Permits.
Establishes fees and procedures to obtain a permit.
Drinking Water Standards, Monitoring and Reporting.
Adopts Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules, establishes primary and secondary drinking water standards and regulates treatment, monitoring and reporting requirements for public water systems.
Permitting, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Public Water Systems.
Establishes construction, operation and maintenance standards for public water systems as well as treatment and monitoring requirements for water systems which use surface water.
Requirements for Public Water Systems that are out of Compliance.
Adopts EPA rules on the actions a water system must take when not in compliance with the established standards.
Water or Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Distribution System Operators.
Establishes requirements for certification of drinking water and domestic wastewater treatment plant operators.
Treatment Plant Classification and Staffing.
Establishes minimum staffing requirements for facilities based on capacity and type of treatment process utilized by the facility.
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Permits.
Establishes fees and procedures to obtain a permit.
Regulations of Stormwater Discharge.
This rule was repealed on Feb. 8, 2017, but is applicable for grandfathered activities in accordance with sections 373.414 (11, 12a, 13, 14, 15) and section 373.4145(6), F.S.
Delegations.
Includes Operating and Delegation Agreements which have been entered into by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and another state agency, political subdivision or water management district. These agreements are incorporated by reference.
Surface Water Quality Standards.
Establishes the minimum surface water quality criteria which are necessary to protect the designated uses of a water body, Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C., classifies surface waters of the State, Rule 62-302.400, F.A.C., and prohibits the degradation of water quality in Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) and Outstanding National Resource Waters, Rule 62-302.700, F.A.C.
Dredge and Fill Activities.
The Oct. 3, 1995, version of rule only applies to activities within OFWs of Monroe County, FL., Rules 62-312.400, 62-312.410, 62-312.420, 62-312.430, 62-312.440, 62-312.450 and 62-312.460, F.A.C. Applies to Environmental Resource Permits (ERP) or grandfathered dredge and fill permit applications which qualify for grandfathering under sections 373.414(15) or 373.414(16), F.S. These rules are to be used with other ERP rules.
Environmental Resource Permitting.
Establishes the statewide thresholds, criteria and conditions for the processing and issuance of ERP permits by DEP, Water Management Districts (WMDs) and delegated local programs. Incorporates by reference the necessary forms and other documents, including the applicable rules of the WMDs. Also, lists ERP general permits.
ERP Applicant's Handbook Volume I.
Volume I is the first part of a two-volume ERP Applicant Handbook. Volume I is used statewide by DEP and WMDs to provide general background information on the ERP program; and ERP permitting types, procedures, conditions for issuance and the operation and maintenance requirements.
Applicant's Handbook Volume II, DEP and NWFWMD (Design and Performance Standards Including Basin Design and Criteria).
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD).
Applicant’s Handbook, Volume II (SJRWMD).
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD).
Applicant's Handbook Volume II (SRWMD).
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD).
Southwest Florida Water Management District Applicant's Handbook Volume II.
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD).
South Florida Water Management District Applicant's Handbook Volume II.
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD).
State 404 Program.
Establishes the State 404 Program.
State 404 Program Applicant's Handbook.
The 404 Applicant's Handbook assists persons with understanding the rules, procedures, standards and criteria that apply to the State 404 Program.
Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters.
Provides a unified statewide methodology for the delineation of the extent of wetlands and surface waters.
Mitigation Banks.
Provides additional criteria for mitigation banks and is used by DEP and three WMDs.
Delegation of the Environmental Resource Program to Local Governments.
Guides the participation of local governments by providing procedures and requirements for delegations of all or part of the ERP program.
Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method.
Uniform mitigation assessment method (UMAM) is used to determine the amount of mitigation needed to offset adverse impacts to wetlands and other surface waters by awarding and deducting mitigation bank credits.
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Ground Water Classes, Standards and Exemptions.
Defines ground water classes according to designated uses and establishes minimum ground water quality standards and procedures for water quality exemptions. Establishes permitting and monitoring requirements for installations discharging to ground water, including zones of discharge.
Wellhead Protection.
Establishes permitting requirements and prohibitions for installations within wellhead protection areas.
New Potable Water Well Permitting in Delineated Areas.
Establishes requirements for construction and testing for potable wells within a delineated area.
Underground Injection Control.
