Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-532.200: Definitions for Water Well Permitting and Construction
62-532.400: Permit for Water Well Construction or Repair
62-532.410: Water Well Completion Report
62-532.440: Abandonment of Water Wells
62-532.500: Water Well Construction Standards
62-532.900: Forms and Instructions
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To make Chapter 62-532, F.A.C., consistent with recent amendments to Chapters 64E-8 and 62-555, F.A.C., address technical changes to industry practices and update references to NSF International Standards.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Definitions, add the term “coupling(s)” to the well construction requirements, update the reference to Section 6 of the NSF International Standard, require proper maintenance of a water well worksite during the construction, repair, or abandonment of a water well, combine the rule for permitting well construction and repair and the rule for permitting well abandonment into one rule, technical changes for the construction of specific types of driven wells, water well grouting requirements, adoption of permit and well completion report forms, and update water well setback distances.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.309 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.303, 373.306, 373.308, 373.309, 373.313, 373.316, 381.0062 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 24, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 609, Bob Martinez Building, 2006 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: David James, at (850)245-8648 or David.James@dep.state.fl.us. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: David James, at (850)245-8648 or David.James@dep.state.fl.us, or http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/groundwater/wp_rule.htm

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.