedures to Validate Characteristics of a Method of Analysis, Appendix D, Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 19th edition (2012). A copy of this document is available for review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Standards Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or from the publisher at AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 481 N. Frederick Ave., Suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, or from the publisher’s website at http://www.aoac.org.

(13) Process for Assessing Data Usability (DEP-EA-001/07), dated March 31, 2008 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04369).

Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.0623 FS. Law Implemented 373.026, 373.309, 373.409, 373.413, 373.414, 373.416, 373.4592, 376.303, 376.305, 376.3071, 403.0623, 403.0625, 403.087, 403.088, 403.0881, 403.504, 403.704, 403.707, 403.722, 403.853 FS. History–New 4-9-02, Amended 6-8-04, 12-3-08, 7-30-14, 4-16-18.