The purpose is to ensure that customers served by non-transient non-community (NTNC) water systems, such as institutions, schools, daycares, and labor camps, are protected against exposure to Radionuclide contaminants such as Radium and Uranium. It ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

62-550.310Primary Drinking Water Standards: Maximum Contaminant Levels and Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels

62-550.519Radionuclides Monitoring Requirements

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose is to ensure that customers served by non-transient non-community (NTNC) water systems, such as institutions, schools, daycares, and labor camps, are protected against exposure to Radionuclide contaminants such as Radium and Uranium. It is expected that over 2,500 Florida customers served by these school, daycare, institution and labor camp water systems will have reduced exposure Radionuclides contamination.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The revisions will require NTNC water systems to monitor periodically and meet drinking water standards for the Radiological series of contaminants similar to what the community systems are required to do at present.

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

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.852(12), 403.853 (1), (3), (7), 403.861 (16), (17) 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: September 3, 2013, 9:00 a.m. EDT

PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Bldg., Room 609, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Van Hoofnagle, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS3520, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400; [e-mail]; [phone]. 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: Van Hoofnagle, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS3520, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400; [e-mail]; [phone]

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