(1) The technical standards and criteria contained in the following standard manuals and technical publications listed below are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be applied, if applicable, in determining whether permits allowing construction, modification or implementation of reuse and land application projects shall be issued or denied. A copy of each publication may be obtained by contacting the Department’s Wastewater Management Program, Mail Station 3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
    (a) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974. Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electric, and Fluid System and Component Reliability-MCD-05. Environmental Quality Instructional Resources Center, The Ohio State University, 200 Chambers Road, Room 310, Columbus, Ohio 43212, incorporated by reference herein http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13362.
    (b) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1977. Procedures Manual for Groundwater Monitoring at Solid Waste Disposal Facilities. National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, incorporated by reference herein http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13363.
    (c) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1973. Drainage of Agricultural Land. Water Information Center, Inc., 125 East Bethpage Road, Plainview, New York 11803, incorporated by reference herein http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13364.
    (d) Florida Department of Transportation, 1985. Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System. Procedure No. 550-010-001-A. Florida Department of Transportation, Maps and Publications Sales, Mail Station 12, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450, incorporated by reference herein http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13365.
    (e) Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, 1991. Guidelines for Preparation of Reuse Feasibility Studies for Applicants Having Responsibility for Wastewater Management. Information Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, incorporated by reference herein http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13366.
    (2) Related rules. The following Department rules may be applicable to reuse and land application projects, depending on the nature and scope of the project. This listing is provided solely for the purpose of noting other Department rules which the applicant may need to consult and comply with during the planning, design, construction, and operation of reuse or land application projects. This listing is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of every rule which may be applicable.
    (a) Antidegradation policy requirements are contained in Rules 62-4.242 and 62-302.300, F.A.C.
    (b) Cross-connection control program requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-555
    (c) Disinfection criteria are contained in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-600.440, which lists the design and performance standards for high-level, intermediate, basic, and low-level disinfection.
    (d) Domestic wastewater facility requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-600, contains design, operation, and compliance requirements for all domestic wastewater facilities. Treatment levels, disinfection requirements, and pH requirements also are contained.
    (e) Drinking water standards are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-550
    (f) Fees related to permitting are listed in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-4
    (g) Ground water quality standards are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-520
    (h) Industrial pretreatment requirements (within Department rules these are referred to as “”pretreatment requirements””) are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-625
    (i) Monitoring requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-6007 Requirements for ground water monitoring plans are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-520
    (j) Operator certification requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-602
    (k) Operator staffing requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-699
    (l) Permitting requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-620
    (m) pH requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-600.445
    (n) Pretreatment requirements (sometimes referred to as “”industrial pretreatment requirements””) are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-625
    (o) Biosolids (formerly referred to as “”residuals”” or “”sludge””) management requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-640
    (p) Secondary treatment is defined in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-600.420
    (q) Surface water discharge requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-650
    (r) Surface water quality standards are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-302
    (s) Underground injection control requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-528 Additional information related to domestic wastewater facilities is contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-600
    (t) Wellhead protection requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-521
    (u) Wetlands discharge requirements are contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-611
    (3) Forms.
    (a) The forms and instructions used by the Department are listed in this rule. The rule numbers are the same as the form numbers. Copies of these forms and instructions may be obtained by writing to the Wastewater Management Program, Mail Station 3545, Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. The Department adopts and incorporates by reference in this section the following forms:
    1. Notice of Intent to Use General Permit for Addition of a Major User of Reclaimed Water, Form 62-610.300(3)(a)1., effective August 8, 2021, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13371, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
    2. Annual Reuse Report, Form 62-610.300(3)(a)2., effective August 8, 2021, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13380, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
    3. Application for Permission to Place a Public Access Reuse System in Operation, Form 62-610.300(3)(a)3., effective August 8, 2021, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13370, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
    4. Pathogen Monitoring, Form 62-610.300(3)(a)4., effective August 8, 2021, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13373, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
    (b) Additional forms used for domestic wastewater and reuse facilities are included in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-620
    (c) Subsection 62-600.660(2), F.A.C., requires domestic wastewater treatment facilities with a permitted capacity of 100,000 gpd or greater that discharge to ground waters via reuse and land application systems to annually monitor reclaimed water or effluent for the primary and secondary drinking water standards contained in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-550 Except for asbestos, total coliforms, color, odor and residual disinfectants, all parameters listed as primary and secondary drinking water standards in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-550, shall be monitored and reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR), DEP Form 62-620.910(10), (adopted and incorporated by reference in subsection 62-620.910(10), F.A.C., effective November 29, 1994). The DMR form shall be electronically submitted to the Department by June 28 using the DEP Business Portal at http://www.fldepportal.com/go/. Approved analytical methods identified in Fl. Admin. Code R. 62-620.100(3)(j), shall be used for analysis. If no method is included for a parameter, methods specified in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 62-550, shall be used.
Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.064 FS. Law Implemented 403.051, 403.061(7), (13), 403.064, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. History-New 4-4-89, Amended 4-2-90, Formerly 17-610.300, Amended 1-9-96, 8-8-99, 3-9-06, 11-19-07, 8-8-21.