Except as specifically required by other Department rules or Florida Statutes, all domestic wastewater facilities shall provide, at a minimum, secondary treatment of wastewater prior to reuse or disposal. Secondary treatment requirements are specified below:
    (1) Surface water disposal (excluding discharges to open ocean outfalls, but including discharges to Class III coastal waters)
    (a) CBOD5
    1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
    2. The monthly average shall not exceed 25.0 mg/L,
    3. The weekly average shall not exceed 40.0 mg/L,
    4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
    5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
    (b) Total Suspended Solids
    1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
    2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
    3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L,
    4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
    5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
    (2) Surface water disposal via open ocean outfalls
    (a) CBOD5
    1. The annual average shall not exceed 25.0 mg/L,
    2. The monthly average shall not exceed 25.0 mg/L,
    3. The weekly average shall not exceed 40.0 mg/L,
    4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
    5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
    (b) Total Suspended Solids
    1. The annual average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
    2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
    3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L,
    4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
    5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
    (3) Reuse, land application, or groundwater discharge (including underground injection, but excluding potable reuse projects).
    (a) CBOD5
    1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
    2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
    3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L; and,
    4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L.
    (b) Total Suspended Solids
    1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
    2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
    3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L; and,
    4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L.
    (4) Disinfection and pH control shall be provided in accordance with rules 62-600.440 and 62-600.445, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. History-New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly 17-600.420, Amended 2-8-16, 9-27-21.