Establishes construction, testing, permitting and monitoring requirements, for injection wells. Defines injection well classifications.
Water Well Contractor Licensing Requirements.
Establishes requirements for becoming a licensed water well contractor and grounds for disciplinary actions.
Water Well Permitting and Construction Requirements.
Establishes requirements to obtain a permit for water well construction, repair or abandonment.
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Permits.
Establishes fees and procedures to obtain a permit.
Surface Water Quality Standards.
Establishes the minimum surface water quality criteria which are necessary to protect the designated uses of a water body, Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C., classifies surface waters of the State, Rule 62-302.400, F.A.C., and prohibits the degradation of water quality in Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) and Outstanding National Resource Waters, Rule 62-302.700, F.A.C.
Dredge and Fill Activities.
The Oct. 3, 1995, version of rule only applies to activities within OFWs of Monroe County, FL., Rule 62-312.400, 62-312.410, 62-312.420, 62-312.430, 62-312.440, 62-312.450 and 62-312.460, F.A.C. Applies to ERP or grandfathered dredge and fill permit applications which qualify for grandfathering under sections 373.414(15) or 373.414(16), F.S. These rules are to be used with other ERP rules.
Environmental Resource Permitting.
Establishes the statewide thresholds, criteria and conditions for the processing and issuance of ERP permits by DEP, WMDs and delegated local programs. Incorporates by reference the necessary forms and other documents, including the applicable rules of the WMDs. Also lists ERP general permits.
ERP Applicant's Handbook Volume I.
Volume I is the first part of a two-volume ERP Applicant Handbook. Volume I is used statewide by DEP and WMDs to provide general background information on the ERP program; and ERP permitting types, procedures, conditions for issuance and the operation and maintenance requirements.
Applicant's Handbook Volume II, DEP and NWFWMD (Design and Performance Standards Including Basin Design and Criteria).
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the NWFWMD.
Applicant’s Handbook, Volume II (SJRWMD).
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the SJRWMD.
Applicant's Handbook Volume II (SRWMD).
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the SRWMD.
Southwest Florida Water Management District Applicant's Handbook Volume II.
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the SWFWMD.
South Florida Water Management District Applicant's Handbook Volume II.
ERP Applicant’s Handbook Volume II, accompanies Applicant's Handbook Volume I and assist persons in understanding rules, procedures, standards and criteria, for implementing the ERP program within the boundaries of the SFWMD.
State 404 Program.
Establishes the State 404 Program.
State 404 Program Applicant's Handbook.
404 Applicant's Handbook, (Procedures, standards and criteria that apply to the State 404 Program).
Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters.
Provides a unified statewide methodology for the delineation of the extent of wetlands and surface waters.
Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method.
UMAM is used to determine the amount of mitigation needed to offset adverse impacts to wetlands and other surface waters by awarding and deducting mitigation bank credits.
Ground Water Classes, Standards and Exemptions.
Defines ground water classes according to designated uses and establishes minimum ground water quality standards and procedures for water quality exemptions. Establishes permitting and monitoring requirements for installations discharging to ground water, including zones of discharge.
Phosphate Mining Waste Treatment Requirements.
Establishes effluent guidelines, limits and standards for mineral mining and processing of phosphate bearing materials, and new source requirements.
Minimum Requirements for Earthen Dams Used in Phosphate Mining and Beneficiation Operations and for Dikes Used in Phosphogypsum Stack System Impoundments.
Phosphogypsum Management.
Contains procedures and permitting requirements for phosphogypsum stack systems. Also provides operational and closure requirements.
Solid Waste Management Facilities.
Contains technical provisions applicable to siting and construction of phosphogypsum stacks systems, including liner procedures and hydrogeological and geotechnical investigation requirements.
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Master Reclamation Plan for Lands Disturbed by the Severance of Phosphate prior to July 1, 1975.
Administrative procedures and reclamation standards that implement the provisions of Part I of Chapter 378, F.S., related to the reclamation of lands mined for phosphate prior to July 1, 1975.
Certification to Administer Reclamation Rules.
Procedures for local governments to petition for delegation of authority to administer the mined land reclamation program.
Limestone Reclamation Requirements.
Establishes administrative procedures and reclamation standards for land disturbed by mining operations related to the extraction of material composed principally of calcium or magnesium carbonate, including limestone, dolomite, shell and coquina.
