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Rule 62-550.828. Ground Water Rule

Amended August 5, 2016 (current)

(1) The requirements contained in the July 1, 2014, edition of 40 C.F.R. Part 141, Subpart S (Sections 141.400 through 141.405) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/Reference.asp?No=Ref-05591), are adopted and incorporated herein by reference and are enforceable under this rule, except the following regulations are not adopted or incorporated in this rule: 40 C.F.R. §§141.400(c)(5), 141.402(e)(2), 141.402(f), and 141.403(a)(7)(iii). This subsection shall be effective on July 7, 2015.

(2) In addition to the public notification requirements in Part IV of Chapter 62-560, F.A.C., the following public notification requirements are adopted and incorporated herein by reference and are enforceable under this rule:

(a) In the July 1, 2015, edition of 40 C.F.R. §141.202 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/Reference.asp?No=Ref-07215), the Tier 1 public notice requirements pertaining to detection of E. coli, enterococci, or coliphage in source water samples required under 40 C.F.R. §§141.402(a) and 141.402(b) (July 1, 2014), which are incorporated by reference in subsection 62-550.828(1), F.A.C.

(b) In the July 1, 2015, edition of 40 C.F.R. §141.203 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/Reference.asp?No=Ref-07220), the Tier 2 public notice requirements pertaining to failure to take corrective action or failure to maintain at least 4-log treatment of viruses before or at the first customer under 40 C.F.R. §141.403(a) (July 1, 2014), which is incorporated by reference in subsection 62-550.828(1), F.A.C. TABLE 1 MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS |FEDERAL | | | |CONTAMINANT ID NUMBER |CONTAMINANT |MCL (mg/L) | |1074 |Antimony |0.006 | |1005 |Arsenic |0.05 through 12/31/2004 | | | |0.010 on and after 01/01/2005 | |1094 |Asbestos |7 MFL | |1010 |Barium |2 | |1075 |Beryllium |0.004 | |1015 |Cadmium |0.005 | |1020 |Chromium |0.1 | |1024 |Cyanide (as free Cyanide) |0.2 | |1025 |Fluoride |4.0 | |1030 |Lead |0.015 | |1035 |Mercury |0.002 | |1036 |Nickel |0.1 | |1040 |Nitrate |10 (as N) | |1041 |Nitrite |1 (as N) | | |Total Nitrate and Nitrite |10 (as N) | |1045 |Selenium |0.05 | |1052 |Sodium |160 | |1085 |Thallium |0.002 | Abbreviations Used: MCL = maximum contaminant level; MFL = million fibers per liter (longer than 10 micrometers); mg/L = milligrams per liter. TABLE 2 MAXIMUM RESIDUAL DISINFECTANT LEVELS |FEDERAL CONTAMINANT ID NUMBER |DISINFECTANT RESIDUAL |MRDL (mg/L) | |1012 |Chlorine |4.0 (as Cl2) | |1006 |Chloramines |4.0 (as Cl2) | |1008 |Chlorine Dioxide |0.8 (as ClO2) | Abbreviations Used: mg/L = milligrams per liter; MRDL = maximum residual disinfectant level. TABLE 4 MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS |FEDERAL CONTAMINANT ID NUMBER |CONTAMINANT & (CAS NUMBER) |MCL (mg/L) | |2977 |1,1-Dichloroethylene (75-35-4) |0.007 | |2981 |1,1,1-Trichloroethane (71-55-6) |0.2 | |2985 |1,1,2-Tricholoroethane (79-00-5) |0.005 | |2980 |1,2-Dichloroethane (107-06-2) |0.003 | |2983 |1,2-Dichloropropane (78-87-5) |0.005 | |2378 |1,2,4-Tricholorobenzene (120-82-1) |0.07 | |2990 |Benzene (71-43-2) |0.001 | |2982 |Carbon tetrachloride (56-23-5) |0.003 | |2380 |cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene (156-59-2) |0.07 | |2964 |Dichloromethane (75-09-2) |0.005 | |2992 |Ethylbenzene (100-41-4) |0.7 | |2989 |Monochlorobenzene (108-90-7) |0.1 | |2968 |o-Dichlorobenzene (95-50-1) |0.6 | |2969 |para-Dichlorobenzene (106-46-7) |0.075 | |2996 |Styrene (100-42-5) |0.1 | |2987 |Tetrachloroethylene (127-18-4) |0.003 | |2991 |Toluene (108-88-3) |1 | |2979 |trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (156-60-5) |0.1 | |2984 |Trichloroethylene (79-01-6) |0.003 | |2976 |Vinyl chloride (75-01-4) |0.001 | |2955 |Xylenes (total) (1330-20-7) |10 | Abbreviations used: CAS Number = Chemical Abstract System Number; MCL = maximum contaminant level; mg/L = milligrams per liter. TABLE 5 MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS |FEDERAL CONTAMINANT ID NUMBER |CONTAMINANT & (CAS NUMBER) |MCL (mg/L) |Regulatory Detection Limit | | | | |(mg/L) | |2063 |2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) (1746-01-6) |3 X 10-8 |5 x 10-9 | |2105 |2,4-D (94-75-7) |0.07 |0.0001 | |2110 |2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (93-72-1) |0.05 |0.0002 | |2051 |Alachlor (15972-60-8) |0.002 |0.0002 | |2050 |Atrazine (1912-24-9) |0.003 |0.0001 | |2306 |Benzo(a)pyrene (50-32-8) |0.0002 |0.00002 | |2046 |Carbofuran (1563-66-2) |0.04 |0.0009 | |2959 |Chlordane (57-74-9) |0.002 |0.0002 | |2031 |Dalapon (75-99-0) |0.2 |0.001 | |2035 |Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate (103-23-1) |0.4 |0.0006 | |2039 |Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (117-81-7) |0.006 |0.0006 | |2931 |Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) (96-12-8) |0.0002 |0.00002 | |2041 |Dinoseb (88-85-7) |0.007 |0.0002 | |2032 |Diquat (85-00-7) |0.02 |0.0004 | |2033 |Endothall (145-73-3) |0.1 |0.009 | |2005 |Endrin (72-20-8) |0.002 |0.00001 | |2946 |Ethylene dibromide (EDB) (106-93-4) |0.00002 |0.00001 | |2034 |Glyphosate (1071-83-6) |0.7 |0.006 | |2065 |Heptachlor (76-44-8) |0.0004 |0.00004 | |2067 |Heptachlor epoxide (1024-57-3) |0.0002 |0.00002 | |2274 |Hexachlorobenzene (118-74-1) |0.001 |0.0001 | |2042 |Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (77-47-4) |0.05 |0.0001 | |2010 |Lindane (58-89-9) |0.0002 |0.00002 | |2015 |Methoxychlor (72-43-5) |0.04 |0.0001 | |2036 |Oxamyl (vydate) (23135-22-0) |0.2 |0.002 | |2326 |Pentachlorophenol (87-86-5) |0.001 |0.00004 | |2040 |Picloram (1918-02-1) |0.5 |0.0001 | |2383 |Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) |0.0005 |0.0001 | |2037 |Simazine (122-34-9) |0.004 |0.00007 | |2020 |Toxaphene (8001-35-2) |0.003 |0.001 | Abbreviations used: CAS Number = Chemical Abstract System Number; MCL = maximum contaminant level; mg/L = milligrams per liter. NOTE: The Detection Limits listed in this table become effective January 22, 2004. TABLE 6 SECONDARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS |FEDERAL CONTAMINANT ID NUMBER |CONTAMINANT |SMCL (mg/L)* | |1002 |Aluminum |0.2 | |1017 |Chloride |250 | |1022 |Copper |1 | |1025 |Fluoride |2.0 | |1028 |Iron |0.3 | |1032 |Manganese |0.05 | |1050 |Silver |0.1 | |1055 |Sulfate |250 | |1095 |Zinc |5 | |1905 |Color |15 color units | |1920 |Odor** |3 (threshold odor number) | |1925 |pH |6.5 - 8.5 | |1930 |Total Dissolved Solids |500 | |2905 |Foaming Agents |0.5 | Abbreviations Used: SMCL = maximum contaminant level; mg/L = milligrams per liter. * Except color, odor, and pH. ** For purpose of compliance with ground water quality