Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-565.600 - Procedure to Obtain Permits
(1) Any
person intending to construct, operate, or modify an ATWF shall submit Advanced
Treatment Water Facility Permit Application, DEP Form 62-565.300(2)(a),
(adopted and incorporated by reference in paragraph 62-565.300(2)(a), F.A.C.,
effective February 26, 2025) and shall submit additional information requested
in accordance with Rule
62-4.055, F.A.C., to comply with
the requirements of this section.
(2) An applicant for a permit for a new or
substantially modified ATWF shall submit an application to the Department at
least 180 days before commencing operation of new or modified ATWF. An
applicant shall apply at least 90 days before commencement of construction on a
new or modified ATWF.
(3)
Initiation or commencement of construction means to begin performing on-site
modification, fabrication, erection or installation of a treatment facility or
a conveyance system for the discharge of wastes. For the purposes of the
permit, land clearing and site preparation activities related to this
construction are not included herein; however, before undertaking these
activities, other permits may be required.
(4) The permit application form shall be
certified by a professional engineer registered in the State of Florida. Where
required by Chapter 471 or 492, F.S., supporting documents shall be signed and
sealed by a professional engineer or professional geologist, in accordance with
Chapters 61G15-23 and 61G16-2, F.A.C., respectively.
(5) All applications, supporting documents,
and processing fees shall be submitted electronically to the Division of Water
Resource Management, Source and Drinking Water Program at;
DWRM_PotableREUSE@FloridaDEP.gov. If a professional engineer or professional
geologist is unable to electronically or digitally sign and seal documents, a
signed and sealed original paper copy of the applicable portions of the permit
application and supporting documents, along with an electronically scanned copy
of the signed and sealed original paper copy, shall be mailed to the
Department's Division of Water Resource Management, Source and Drinking Water
Program, MS 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-2400.
After February 26, 2030, electronic or digital signing and sealing shall be
required. Application processing fees shall be equivalent to the Drinking Water
Construction Permit Fees based on design capacity in Million Gallons per Day
(MGD) for Categories I through III, as established in the fee schedule in
paragraph 62-4.050(4)(n),
F.A.C. Each application must be accompanied by the proper processing fee in
accordance with subsection
62-4.050(5),
F.A.C. The fee shall be paid electronically or by check, payable to the
Department of Environmental Protection at the address above.
(6) Annual operating license fees shall be
equivalent to the Annual Operating License Fees for Public Water Systems, as
established in Rule 62-4.053, F.A.C. The fee shall
be paid electronically or by check, payable to the Department of Environmental
Protection and sent to the Division of Water Resource Management, Source and
Drinking Water Program, MS 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida,
32399-2400.
(7) Any modification to
an ATWF treatment process which involves a different quality of advanced
treated water being produced or a new or different discharge point, after an
application has been deemed complete, shall require an additional processing
fee determined pursuant to the schedule set forth in paragraph
62-4.050(4)(n),
F.A.C., and shall restart the time requirements of Section
120.60, F.S., for receipt of an
application.
(8) An applicant for a
permit for a new ATWF, or for substantial modifications to an existing ATWF,
shall submit DEP Form 62-565.300(2)(b), Notification of Completion of
Construction, upon completion of construction.
(9) Record drawings shall be prepared for new
facilities or for substantial modifications to existing facilities permitted
pursuant to this chapter. Record drawings shall be prepared and distributed as
follows:
(a) Record drawings shall be prepared
for new ATWFs or for substantial modification to existing ATWFs under Chapter
62-565, F.A.C. These drawings do not need to be prepared until the permit is
issued and the facility constructed.
(b) Record drawings shall include a set of
plans and specifications which identify substantial deviations, referenced in
the notification of completion of construction, that have occurred since the
initial permit was issued.
(c)
Record drawings shall be furnished to the permittee by the contractor and shall
be based on information gathered and prepared under their direction. Record
drawings shall be reviewed to determine their adequacy and certified by a
professional engineer registered in the State of Florida. The engineer shall be
the project design engineer or an engineer who has been retained by the
permittee to provide professional engineering services during the construction
phase of project completion.
(d)
Notification of availability of record drawings is not required before placing
an ATWF into operation but shall be filed with the Department within six months
of completion of construction. Notification shall be submitted on DEP Form
62-565.300(2)(g), (adopted and incorporated by reference in paragraph
62-565.300(2)(g), F.A.C., effective February 26, 2025).
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 403.861(9), 403.064(17) FS. Law Implemented 403.852(12), 403.861(7), 403.853(6), 403.861(17), 403.064(17) FS.
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