The following Department rules, publications, standards and forms regarding construction, repair, and abandonment of wells and water well contractor licensing, shall apply to the water well program administered by the District, and are incorporated by reference herein. Copies may be obtained in accordance with subsection (10) below.

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    (1) Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-531, Water Well Contractor Licensing Requirements (June 22, 2014) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07121). The following publication referenced in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-531, is also incorporated by reference herein: The Department’s Water Well Contractor Disiplinary Guidelines and Citations Dictionary (June 22, 2014) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07122), incorporated by reference in subsection 62-531.450(1), F.A.C.
    (2) Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-532, Water Well Permitting and Construction Requirements (October 7, 2010) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07123). The following publications referenced in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-532, are also incorporated by reference herein:
    (a) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A53/A53M-99b (1999); A135-01 (2001), A252-98 (1998), and A589-96 (1996), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500(1)(a) Copies of these copyrighted standards may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959;
    (b) American Petroleum Institute (API) 5L-2000 (2000), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500(1)(a) Copies of this copyrighted standard may be obtained from the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street N.W., Washington, DC 20005-4070;
    (c) 2000 American National Standard Institute for Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe (ANSI/ASME B36.10M-2000), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500(1)(a) Copies of this copyrighted standard may be obtained from the American National Standards Institute, 1819 L Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036;
    (d) Schedule 10S of the ANSI/ASME B36.19M-1985, incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500(1)(d) Copies of this copyrighted standard may be obtained from the American National Standards Institute, 1819 L Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036;
    (e) 2008 NSF International Standard/American National Standard NSF/ANSI 14-2008e, Plastics Piping System Components and Related Materials; NSF International Standard/American National Standard NSF/ANSI 61-2008, Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects, incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500(1)(g) Copies of these copyrighted standards may be obtained from NSF International, P. O. Box 130140, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140;
    (f) Closed-Loop/Geothermal Heat Pump Systems Design and Installation Standards, Revised Edition 2008, published by the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, Oklahoma State University; Closed-Loop/Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems Installation Guide, 1988, Oklahoma State University, incorporated by reference in subsection 62-532.500(2), F.A.C. Copies of these copyrighted materials may be obtained from the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, Oklahoma State University, 374 Cordell South, Stillwater, OK 74078-8018;
    (g) Appendix C of American Water Works Association (AWWA) Standard A100-97 (1997), AWWA Standard for Water Wells, incorporated by reference in subFl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500(3)(i)6. Copies of these copyrighted, recommended practices and methods may be obtained from the American Water Works Association, 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235;
    (h) Vertical Geothermal Heat Pump Systems Engineering Design and Field Procedures Manual, published by the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, First Edition 2000, Oklahoma State University, incorporated by reference in subFl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500(3)(i)6. Copies of these copyrighted, recommended practices and methods may be obtained from the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, Oklahoma State University, 374 Cordell South, Stillwater, OK 74078-8018.
    (3) Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-555.310, Source and Siting Requirements for Public Water Systems (August 28, 2003) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07124), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500
    (4) Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-555.312, Location of Public Water System Wells (August 28, 2003) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07125), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500
    (5) Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-761.640 (June 21, 2004) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07126), incorporated by reference in subsection 62-555.312(3), F.A.C.
    (6) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64E-8.002, Limited Use Public Water System Construction (May 4, 2008) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07127), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500
    (7) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64E-8.003, New Private and Multi-family Water System Construction (May 4, 2008) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07128), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.500
    (8) Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-524, New Potable Water Well Permitting in Delineated Areas (February 16, 2012) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07129), and the maps containing Delineated Areas for the following Counties: Alachua, Brevard, Duval, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, and Volusia (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07130), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-524.430
    (9) The following Department forms are incorporated by reference into this chapter and shall apply to the well contractor licensing program administered by the District and to all wells constructed, repaired, or abandoned in the District:
    (a) State of Florida Permit Application to Construct, Repair, Modify, or Abandon a Well, DEP Form 62-532.900(1) (October 7, 2010) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07131), incorporated by reference in subsection 62-532.400(1), F.A.C.
    (b) State of Florida Well Completion Report, DEP Form 62-532.900(2) (October 7, 2010) (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07132), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-532.410
    (10) Schedule 40 of the ASTM F480-14 (2014), incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 40C-3.500 Copies of this copyrighted standard may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
    (11) All rules and publications incorporated by reference herein, other than the copyrighted materials identified in paragraphs (2)(a) through (h) herein, may be obtained without charge at the District’s website sjrwmd.com or by writing or calling the Department, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone (850)245-8648, or the St. Johns River Water Management District, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, FL 32177, telephone (800)451-7106.
Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.118, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.103, 373.308, 373.309, 373.316, 373.319, 373.323, 373.324, 373.326, 373.329, 373.333, 373.335, 373.336, 373.337 FS. History-New 5-30-90, Amended 1-8-96, Formerly 40C-3.900, Amended 7-27-16.