Significant amendments were made to this Chapter in January of 2010. These changes primarily involved registration requirements for smaller facilities that process yard trash and organic material. This next round of amendments are intended to update ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
62-709.201: Definitions
62-709.300: General Provisions
62-709.305: Exemptions
62-709.320: General Provisions for Registrations
62-709.330: Specific Criteria for Registration of Yard Trash Processing Facilities
62-709.350: Specific Criteria for Registration of Facilities Composting Vegetative Wastes, Animal Byproducts or Manure, or Blending Manure
62-709.460: Special Permitting Criteria for Solid Waste Organics Recycling Pilot Projects
62-709.500: Design Criteria for Permitted Facilities
62-709.510: Operation Criteria for Permitted Facilities
62-709.530: Testing, Recording and Reporting Requirements
62-709.550: Classification of Compost
62-709.600: Criteria for the Use of Compost
62-709.901: Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Significant amendments were made to this Chapter in January of 2010. These changes primarily involved registration requirements for smaller facilities that process yard trash and organic material. This next round of amendments are intended to update the requirements for permitting facilities that compost municipal solid waste, as well as the requirements and criteria for testing and use of processed materials. The Chapter will also be amended to address facilities that anaerobically digest solid waste.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Organics Processing and Recycling Facilities.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 120.53, 403.061, 403.704, 403.7043, 403.707 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.53, 403.7043, 403.707 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Francine Joyal, Department of Environmental Protection, MS 4565, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, telephone [phone], or email at [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.