The following publications are adopted as financial,
managerial, and technical guidance to assist suppliers of water in achieving
compliance with Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-560, F.A.C. Each of these
publications is available from the publisher or source listed for the
publication. Specific portions of these publications may be referenced as
enforceable requirements in Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-560, F.A.C. But
otherwise, these publications are to be used only as guidance, and the specific
requirements contained in Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-560, F.A.C., shall
supersede the guidance in these publications.
(1)
Guidance Manual for Compliance
with the Filtration and Disinfection Requirements for Public Water Systems
Using Surface Water Sources, March 1991 Edition, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA). Available from the following sources:
(a) USEPA, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b)
Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse for Sciences,
Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1929 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH
43210-1080.
(c) U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,
Springfield, VA 22161.
(2)
Lead and Copper Rule Guidance
Manual, Volume I: Monitoring, September 1991, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. Available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA
22161.
(3)
Lead and Copper
Rule Guidance Manual, Volume II: Corrosion Control Treatment,
September 1992, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Available from the U.S.
Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal
Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
(4)
Lead and Copper Monitoring and Reporting Guidance for Public Water
Systems, February 2002, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Available from the following sources:
(a)
USEPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b) U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA
22161.
(5)
Alternative Disinfectants and Oxidants Guidance Manual, April
1999, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Available from the
following sources:
(a) USEPA, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b)
Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse for Sciences,
Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1929 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH
43210-1080.
(c) U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,
Springfield, VA 22161.
(6)
Guidance Manual for Compliance
with the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: Turbidity
Provisions, April 1999, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Available from the following sources:
(a)
USEPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b) Educational Resources Information Center,
Clearinghouse for Sciences, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1929
Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1080.
(c) U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA
22161.
(7)
Enhanced Coagulation and Enhanced Precipitative Softening Guidance
Manual, May 1999, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
Available from the following sources:
(a)
USEPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b) Educational Resources Information Center,
Clearinghouse for Sciences, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1929
Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1080.
(c) U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA
22161.
(8)
Disinfection Profiling and Benchmarking Guidance Manual,
August 1999, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Available from the
following sources:
(a) USEPA, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b)
Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse for Sciences,
Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1929 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH
43210-1080.
(c) U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,
Springfield, VA 22161.
(9)
Microbial and Disinfection
Byproduct Rules Simultaneous Compliance Manual, August 1999, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Available from the following sources:
(a) USEPA, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(b)
Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse for Sciences,
Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1929 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH
43210-1080.
(c) U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,
Springfield, VA 22161.
(10) NSF International (NSF) Standard
14-2003, Plastics Piping System Components and Related Materials; NSF Standard
42-2002, Drinking Water Treatment Units - Aesthetic Effects; NSF Standard
44-2002, Residential Cation Exchange Water Softeners; NSF Standard 53-2002,
Drinking Water Treatment Units - Health Effects; NSF Standard 55-2002,
Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems; NSF Standard 58-2002,
Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Treatment Systems; NSF Standard 60-2002,
Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals - Health Effects; NSF Standard 61-2002,
Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects; and NSF Standard 62-1999,
Drinking Water Distillation Systems. Available from Techstreet, 1327 Jones
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
(11)
Water Chemicals Codex, 1982, National Research Council.
Published by the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Lockbox 285,
Washington, DC 20055.
(12)
Food Chemicals Codex; Fourth Edition, 1996; First Supplement
to the Fourth Edition, 1997; Second Supplement to the Fourth Edition, 2000; and
Third Supplement to the Fourth Edition, 2001; Institute of Medicine. Published
by the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Lockbox 285, Washington,
DC 20055.
(13)
Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition,
1998, American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works
Association, and Water Environment Federation. Published by the APHA, 800 I
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
(14)
Emergency Planning for Water
Utilities, AWWA Manual M19, Fourth Edition, 2001, American Water Works
Association (AWWA). Published by the AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO
80235.
(15)
Manual of Small
Public Water Supply Systems, May 1991, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. Available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical
Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
(16)
Design and Construction of Small
Water Systems, An AWWA Small Systems Resource Book, Second Edition,
1999, American Water Works Association (AWWA). Published by the AWWA, 6666 W.
Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235.
(17)
Design of Small Water
Systems; Engineer Manual 1110-2-503; February 27, 1999; U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA
22161.
(18) "Guidelines for the
Issuance of Precautionary Boil Water Notices;" August 26, 1999; Florida
Department of Health (FDOH). Available from the FDOH, Bureau of Water Programs,
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1709.
(19)
Sources of Technical and
Financial Assistance for Small Drinking Water Systems, July 2002, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Available from the USEPA, Office of
Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(20)
System Partnership Solutions to
Improve Public Health Protection, September 2002, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA). Available from the USEPA, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (4601), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0003.
(21)
New Water System Capacity Development Planning Manual, April
2003, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Available from the
FDEP, Drinking Water Section, 2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 3520, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2400.
(22)
Uniform System of Accounts for Class A Water Utilities, 1996;
Uniform System of Accounts for Class B Water Utilities, 1996;
Uniform System of Accounts for Class C Water Utilities, 1996;
National Association of Regulatory and Utility Commissioners (NARUC). Published
by the NARUC, 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC
20005.