secondary standards, as referenced in Chapter 62-520, F.A.C., levels of ethylbenzene exceeding 30 micrograms per liter, toluene exceeding 40 micrograms per liter, or xylenes exceeding 20 micrograms per liter shall be considered equivalent to exceeding the drinking water secondary standard for odor. TABLE 7: MONITORING FREQUENCIES AND LOCATIONS (6/24/2014) See 40 C.F.R. Part 141, Subpart V, which is incorporated by reference in Rule 62-550.822, F.A.C., for Stage 2 disinfection byproducts monitoring frequencies and locations. |CONTAMINANT OR |APPLICABILITY |INITIAL OR ROUTINE |TRIGGER THAT |INCREASED MONITORING|TRIGGER THAT|REDUCED MONITORING |MONITORING | |DISINFECTANT RESIDUAL| |MONITORING |INCREASES | |REDUCES | |LOCATION(S) | |GROUP | | |MONITORING | |MONITORING | | | | | |GW SYSTEMS |SUBPART H | |GW SYSTEMS |SUBPART H SYSTEMS | | | | | |SYSTEMS | | | | | |NITRATE & NITRITE |CWSs, NTNCWSs |1 SAMPLE ANNUALLY |1 SAMPLE |GW SYS. WITH SAMPLE |1 SAMPLE |--- |SUBPART H | |RULES 62-550.500(5) &| | |QUARTERLY |( 50% OF MCL |QUARTERLY | |SYS. WITH | |62-550.512 | | | | | | |EACH OF 4 | | | | | | | | |MOST RECENT | | | | | | | | |QUARTERLY | | | | | | | | |SAMPLES ( 50%| | | | | | | | |OF MCL | |INORGANICS |CWSs, NTNCWSs |1 SAMPLE |1 SAMPLE |SAMPLE > MCL |1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY |FOUR |SEE ROUTINE MONITORING|EVERY ENTRY | |RULES 62-550.500(5) &| |EVERY 3 |ANNUALLY | | |CONSECUTIVE | |POINT TO | |62-550.513 | |YEARS | | | |QUARTERS < | |DIST. SYS. | | | | | | | |MCL | |DURING NORMAL| | | | | | | | | |OPERATING | | | | | | | | | |CONDITIONS | |CHLORINE & |CWSs/NTNCWSs |MULTIPLE SAMPLES |--- |--- |--- |--- |NOTE 2 | |CHLORAMINES |ADDING CHLORINE |MONTHLY; SEE NOTE 2 | | | | | | |RULES 62-550.514(1) &|OR CHLORAMINES | | | | | | | |62-550.821 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |CHLORINE DIOXIDE |CWSs/NTNCWSs/TWS|1 SAMPLE DAILY |SAMPLE > MCL |ADDITIONAL 3-SAMPLE |--- |--- |NOTE 3 | |RULES 62-550.514(1) &|s ADDING | | |SET THE FOLLOWING | | | | |62-550.821 |CHLORINE DIOXIDE| | |DAY | | | | |TOTAL TRIHALOMETHANES|CWSs/NTNCWSs |1 SAMPLE |4 SAMPLES |--- |--- |GW SYS. WITH|1 SAMPLE |1 SAMPLE |NOTE 4 | |& HALOACETIC ACIDS |ADDING A |PER |PER | | |ANNUAL AVG. |PER |PER | | |(FIVE) - STAGE 1 MCLs|DISINFECTANT & |TREATMENT |TREATMENT | | |TTHM & HAA5 |TREATMENT |TREATMENT | | |RULES 62-550.514(2) |SERVING ( 10,000|PLANT |PLANT | | |( 50% OF |PLANT |PLANT | | |& 62-550.821 |PERSONS |QUARTERLY |QUARTERLY | | |MCL; SUBPART|ANNUALLY |QUARTERLY | | | | | | | | |H SYS. WITH |DURING | | | | | | | | | |ANNUAL AVG. |MONTH OF | | | | | | | | | |SOURCE-WATER|WARMEST | | | | | | | | | |TOC ( 4.0 |WATER | | | | | | | | | |MG/L & |TEMP. | | | | | | | | | |ANNUAL AVG. | | | | | | | | | | |TTHM & HAA5 | | | | | | | | | | |( 50% OF MCL| | | | | |CWSs/NTNCWSs |1 SAMPLE PER |1 SAMPLE PER |GW SYS. WITH AVG. OF|1 SAMPLE PER|--- |GW SYS. |1 SAMPLE PER | | |ADDING A |TREAT-MENT PLANT |TREAT- |ANNUAL SAMPLES > MCL|TREAT-MENT | |WITH ANNUAL|TREAT-MENT | | |DISINFECTANT & |Annually DURING MONTH|MENT PLANT | |PLANT | |AVG. TTHM &|PLANT EVERY 3| | |SERVING 500 to |OF WARMEST WATER |Quarterly | |Quarterly | |HAA5 ( 50% |YEARS DURING | | |9,999 PERSONS |TEMP. | | | | |OF MCL FOR |MONTH OF | | | | | | | | |2 |WARMEST WATER| | | | | | | | |CONSECUTIVE|TEMP. | | | | | | | | |YEARS OR ( | | | | | | | | | |25% OF MCL | | | | | | | | | |FOR 1 YEAR;| | | | | | | | | |SUBPART H | | | | | | | | | |SYS. WITH | | | | | | | | | |ANNUAL AVG.