62-604.200. Definitions

Terms used in this rule shall have the meaning specified below. The meaning of any term not defined below may be taken from definitions in other rules of the Department, unless such meaning would defeat the purposes or intent of Chapter 62-604, F.A.C.

(1) “Alternative collection/transmission systems” means those systems referenced in paragraphs 62-604.300(5)(b), (c), and (j), F.A.C., or other collection/transmission systems not comprised of strictly conventional gravity sewers, pump stations, and force mains.

(2) “Collection/transmission systems” means sewers, pipelines, conduits, pumping stations, force mains, and all other facilities used for collection and transmission of wastewater from individual service connections to facilities intended for the purpose of providing treatment prior to release to the environment.

(3) “Delegated local program” means any county, municipality, or combination thereof that has established and administers a pollution control program approved by the Department in compliance with Section 403.182, F.S., as amended.

(4) “Department” means the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, or delegated local program, where applicable.

(5) “District office” means the regional district offices of the Department.

(6) “Domestic wastewater” means wastewater derived principally from dwellings, business buildings, institutions, and the like, commonly referred to as sanitary wastewater or sewage. When industrial wastewater is combined with domestic wastewater for treatment, determination of whether the treatment plant is designated as domestic shall be in accordance with the definition of domestic wastewater provided in Rule 62-600.200, F.A.C.

(7) “Individual service connection” means the sewer which connects the point(s) at which wastewater leaves a building which is its source and the point at which it enters a collection system.

(8) “Infiltration” means groundwater that enters a collection/transmission system, including service connections, through defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, service connections, manholes, or pump stations. Infiltration does not include, and is distinguished from inflow. Infiltration is generally observed during seasonally high ground water conditions.

(9) “Inflow” means surface water and stormwater that enters a collection/transmission system, including service connections, from sources such as roof leaders, cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, drains from wet areas, foundation drains, cross connections between storm sewers and sanitary sewers, catch basins, stormwater, surface rounoff, manhole covers, or drainage. Inflow does not include permitted industrial discharges into the collection system or the intentional introduction of water into a collection system to supplement reclaimed water supplies. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration. Inflow is generally observed during wet weather as well as in coastal communities during some high tide flooding events.

(10) “Leakage” or “exfiltration” means wastewater that leaks into surrounding soil from deteriorated, poorly designed, poorly constructed, or otherwise defective collection/transmission systems including from service connections, pipes, manholes, and pump stations.

(11) “Modification” means any alteration, expansion, upgrade, extension, replacement of, or addition to an existing wastewater facility or activity.

(12) “Permittee” means the owner, operator or other entity to which a permit for a wastewater facility or activity is issued by the Department. The term “permittee” shall be functionally synonymous with the terms “owner,” “contractor,” or “licensee,” but shall not include licensed individuals, such as State certified operators, unless they are the persons to whom a facility permit is issued by the Department. The term shall extend to a permit “applicant” for purposes of this chapter.

(13) “Private drinking water supply well” means a well serving a private or multifamily water system as defined in Rule 62-532.200, F.A.C.

(14) “Public drinking water supply well” means a well serving a public water system as defined in Rule 62-550.200, F.A.C., or a well serving a limited use commercial public water system or limited use community public water system as defined in Rule 62-532.200, F.A.C.

(15) “Sanitary sewer overflow” means any overflow, spill, release, discharge, or diversion of wastewater from a domestic wastewater collection/transmission system.

(16) “Satellite collection system” means a collection/transmission system owned or operated by an entity other than the entity that owns the wastewater treatment facility.

(17) “Treatment” means any method, technique, or process which changes the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of wastewater and thereby reduces its potential for polluting waters of the state.

(18) “Wastewater” means the combination of liquid and water-carried pollutants from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions together with any groundwater, surface runoff or leachate that may be present.

(19) “Wastewater facility” or “facility” means any facility which discharges wastes into waters of the State or which can reasonably be expected to be a source of water pollution and includes any or all of the following: the collection and transmission system, the wastewater treatment works, the reuse or disposal system, and the biosolids management facility.

(20) “Waters” shall be as defined in Section 403.031, F.S.

Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.087 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. History–New 11-27-89, Amended 6-4-92, Formerly 17-604.200, Amended 12-26-96, 11-6-03, 10-4-21.