Florida Regulations 62-560.530: Request for Waiver of Disinfection Requirements
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(1) Any supplier of water who owns or operates a transient non-community water system using only ground water not under the direct influence of surface water may request a waiver of the disinfection requirements specified in paragraph 62-555.320(4)(a), and subsection 62-555.350(1), F.A.C., by submitting a request for a waiver in writing to the Department. Any written request shall include the following information:
(a) Documentation of the history of the quality of water provided by the system and monitoring tests for bacteriological contamination for at least the 36 months preceding the request.
(b) A detailed description of the well and the site on which it is located, including geology, depth of well, casing, grouting, and other relevant factors which have an impact on the quality of water supplied. The supplier of water shall provide plans, drawings, test data, or other documentation in support of the description.
(c) The number of connections and size of the distribution system, its age and the materials of which it is constructed.
(2) The applicant must provide the Department reasonable assurance that no hazard to health will result.
(3) In consideration of whether a supplier of water should be granted a waiver of disinfection requirements, the Department shall consider the results of sanitary surveys.
(4) Suppliers of water granted a waiver of disinfection requirements shall monitor for microbiological contamination on at least a monthly basis or as otherwise specified by the Department and shall report the results to the Department in accordance with Rules 62-550.518 and 62-550.730, F.A.C.
(5) A waiver shall be granted for a period of 36 months and shall be renewable upon application to the Department pursuant to Florida Statutes § 403.854, and this rule.
(6) The Department shall revoke any waiver to protect the public health, provided that such revocation is necessary to achieve compliance with state water quality standards for safe drinking water, or the supplier of water fails to comply with any conditions of the waiver.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 403.853(3), 403.861(9) FS. Law Implemented 403.852(12), (13), 403.853(1), (3), 403.854(4) FS. History-New 11-19-87, Formerly 17-22.755, Amended 1-18-89, 5-23-91, Formerly 17-560.530, Amended 11-27-01.
(a) Documentation of the history of the quality of water provided by the system and monitoring tests for bacteriological contamination for at least the 36 months preceding the request.
(b) A detailed description of the well and the site on which it is located, including geology, depth of well, casing, grouting, and other relevant factors which have an impact on the quality of water supplied. The supplier of water shall provide plans, drawings, test data, or other documentation in support of the description.
(c) The number of connections and size of the distribution system, its age and the materials of which it is constructed.
(2) The applicant must provide the Department reasonable assurance that no hazard to health will result.
(3) In consideration of whether a supplier of water should be granted a waiver of disinfection requirements, the Department shall consider the results of sanitary surveys.
(4) Suppliers of water granted a waiver of disinfection requirements shall monitor for microbiological contamination on at least a monthly basis or as otherwise specified by the Department and shall report the results to the Department in accordance with Rules 62-550.518 and 62-550.730, F.A.C.
(5) A waiver shall be granted for a period of 36 months and shall be renewable upon application to the Department pursuant to Florida Statutes § 403.854, and this rule.
(6) The Department shall revoke any waiver to protect the public health, provided that such revocation is necessary to achieve compliance with state water quality standards for safe drinking water, or the supplier of water fails to comply with any conditions of the waiver.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 403.853(3), 403.861(9) FS. Law Implemented 403.852(12), (13), 403.853(1), (3), 403.854(4) FS. History-New 11-19-87, Formerly 17-22.755, Amended 1-18-89, 5-23-91, Formerly 17-560.530, Amended 11-27-01.