Definitions., Classification and Staffing of Plants, Additional Classification and Staffing Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-699.200: Definitions.
62-699.310: Classification and Staffing of Plants
62-699.311: Additional Classification and Staffing 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. 33 No. 20, May 18, 2007 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

62-699.200 Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words, phrases, or terms shall have the following meaning.

(1) “APPROVED COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT” means Broward, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Polk, Sarasota, or Volusia a Ccounty Hhealth Ddepartments pursuant to designated by the Department of Health and approved by the Department of Environmental Protection as having a qualified sanitary engineering staff to perform the duties described in Section 403.862(1)(c), F.S.

(1) through (4) No change.

(5) “DELEGATED LOCAL PROGRAM” means Broward County (collection systems only), Miami-Dade County, Hillsborough County, Palm Beach County, or Sarasota County pursuant to pursuant to any county, municipality, or combination thereof that has established, and administers, a pollution control program approved by the Department of Environmental Protection in compliance with Section 403.182, F.S.

(6) through (23) No change.

62-699.310 Classification and Staffing of Domestic Wastewater or Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems.

This section applies to all domestic wastewater treatment plant permittees or suppliers of water except suppliers of water who own or operate a transient non-community water system serving only businesses other than public food service establishments and using only ground water as a source of supply. Licensed operators are not required for transient non-community water systems serving only businesses other than public food service establishments and using only ground water as a source of supply.

(1) No change.

(2) Permittees and suppliers of water shall employ licensed operators on-site at their domestic wastewater or water treatment plant(s) to fulfill the time and or visit requirements specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) below. Beginning May 1, 2011, suppliers of water shall employ licensed operators to staff their water distribution system as specified in paragraph (f) below.

(a) through (f) No change.

1. through 2. No change.

[Footnote]

¹                Water distribution system operation and maintenance activities that may affect water quality or quantity include the following: cleaning (swabbing, pigging, scraping, or air-purging) existing water mains; tapping, depressurizing/dewatering, or disinfecting existing or repaired water mains; dewatering, cleaning, or disinfecting existing or repaired finished-water storage tanks; and manually operating existing pumps, or adjusting automatic pump controls or automatic control valves, as necessary to regulate water distribution system flows or pressures.

62-699.311 Additional Classification and Staffing Requirements.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4) Upon written request by the permittee or supplier of water, the Department shall approve in writing, in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) below, reduction in staffing requirements under paragraph 62-699.310(2)(a) or (e), F.A.C., fFor proposed new domestic wastewater or water treatment plants that are under an electronic surveillance system, automatic control system, or electronic control system and for existing domestic wastewater or water treatment plants that are under an electronic surveillance system, automatic control system, or electronic control system and that have been in compliance with applicable water quality standards and applicable operation and maintenance requirements for the past year, the daily staffing requirements in paragraph 62-699.310(2)(a) or (e), F.A.C., shall be reduced in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) below upon written request by the permittee or supplier of water and written approval by the Department. However, if the Department approves a reduction in staffing requirements under this subsection and the plant’s electronic surveillance system, automatic control system, or electronic control system subsequently malfunctions or fails, the Department’s approval of reduced staffing requirements shall be considered temporarily revoked while the plant’s electronic surveillance system, automatic control system, or electronic control system is not functioning properly.

(a) through (b) No change.

(5) through (6) No change.

(7) Upon written request by the supplier of water, the Department shall approve in writing, in accordance with paragraphs (a) through (d) below, reduction in staffing requirements under subparagraph 62-699.310(2)(e)5., F.A.C., fFor proposed new Category V water treatment plants that are connected to the same water distribution system and for existing Category V water treatment plants that are connected to the same water distribution system and that have been in compliance with applicable water quality standards and applicable operation and maintenance requirements for the past year, the staffing requirements in subparagraph 62-699.310(2)(e)5., F.A.C., shall be reduced in accordance with paragraphs (a) through (d) below upon written request by the supplier of water and written approval by the Department.

(a) through (d) No change.

(8) Upon written request by the permittee or supplier of water, the Department shall approve in writing, in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) below, reduction in staffing requirements under paragraph 62-699.310(2)(a) or (e), F.A.C., fFor existing domestic wastewater or water treatment plants that are treating or producing less than the permitted capacity of the plant and that have been in compliance with applicable water quality standards and applicable operation and maintenance requirements for the past year, the staffing requirements in paragraph 62-699.310(2)(a) or (e), F.A.C., shall be reduced in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) below upon written request by the permittee or supplier of water and written approval by the Department.

(a) through (b) No change.

(9) through (12) No change.

(13) Upon written request by the permittee or supplier of water, the Department shall approve in writing an interchange of weekend visits with the same number of required weekdays of staffing fFor domestic wastewater or water treatment plants that have greater influent flow or water production on weekends than on weekdays, required weekend visits may be interchanged with the same number of required weekdays of staffing upon written request by the permittee or supplier of water and written approval by the Department. The total number of days per week that a plant is staffed versus visited shall not be reduced.

(14) No change.