Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-600.405 - Planning for Wastewater Facilities Expansion
(1) The permittee shall provide for the
timely planning, design, and construction of wastewater facilities necessary to
provide proper collection, treatment and reuse or disposal of domestic
wastewater and management of biosolids.
(2) The permittee shall routinely compare
flows being treated at the wastewater facilities with the permitted capacities
of the treatment, biosolids, reuse, and disposal facilities. Collection system
flows shall be routinely reviewed as part of the pipe assessment, repair, and
replacement plan required in Rule
62-600.705, F.A.C.
(3) When the three-month average daily flow
for the most recent three consecutive months exceeds 50% of the permitted
capacity of the treatment plant or reuse and disposal systems, the permittee
shall submit to the Department a capacity analysis report.
(4) The initial capacity analysis report
shall be submitted within 180 days after the last day of the last month in the
three-month period referenced in subsection
62-600.405(3),
F.A.C., or with the permittee's application for permit renewal, whichever
occurs first.
(5) The permittee
shall submit updated capacity analysis reports to the Department according to
the following:
(a) If the initial capacity
analysis report or an update of the capacity analysis report documents that the
permitted capacity will not be equaled or exceeded for at least 10 years, an
updated capacity analysis report shall be submitted to the Department at
five-year intervals or with the permittee's application for permit renewal,
whichever occurs first.
(b) If the
initial capacity analysis report or an update of the capacity analysis report
documents that the permitted capacity will be equaled or exceeded within the
next 10 years, an updated capacity analysis shall be submitted to the
Department annually.
(6)
The initial capacity analysis report or an update of the capacity analysis
report shall evaluate the capacity of the treatment plant and reuse or disposal
systems and contain data showing the permitted and design capacities; monthly
average daily flows, three-month average daily flows, and annual average daily
flows for the past 10 years or for the length of time the facility has been in
operation, whichever is less; seasonal variations in flow; flow projections
based on local population growth rates and water usage rates for at least the
next 10 years; an estimate of the time required for the three-month average
daily flow to reach the permitted capacity; recommendations for expansions; and
a detailed schedule showing dates for planning, design, permit application
submittal, start of construction, and placing new or expanded facilities into
operation. The report shall update the flow-related and loading information
contained in the preliminary design report submitted as part of the most recent
permit application.
(7) The
capacity analysis report shall be signed by the permittee and shall be signed
and sealed by a professional engineer registered in Florida.
(8) Documentation of timely planning, design,
and construction of needed expansions shall be submitted according to the
following schedule:
(a) If the initial
capacity analysis report or an update of the capacity analysis report documents
that the permitted capacity will be equaled or exceeded within the next five
years, the report shall include a statement, signed and sealed by a
professional engineer registered in Florida, that planning and preliminary
design of the necessary expansion have been initiated.
(b) If the initial capacity analysis report
or an update of the capacity analysis report documents that the permitted
capacity will be equaled or exceeded within the next four years, the report
shall include a statement, signed and sealed by an engineer registered in
Florida, that plans and specifications for the necessary expansion are being
prepared.
(c) If the initial
capacity analysis report or an update of the capacity analysis report documents
that the permitted capacity will be equaled or exceeded within the next three
years, the permittee shall submit a complete permit application for the
necessary expansion to the Department within 30 days of submittal of the
capacity analysis report.
(9) The Secretary or Secretary's designee
shall adjust the schedule specified in subsection
62-600.405(8),
F.A.C., if the permittee requests and documents in the initial or updated
capacity analysis report that adequate capacity will be available at the
wastewater facility. Documentation shall include design and construction
schedules, population growth rates, flow projections, and the timing of new
connections to the collection/transmission system.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088, 403.0881 FS.
Ratified by Ch. 2023-308, LOF.
New 1-30-91, Formerly 17-600.405, Amended 2-8-16, 6-28-23.
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