Heavy Mineral Reclamation Requirements.
Establishes administrative procedures and reclamation standards for land disturbed by mining operations related to the extraction of resources found in conjunction with sand deposits which have a specific gravity of not less than 2.8, including zircon, staurolite and titanium minerals.
Fuller's Earth Reclamation Requirements.
Establishes administrative procedures and reclamation standards for land disturbed by mining operations related to the extraction of clay possessing a high absorptive capacity and consisting of montmorillonite or palygorskite (also known as attapulgite).
Reclamation Requirements for Solid Resources Other Than Phosphate, Limestone, Heavy Minerals and Fuller's Earth.
Administrative procedures and reclamation standards for land disturbed by mining operations related to the extraction of material such as gravel (non carbonate), sand, clay (other than fuller's earth), dirt, soil and peat.
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Conservation of Oil and Gas: General.
Implements the provisions of Chapter 377, Part I, F.S., Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources.
Conservation of Oil and Gas: Permitting.
Implements the provisions of Chapter 377, Part I, F.S., Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources.
Conservation of Oil and Gas: Drilling.
Implements the provisions of Chapter 377, Part I, F.S., Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources.
Conservation of Oil and Gas: Production and Flowlines.
Implements the provisions of Chapter 377, Part I, F.S., Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources.
Conservation of Oil and Gas: Injection Wells, Well Workovers and Abandonments.
Implements the provisions of Chapter 377, Part I, F.S., Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources.
Conservation of Oil and Gas: Wetlands and Submerged Lands.
Implements the provisions of Chapter 377, Part I, F.S., Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources.
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Standards for Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems.
Establishes permitting requirements for onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems, septic tank contractors, service entities and state fees.
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Electrical Power Plant Siting.
Establishes the process for the submittal and processing of applications, and terms and conditions for the construction, operation and maintenance of electrical power plants.
Transmission Line Siting.
Establishes the process for the submittal and processing of applications, and terms and conditions for the construction, operation and maintenance of electrical transmission lines.
Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting.
Establishes the process for the submittal and processing of applications, and terms and conditions for the construction, operation and maintenance of natural gas pipelines.
Electric and Magnetic Fields.
Establishes electric and magnetic field (EMF) standards for electrical transmission lines and substations, to prescribe how compliance with those standards shall be determined.
Ad Valorem Tax Assessment Rules - Guidelines for Tax Assessors.
Addresses ad valorem property tax assessments for manufacturing or industrial plant facilities in order to prevent industrial air or water pollution.
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Administrative Fines for Damaging State Lands or Products Thereof.
Applies to any state-owned land.
Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve.
Proprietary rules specific to this aquatic preserve.
Florida Aquatic Preserves.
Applies to all aquatic preserves, except Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve.
Sovereignty Submerged Lands Management.
Applies to all submerged state-owned land; implements the administrative and management responsibilities of the Board Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (BOT), DEP and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS).
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Permits.
Establishes fees and procedures to obtain a permit.
Wastewater Facility and Activities Permitting.
Establishes procedures for individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.
Generic Permits.
Establishes procedures for and incorporates by reference generic permits which operate as NPDES general permits in Florida. These include:
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems.
Establishes procedures for permitting Phase I and II MS4s.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulations for Revision of the Water Pollution Control Program Addressing Stormwater Discharges.
Federal Stormwater Rule.
Stormwater Discharges.
Federal Stormwater Rule.
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Permits.
Establishes fees and procedures to obtain a permit.
Water Resource Implementation Rule.
Provides water policy goals, objectives and guidance for the development and review of programs, rules and plans relating to water resources.
Delegations.
Includes Operating and Delegation Agreements which have been entered into by DEP and another state agency, political subdivision or water management district. These agreements are incorporated by reference.
Quality Assurance.
Defines the minimum field and laboratory quality assurance, methodological and reporting requirements of DEP.
Surface Water Quality Standards.
Establishes the minimum surface water quality criteria which are necessary to protect the designated uses of a water body, Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C., classifies surface waters of the State, Rule 62-302.400, F.A.C., and prohibits the degradation of water quality in Special Protection, Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) and Outstanding National Resource Waters, Rule 62-302.700, F.A.C.
Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters.
Provides a unified statewide methodology for the delineation of the extent of wetlands and surface waters.
