Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 25-30.225 - Plant and Facilities

(1) Each utility shall design, construct, and install its plant in accordance with accepted engineering practices to ensure reasonably adequate and safe service to its customers.

(2) Each utility shall maintain and operate its plant and facilities by employing qualified operators in accordance with the rules of the Department of Environmental Protection.

(3) Each utility shall exercise due care to reduce the hazards to which employees, customers, and the public may be exposed by reason of the utility's equipment or facilities.

(4) Each utility shall make reasonable effort to warn and protect the public from any danger which exists or arises on account of the utility's equipment or facilities.

(5) Each water utility shall operate and maintain in safe, efficient, and proper condition, all of its facilities and equipment used to distribute, regulate, measure or deliver service up to and including the point of delivery into the piping owned by the customer.

(6) Each wastewater utility shall operate and maintain in safe, efficient, and proper condition, all of its facilities and equipment used to collect and regulate the flow of wastewater in the sewer mains. The wastewater utility may require that each customer be responsible for cleaning and maintaining sewer laterals to the point of delivery.

(7) Each utility which provides both water and wastewater service shall operate and maintain in safe, efficient, and proper condition, all of its facilities to the point of delivery.

(8) Each utility shall maintain on file at its principal office located within the state, suitable maps, drawings, and records of its system and facilities to show size, location, character, date of installation and installed cost of major items of plant and extension of facilities.

(9) Each utility shall inspect its plant and facilities in such a manner and with such frequency as may be necessary to ensure that the plant and facilities are maintained in proper condition for rendering safe and adequate service.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 25-30.225

Rulemaking Authority 350.121(1)(f), 367.121(1) FS. Law Implemented 367.111, 367.121 FS.

Amended 9-12-74, 3-26-81, Formerly 25-10.42, 25-10.042, Amended 11-10-86.

New 9-12-74, Amended 3-26-81, Formerly 25-10.42, 25-10.042, Amended 11-10-86.