Application Requirements for Water Well Contractors, Unlawful Acts, Grounds for Disciplinary Actions, and Penalties
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
62-531.300Application Requirements for Water Well Contractors
62-531.450Unlawful Acts, Grounds for Disciplinary Actions, and Penalties
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. 39, No. 246, December 20, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
Further, the Department changed the Water Well Contractor Continuing Education Program Manual adopted in Rule 62-531.300, F.A.C., as follows: in Section 4. corrected a spelling error; amended sections 4.H. and 8.E. to reference Rule 62-531.340, F.A.C., for the application, renewal, and administrative fees; amended section 7.E. to clarify the standard for denying coursework applications; amended section 8.A. to clarify when coursework would be approved; amended section 8.F. to clarify how post-secondary and university level course credits will be converted to CECs; removed section 11.F. forms now incorporated in Rule 62-531.300, F.A.C.; amended 2.J. and 2.K. to reference the correct form in the definition; amended section 4.I. to reference the forms the Administrator must use; removed sections 4.J., 4.K., and 4. L.; amended sections 5.A., 5.C., and 5. G. to reference the correct forms, and amended section 5.A. to clarify the standard to approve a Course Provider. Lastly, the Department amended section C. iv. of the Water Well Construction Disciplinary Guidelines and Citations Dictionary to remove a hyperlink.
62-531.300 Application Requirements for Water Well Contractors.
(1) No change.
(a) Be submitted on forms provided by the District and delivered by mail, hand delivery, or electronic transmittal to the District and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as set forth in Rule 62-531.340, F.A.C.
(b) through (d) No change.
(2) Approved coursework and CECs shall be governed by the requirements in the Water Well Contractor Continuing Education Program Manual effective date________, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03954 hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and requires the use of the following forms, which are also adopted and incorporated by reference: Copies of this manual are available on the Department’s website at www.dep.state.fl.us or by writing the Department at 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3580, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400.
(a) Coursework Certificate of Attendance and Evaluation, Florida Water Well Contractor Continuing Education Program, Form 1, effective _________, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04128,
(b) Florida Water Well Contractor Continuing Education Program, Certificate of Completion, Form 2, effective _________, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04129,
(c) Application for Continuing Education Coursework Approval, Florida Water Well Contractor Continuing Education Program, Form 3, effective _________, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04130, and
(d) Application for Continuing Education Course Provider, Florida Water Well Contractor Continuing Education Program, Form 4, effective _________, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04131.
Copies of the Water Well Contractor Continuing Education Program Manual and the forms referenced therein are available on the Department’s website at www.dep.state.fl.us or by writing the Department at 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3580, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400.
(3) through (6) No change.
(7) As set forth in Section 373.323(3), F.S., sSatisfactory proof of two years experience in the construction, repair, or abandonment of water wells shall be demonstrated by providing the following:
(a) through (b) No change.
(8) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 373.043, 373.309, 373.337 FS. Law Implemented 287.0571, 373.323, 373.326, 373.329 FS. History–New 8-18-73, Amended 10-9-84, Formerly 17-20.02, Amended 6-16-86, Formerly 17-20.020, Amended 5-25-89, Formerly 17-531.300, Amended 7-17-03, 11-25-07, _______.
62-531.450 Unlawful Acts, Grounds for Disciplinary Actions, and Penalties.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to commit a violation specifically enumerated in Sections 373.336(1), F.S. When the Department, Districts, or delegated permitting authority finds a person has violated rules of the Department or Water Management District, or Part III, Ch. 373, F.S.,the person shall be subject to an order imposing one or more of the penalties and corrective actions established in the Water Well Construction Disciplinary Guidelines and Citations Dictionary, effective date, adopted and incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the Citations Dictionary is available at the Department’s website at: www.dep.state.fl.us or by writing the Department at 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3580, Tallahassee, FL 32311-2400 http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03955.
(2) through (4) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 373.043, 373.308, 373.309 FS. Law Implemented 373.306, 373.309, 373.316, 373.319, 373.333, 373.335, 373.336 FS. History–New 8-18-73, Amended 10-9-84, Formerly 17-20.09, 17-20.090, Amended 5-25-89, 12-2-92, Formerly 17-531.450, Amended 12-25-02, 11-25-07,________.
