DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
62-600.300General Technical Documents
62-600.400Design Requirements
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 47 No. 180, September 16, 2021 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The following changes are made in response to written comments received from the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
PART I GENERAL
62-600.300 General Technical Documents.
(1) Unless otherwise specified, tThe technical standards and criteria contained in the following manuals and technical publications listed in subsection 62-600.300(2), F.A.C., are provided to assist applicants and permittees comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Manuals and Publications.
(a) through (k) No Change.
(l) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electric, and Fluid System and Component Reliability – MCD-05. EPA-430/99-74-001. Environmental Quality Instructional Resources Center, The Ohio State University, 1200 Chambers Road, Room 310, Columbus, Ohio 43212, http://www.epa.gov/nscep/index.html. This publication is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein effective [date], http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX. A copy of the publication may be obtained from the Wastewater Management Program, M.S. 3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(m) through (u) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.913 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.913, 403.918 FS. History–New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly 17-600.300, Amended 12-24-96, 2-8-16, .
PART II TREATMENT FACILITIES
62-600.400 Design Requirements.
(1) Facilities.
(a) No change.
(b) For new facilities and modifications of existing facilities, it shall be the design objective to select treatment processes and equipment that will efficiently and reliably meet required reclaimed water or effluent limitations. Unless otherwise stated, new or modified wastewater treatment and biosolids treatment, handling, and dewatering facilities shall provide Class III reliability as described in the EPA publication “Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electric, and Fluid System and Component Reliability – MCD-05, EPA-430/99-74-001,” adopted and incorporated in paragraph 62-600.300(2)(l), F.A.C., effective [date], http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX. The minimum Class III reliability requirement shall only apply to the new or modified portions of the facilities. Facility reliability shall be addressed in the preliminary design or engineering report as required by subsection 62-620.410(3), F.A.C. The Department shall approve other methods of providing Class I, II, or III reliability if the permittee provides reasonable assurances in the preliminary design report that the level of reliability provided is equivalent to the class of reliability required (i.e., Class I, II, or III, whichever applies).
(c) No change.
(2) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.062, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. History–New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly 17-600.400, Amended 12-24-96, 2-8-16, .
