403.8645 Intended Use Plan.— (1) The Florida Legislature recognizes that over 80 percent of the state’s population lives in coastal areas and is dependent on groundwater sources for drinking water supplies. Further, the Legislature recognizes that saltwater intrusion is an increased threat to healthful and safe drinking water supplies. (2) The Intended Use Plan required of the department […]
403.865 Water and wastewater facility personnel; legislative purpose.—The Legislature finds that the threat to the public health and the environment from the operation of water and wastewater treatment plants and water distribution systems mandates that qualified personnel operate these facilities. It is the legislative intent that any person who performs the duties of an operator and […]
403.866 Definitions; ss. 403.865-403.876.—As used in ss. 403.865-403.876, the term: (1) “Domestic wastewater collection system” means pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, and force mains and all other structures, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used for collecting or conducting wastes to an ultimate point for treatment or disposal. (2) “Domestic wastewater treatment plant” means any plant or other works used […]
403.867 License required.—A person may not perform the duties of an operator of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, or a domestic wastewater treatment plant unless he or she holds a current operator’s license issued by the department. History.—s. 7, ch. 97-236; s. 9, ch. 2001-270.
403.868 Requirements by a utility.—A utility may have more stringent requirements than set by law, including certification requirements for water distribution systems and domestic wastewater collection systems operations, except that a utility may not require a licensed contractor, as defined in s. 489.105(3) to have any additional license for work in water distribution systems or domestic […]
403.869 Authority to adopt rules.—The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of ss. 403.865-403.876. History.—s. 9, ch. 97-236; s. 108, ch. 98-200.
403.871 Fees.—The department shall establish fees to be paid by persons seeking licensure or license renewal to cover the entire cost to the department of administering ss. 403.865-403.876, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with application review and examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, renewal of an inactive license, reactivation of an inactive license, recordmaking, […]
403.872 Requirements for licensure.— (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a water treatment plant operator, a water distribution system operator, or a domestic wastewater treatment plant operator must apply to the department to take the licensure examination. (2) The department shall examine the qualifications of any applicant who meets the criteria established by the department for […]
403.873 Renewal of license.— (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application, proof of completion of department-approved continuing education units during the current biennium, and the renewal fee, and in accordance with the other provisions of ss. 403.865-403.876. (2) The department shall adopt a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses, including the […]
403.874 Inactive status.— (1) The department shall reactivate an inactive license upon receipt of the reactivation application and fee within the 2-year period immediately following the expiration date of the license. Any license not reactivated within this 2-year period shall be null and void, and an operator seeking a license thereafter must meet the training, examination, and […]
403.875 Prohibitions; penalties.— (1) A person may not: (a) Perform the duties of an operator of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, or domestic wastewater treatment plant unless he or she is licensed under ss. 403.865-403.876. (b) Use the name or title “water treatment plant operator,” “water distribution system operator,” “domestic wastewater treatment plant operator” or any other […]
403.876 Grounds for disciplinary action.— (1) The department shall establish the grounds for taking disciplinary action, including suspending or revoking a valid license, placing a licensee on probation, refusing to issue a license, refusing to renew a license, or refusing to reactivate a license, and the imposition of an administrative fine, not to exceed $1,000 per count […]
403.88 Classification of water and wastewater treatment facilities and facility operators.— (1) The department shall classify water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and water distribution systems by size, complexity, and level of treatment necessary to render the wastewater or source water suitable for its intended purpose in compliance with this chapter and department rules. (2) The department shall […]
403.885 Water Projects Grant Program.— (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall administer a grant program to use funds appropriated by the Legislature for water quality improvement, stormwater management, wastewater management, and water restoration and other water projects as specifically appropriated by the Legislature. Eligible recipients of such grants include counties, municipalities, water management districts, and special […]
403.890 Water Protection and Sustainability Program.— (1) Revenues deposited into or appropriated to the Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund shall be distributed by the Department of Environmental Protection for the following purposes: (a) The alternative water supply program as provided in s. 373.707. (b) The water storage facility revolving loan fund as provided in s. 373.475. (c) The […]
403.891 Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund of the Department of Environmental Protection.— (1) The Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund is created within the Department of Environmental Protection. The purpose of the trust fund is to implement the Water Protection and Sustainability Program created in s. 403.890. (2) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. […]
403.892 Incentives for the use of graywater technologies.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Developer” has the same meaning as in s. 380.031(2). (b) “Graywater” has the same meaning as in s. 381.0065(2)(f). (2) To promote the beneficial reuse of water in the state, a county, municipality, or special district shall: (a) Authorize the use of residential graywater […]
