The Department is amending Chapter 62-560, F.A.C., to make State drinking water public notification (PN) rules consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s PN regulations by deleting or repealing all current State PN rules and ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

62-550.200Definitions for Public Water Systems

62-550.320Secondary Drinking Water Standards: Maximum Contaminant Levels

62-550.512Nitrate and Nitrite Monitoring Requirements

62-550.520Secondary Contaminants Monitoring Requirements

62-550.720Recordkeeping

62-550.730Reporting Requirements for Public Water Systems

62-550.817Additional Requirements for Subpart H Water Systems

62-550.821Disinfectant Residuals, Disinfection Byproducts (Stage 1), and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors

62-550.828Ground Water Rule

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is amending Chapter 62-560, F.A.C., to make State drinking water public notification (PN) rules consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s PN regulations by deleting or repealing all current State PN rules and incorporating by reference the federal PN regulations. To coordinate Chapter 62-550, F.A.C., with the proposed amendments to Chapter 62-560, F.A.C., the Department is correcting rule references and making other changes to Chapter 62-550, F.A.C.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Rule 62-550.200, F.A.C., is being amended to delete definitions that are no longer necessary because they are included in the federal PN regulations that are being incorporated by reference in Chapter 62-560, F.A.C. Rules 62-550.320, 62-550.512, and 62-550.520, F.A.C., are being amended to correct rule references so they are consistent with the amendments to Chapter 62-560. New subsection 62-550.720(8), F.A.C., is being added to incorporate a federal record maintenance requirement that also is being added to Chapter 62-560, F.A.C. Paragraph 62-550.730(1)(h), F.A.C., is being revised to be consistent with amendments to Chapter 62-560, F.A.C. Subsections 62-550.817(14) and 62-550.828(2), F.A.C., are being repealed. Subsection 62-550.821(1), F.A.C., which is a list of State rule references corresponding to federal regulation references in 40 C.F.R. Part 141, Subpart L, is being amended to make changes, most of which are related to the incorporation of the federal PN regulations into Chapter 62-560, F.A.C.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 403.8055, 403.853(3), 403.861(9) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.0877, 403.852(12), 403.852(13), 403.853, 403.853(1), 403.853(3), 403.853(4), 403.853(7), 403.854, 403.861(16), 403.861(17), 403.8615, 403.862 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least five days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Virginia Harmon, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3520, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone], [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Virginia Harmon, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3520, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, [phone], [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.