Chapter 62-701, F.A.C., contains the state solid waste management program regulations and forms. Rule 62-701.804, F.A.C., adopts federal regulations 40 CFR 257.50 through 257.107, Standards for the Disposal of Coal Combustion ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

62-701.804Standards for the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals in Landfills and Surface Impoundments

PURPOSE, EFFECT AND SUMMARY: Chapter 62-701, F.A.C., contains the state solid waste management program regulations and forms. Rule 62-701.804, F.A.C., adopts federal regulations 40 CFR 257.50 through 257.107, Standards for the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) in Landfills and Surface Impoundments. This rule allows Florida to issue CCR permits under approval of the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed revisions will update the Code of Federal Regulation citations and incorporate minor technical corrections.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 403.061, 403.704, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.702, 403.703, 403.704, FS.

THIS RULEMAKING IS UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO SECTION

403.8055, F.S. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE TO: Kim Walker, Program Administrator, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399. [e-mail] or [phone].

SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED PERSONS MAY WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, FILE AN OBJECTION TO THIS RULEMAKING WITH THE AGENCY. THE OBJECTION SHALL SPECIFY THE PORTIONS OF THE PROPOSED RULE TO WHICH THE PERSON OBJECTS AND THE SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

62-701.804 Standards for the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals in Landfills and Surface Impoundments.

(1) No change.

(a) The Department adopts by reference the scope and purpose contained in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 257.50 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13561 and 40 CFR 257.52 [Link] http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13562, revised as of August 5, 2016.

(b) No change.

(c) Unless another rule is specifically stated to apply, only Chapters 62-4, 62-110, 62-701.300, 62-701.320, 62-701.804, and Rule 62-701.805, F.A.C., are applicable to CCR units.

(2) No change.

(a) The Department adopts by reference the definitions contained in 40 CFR 257.53 revised as of July 1, 2021 [Link] August 5, 2016 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13563.

(b) No change.

(c) The term “Wetlands” as used in any provision adopted in this chapter from shall have the definition of “wetlands” as defined in Section 373.019, F.S.

(d) No change.

(3) The Department adopts by reference the following Sections of 40 CFR 257 revised as of August 5, 2016 [Link] http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13564, and as amended in the 85 Federal Register dated August 28, 2020 (53516-53566) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13565 and 85 Federal Register dated November 12, 2020 (72506-72543)0 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13566 with the exceptions listed in subsection 62-701.804(5) 62-701.804(4), F.A.C.: floodplains, 257.3-1; endangered species, 257.3-2; surface water, 257.3-3; placement above the uppermost aquifer, 257.60; wetlands, 257.61; fault areas, 257.62; seismic impact zones, 257.63; unstable areas, 257.64; design criteria for new CCR landfills and any lateral expansion of a CCR landfill, 257.70; liner design criteria for existing CCR surface impoundments, 257.71; liner design criteria for new CCR surface impoundments and any lateral expansion of a CCR surface impoundment, 257.72; structural integrity criteria for existing CCR surface impoundments, 257.73; structural integrity criteria for new CCR surface impoundments and any lateral expansion of a CCR surface impoundment, 257.74; air criteria, 257.80; run-on and run-off controls for CCR landfills, 257.81; hydrologic and hydraulic capacity requirements for CCR surface impoundments, 257.82; inspection requirements for CCR surface impoundments, 257.83; inspection requirements for CCR landfills, 257.84; applicability, 257.90; groundwater monitoring systems, 257.91; groundwater sampling and analysis requirements, 257.93; detection monitoring program, 257.94; assessment monitoring program, 257.95; assessment of corrective measures, 257.96; selection of remedy, 257.97; implementation of the corrective action program, 257.98; inactive CCR surface impoundments, 257.100; closure or retrofit of CCR units , 257.101; criteria for conducting the closure or retrofit of CCR units, 257.102; alternative closure requirements, 257.103; post-closure care requirements, 257.104; recordkeeping requirements, 257.105; notification requirements, 257.106; publicly accessible Internet site requirements, 257.107; Appendix III to Part 257, Constituents for Detection Monitoring; and Appendix IV to Part 257, Constituents for Assessment Monitoring.

(4) The Department adopts by reference the following sections of 40 CFR 257 revised as of July 30, 2018 [Link], and as amended in the 85 Federal Register dated August 28, 2020 (53516-52566) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13565: 257.101(b)(1)(ii).

(5)(4) The Department does not adopt the following section of 40 CFR Part 257 revised as of April 17, 2015 August 5, 2016: 257.50(e).

(6)(5) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.704 FS. Law Implemented 403.702, 403.703, 403.704 FS. History–New 3-1-22, Amended      .