62-640.210. General Technical Guidance and Forms  


Effective on Monday, June 21, 2021
  • 1(1) Unless specifically referenced elsewhere in this chapter, the following publications are listed for informational purposes as technical guidance to assist facilities, appliers, distributors and marketers, site managers, and site owners in meeting the requirements of this chapter. Publications or portions of publications containing enforceable criteria are specifically referenced elsewhere in this chapter. Information in the publications listed below does not supersede the specific requirements of this chapter. Members of the public may request and obtain copies of the publications listed below by contacting the appropriate publisher at the address indicated. Copies of the publications are available from the Wastewater Management Program, M.S. 3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

    112(a) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995, 118Process Design Manual for Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Domestic Septage, 130EPA Center for Environmental Research Information, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, 145www.epa.gov.

    146(b) Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 503, “Standards for the Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge,” codified as of July 1, 2018, 171www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.

    172(c) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 177Process Design Manual for Sludge Treatment and Disposal, 1851979, Center for Environmental Research Information, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, www.epa.gov.

    201(d) 202Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities, 2072004, Health Education Service, Inc., P.O. Box 7126, Albany, New York 12224, www.hes.org.

    220(e) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 226Handbook, 227Septage Treatment and Disposal, 2311984, Center for Environmental Research Information, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, www.epa.gov.

    247(f) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 253Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge, 2622003, Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, www.epa.gov.

    272(g) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974, 279Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electric, and Fluid System and Component Reliability-MCD-05. 290Environmental Quality Instructional Resources Center, The Ohio State University, 1200 Chambers Road, Room 310, Columbus, Ohio 43212, www.epa.gov.

    308(h) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1994, 314A Plain English Guide to the Part 503 Biosolids Regulations, 324EPA Center for Environmental Research Information, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, www.epa.gov.

    340(i) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2002, 349Guidance for Controlling Potential Risks to Workers Exposed to Class B Biosolids, 361NIOSH-Publications Dissemination, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998, www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html.

    370(j) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000, 376Guide to Field Storage of Biosolids, 382EPA Center for Environmental Research Information, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, www.epa.gov.

    398(k) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2012, “General Manual, Title 190, Part 402 – Nutrient Management,” USDA-NRCS, Washington, DC, www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical.

    419(l) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Florida, 2012, “Field Office Technical Guide – Nutrient Management, Code 590”, USDA-NRCS-FL, Gainesville, Florida, www.fl.nrcs.usda.gov/technical.

    441(m) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Florida, 2018, “Field Office Technical Guide – Waste Recycling, Code 633,” USDA-NRCS-FL, Gainesville, Florida, www.fl.nrcs.usda.gov/technical.

    464(n) Kleinman, P., D. Sullivan, A. Wolf, R. Brandt, Z. Dou, H. Elliott, J. Kovar, A. Leytem, R. Maguire, P. Moore, L. Saporito, A. Sharpley, A. Shober, T. Sims, J. Toth, G. Toor, H. Zhang, T. Zhang. 2007. “Selection of a Water Extractable Phosphorus Test for Manures and Biosolids as an Indicator of Runoff Loss Potential,” Journal of Environmental Quality 36: 1357-1367, https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq

    528(o) Mylavarapu, R., T. Obreza, K. Morgan, G. Hochmuth, V. Nair, and A. Wright, 2014, “Extraction of Soil Nutrients Using Mehlich-3 Reagent for Acid-Mineral Soils of Florida,” UF/IFAS Document SL 407, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss620.

    561(2) Forms. The forms used by the Department are listed in this rule. The rule numbers are the same as the form numbers. Copies of these forms may be obtained by contacting the Wastewater Management Program, M.S. 3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. In addition, these forms are available online at https://floridadep.gov/water/domestic-wastewater/content/domestic-wastewater-forms, or at the webpages provided below for each form. The Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the following forms:

    635(a) Treatment Facility Biosolids Plan, Form 64162-640.210(2)(a), 642effective June 21, 2021, available at 648http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/referenc649e.asp?No=Ref-13250651.

    652(b) Treatment Facility Biosolids Annual Summary, Form 65962-640.210(2)(b), 660effective June 21, 2021, available at 666http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13251668.

    669(c) Biosolids Application Site Annual Summary, Form 67662-640.210(2)(c), 677effective 678June 21, 2021, available at 683http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13252685.

    686(d) Biosolids Site Permit Application, Form 69262-640.210(2)(d), 693effective 694June 21, 2021, available at 699http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13253701.

    702(e) Biosolids Application Site Log, Form 70862-640.210(2)(e), 709effective 710June 21, 2021, available at 715http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13254717.

    718Rulemaking Authority 720373.043, 721403.051, 722403.061, 723403.062, 724403.0855, 725403.087, 726403.088, 727403.704, 728403.707 FS. 730Law Implemented 732373.4595, 733403.021, 734403.051, 735403.061, 736403.0855, 737403.087, 738403.088, 739403.0881, 740403.702, 741403.704, 742403.707, 743403.708 FS. 745History–New 8-12-90, Formerly 17-640.210, Amended 3-30-98, 8-29-10, 6-21-21, per Ch. 2021-153, Laws of Florida.