Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-560.530 - Request for Waiver of Disinfection Requirements
(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
Section 403.854, F.S., 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.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 403.853(3), 403.861(9) FS. Law Implemented 403.852(12), (13), 403.853(1), (3), 403.854(4) FS.
New 11-19-87, Formerly 17-22.755, Amended 1-18-89, 5-23-91, Formerly 17-560.530, Amended 11-27-01.
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