Ground Water Classes, Standards and Exemptions.
Defines ground water classes according to designated uses and establishes minimum ground water quality standards and procedures for water quality exemptions. Establishes permitting and monitoring requirements for installations discharging to ground water, including zones of discharge.
Ground Water Permitting and Monitoring Requirements.
Establishes permitting and groundwater monitoring requirements, including zones of discharge for installations discharging to groundwater.
Drinking Water Standards, Monitoring and Reporting.
Adopts EPA rules, establishes primary and secondary drinking water standards and regulates treatment, monitoring and reporting requirements for public water systems.
Domestic Wastewater Facilities.
Provides minimum standards for the design and operational criteria of domestic wastewater facilities. Establishes minimum treatment requirements for domestic wastewater facilities.
Water or Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plan Operators and Distribution System Operators.
Establishes requirements for certification of drinking water and domestic wastewater treatment plant operators.
Detergents.
Establishes limitations on the amount of phosphorus contained in domestic household laundry detergents sold in the state.
Collection Systems and Transmission Facilities.
Establishes design, construction and operation requirements for wastewater collection and transmission systems.
Releases from Gambling Vessels.
Addresses the releases of wastes from gambling vessels operating in Florida coastal waters and the minimum waste-service demand to be met by berth/waterfront-land facility owners, as required by Chapter 2008-231, Laws of Florida, Clean Ocean Act, which created section 376.25, F.S. (2008).
Establishes minimum staffing requirements for facilities based on capacity and type of treatment process utilized by the facility.
Reuse of Reclaimed Water and Land Application.
Defines reuse as the deliberate application of reclaimed water, in compliance with department rules, for a beneficial purpose. Provides a comprehensive and detailed set of requirements for the design and operational criteria of a wide range of reuse and land application systems consistent with EPA's Guidelines for Water Reuse.
Wetlands Application.
Provides State regulations and standards for domestic wastewater discharges to wetlands, both man-made and natural. Establishes frequencies and monitoring criteria for all treatment, receiving and man-made wetlands.
Wastewater Facility and Activities Permitting.
Establishes the procedures to obtain a permit to construct, operate or modify domestic and industrial wastewater facilities. Includes requirements for establishing permit limitations and conditions. Contains requirements for monitoring and reporting after the permit is issued.
Generic Permits.
Establishes the procedures to obtain a generic permit with applicable NPDES authorization or non-NPDES for certain activities.
Pretreatment Requirements for Existing and Other Sources of Pollution.
Establishes pretreatment requirements as part of the State NPDES. Provides for the protection of domestic wastewater facilities from pass through or interference from pollutants contributed by industrial users of the domestic wastewater facility.
Biosolids.
Defines biosolids as the solid, semisolid or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic wastewater in a domestic wastewater treatment facility but not including solids removed from pump stations and lift stations or screenings and grit removed from the preliminary treatment components of domestic wastewater treatment facilities. Regulates the beneficial use of biosolids in Florida, including the distribution and marketing of biosolids and the land application of biosolids.
Water Quality Based Effluent Limitations.
Establishes guidelines for the Water Quality Based Effluent Limitations (WQBEL) determinations, level I and level II.
Industrial Wastewater Facilities.
Provides minimum operation and treatment standards, and effluent limitations for industrial wastewater facilities. Establishes the design, treatment and operation requirements of general permits for laundromats, pesticide waste degradation systems, car wash systems, sand and limestone mines and tomato wash water.
Feedlot and Dairy Wastewater Treatment and Management Requirements.
Establishes the design, construction and operation requirements for animal feeding operations, dairy farms in the lake Okeechobee drainage basin and commercial egg production facilities. Establishes definition of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations.
Phosphate Mining Waste Treatment Requirements.
Establishes effluent guidelines, limits and standards for mineral mining and processing of phosphate bearing materials and new source requirements.
Minimum Requirements for Earthen Dams Used in Phosphate Mining and Beneficiation Operations and for Dikes Used in Phosphogypsum Stack System Impoundments.
Phosphogypsum Management.
Contains procedures and permitting requirements for phosphogypsum stack systems. Also provides operational and closure requirements.
Treatment Plant Classification and Staffing.
Establishes minimum staffing requirements for facilities based on capacity and type of treatment process utilized by the facility.