Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-550.200: Definitions for Public Water Systems
62-550.310: Primary Drinking Water Standards: Maximum Contaminant Levels and Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels
62-550.500: General Monitoring and Compliance Measurement Requirements for Contaminants and Disinfectant Residuals
62-550.514: Disinfectant Residuals and Disinfection Byproducts Monitoring Requirements
62-550.540: Monitoring of Consecutive Public Water Systems
62-550.550: Certified Laboratories and Analytical Methods for Public Water Systems
62-550.720: Recordkeeping
62-550.730: Reporting Requirements for Public Water Systems
62-550.821: Disinfectant Residuals, Disinfection Byproducts, and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors
62-550.822: Initial Distribution System Evaluations and Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Requirements
62-550.824: Consumer Confidence Reports
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is adopting the federal Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (D/DBPR) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as is required and, where necessary, amending Chapter 62-550, F.A.C., to include items under that federal regulation that allow state discretion and where clarification is needed. The Department is also incorporating minor changes to the Stage 1 D/DBPR and Consumer Confidence Reports regulations promulgated with the Stage 2 D/DBPR.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Adoption of the federal Stage 2 D/DBPR whose purpose is to provide for increased protection against the potential risks for cancer and reproductive and developmental health effects associated with disinfection byproducts in drinking water. (Preamble, Stage 2 D/DBPR, USEPA).
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 403.853(3), 403.861(9) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 403.0877, 403.852(12), (13), 403.853, (1), (3), (4), (7), 403.854, 403.859(1), 403.861(9), (16), (17), 403.8615, 403.862 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Central District Office, 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 232, Orlando, Florida
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: Virginia Harmon at (850)245-8630. 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: www.dep.state.fl.us/water/notices.htm or Virginia Harmon, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, M.S. 3520, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, (850)245-8630

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