| | | | | | | | | |SOURCE-WATE| | | | | | | | | |R TOC ( 4.0| | | | | | | | | |MG/L & | | | | | | | | | |ANNUAL AVG.| | | | | | | | | |TTHM & HAA5| | | | | | | | | |( 50% OF | | | | | | | | | |MCL | | |CHLORITE - STAGE 1 |CWSs/NTNCWSs |1 SAMPLE DAILY |SAMPLE > MCL |ADDITIONAL 3-SAMPLE |--- |--- |NOTE 5 | |MCL |ADDING CHLORINE | | |SET THE FOLLOWING | | | | |RULES 62-550.514(2) |DIOXIDE | | |DAY | | | | |& 62-550.821 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |3-SAMPLE SET MONTHLY |--- |--- |NO |3-SAMPLE SET QUARTERLY| | | | | | | |INDIVIDUAL | | | | | | | | |ENTRY-POINT | | | | | | | | |OR DIST. | | | | | | | | |SYS. SAMPLE | | | | | | | | |> MCL FOR 1 | | | | | | | | |YEAR | | | |BROMATE - STAGE 1 MCL|CWSs/NTNCWSs |1 SAMPLE PER |--- |--- |ANNUAL AVG. |1 SAMPLE PER TREATMENT|ENTRANCE TO | |RULES 62-550.514(2) |ADDING OZONE |TREATMENT PLANT | | |SOURCE-WATER|PLANT QUARTERLY |DIST. SYS. | |& 62-550.821 | |MONTHLY | | |BROMIDE ( | |UNDER NORMAL | | | | | | |0.05 MG/L | |OPERATING | | | | | | |BASED UPON | |CONDITIONS | | | | | | |MONTHLY | | | | | | | | |MEASUREMENTS| | | |VOLATILE ORGANICS |CWSs, NTNCWSs |4 CONSECUTIVE |DETECTION OF |1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY |GW SYS. WITH|1 SAMPLE |--- |NOTE 7 | |RULES 62-550.500(5) &| |QUARTERLY SAMPLES |ANY VOC AT ( | |NO DETECTION|EVERY 3 | | | |62-550.515 | |EVERY 3 YEARS OR, IF |0.0005 MG/L | |OF ANY VOC |YEARS | | | | | |AUTHORIZED, 1 SAMPLE | | |DURING 3 | | | | | | |ANNUALLY; SEE NOTE 6 | | |YEARS OF | | | | | | | | | |ANNUAL | | | | | | | | | |SAMPLING | | | | |SYNTHETIC ORGANICS |CWSs/NTNCWSs |4 CONSECUTIVE |DETECTION OF |1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY |NO DETECTION|2 QUARTERLY SAMPLES IN|NOTE 7 | |RULES 62-550.500(5) &|SERVING ( 3,300 |QUARTERLY SAMPLES |ANY SOC | |OF ANY SOC |THE SAME YEAR EVERY 3 | | |62-550.516 |PERSONS |EVERY 3 YEARS | | |DURING |YEARS | | | | | | | |INITIAL | | | | | | | | |COMPLIANCE | | | | | | | | |PERIOD | | | | |CWSs/NTNCWSs | | | | |1 SAMPLE EVERY 3 YEARS| | | |SERVING ( 3,300 | | | | | | | | |PERSONS | | | | | | | |MICROBIOLOGICAL |CWSs, NTNCWSs, |MULTIPLE SAMPLES |TOTAL |NOTE 9 |--- |--- |SITES | |CONTAMINANTS |TWSs SERVING >|MONTHLY; SEE NOTE 8 |COLIFORM | | | |REFLECTING | |RULE 62-550.518 |1,000 PERSONS | |POSITIVE | | | |WATER | | | | |SAMPLE | | | |THROUGHOUT | | | | | | | | |DIST. SYS. | | |TWSs SERVING (|2 SAMPLES |2 SAMPLES | | | | | | | |1,000 PERSONS |QUARTERLY |MONTHLY | | | | | | |SECONDARY |CWSs |1 SAMPLE EVERY 3 |--- |--- |--- |--- |EVERY ENTRY | |CONTAMINANTS | |YEARS | | | | |POINT TO | |RULES 62-550.500(5) &| | | | | | |DIST. SYS. | |62-550.520 | | | | | | |DURING NORMAL| | | | | | | | |OPERATING | | | | | | | | |CONDITIONS | |GROSS ALPHA, |CWSs |INITIAL MONITORING IS|SAMPLE > MCL |1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY |AVERAGE OF |1 SAMPLE EVERY 9 YEARS|EVERY ENTRY | |RADIUM-226, | |4 CONSECUTIVE |OR |WHEN PREVIOUS SAMPLE|INITIAL | |POINT TO | |RADIUM-228, & URANIUM| |QUARTERLY SAMPLES |IF MONITORING |RESULT IS > MCL |MONITORING | |DIST. SYS. | | | |ROUTINE MONITORING IS|ONCE EVERY 6 |OR |SAMPLES OR | |DURING NORMAL| |RULE 62-550.519(1) | |1 SAMPLE EVERY 3 |YEARS, A |IF SAMPLING EVERY 9 |LAST REDUCED| |OPERATING | | | |YEARS |SAMPLE RESULT |YEARS AND THE SAMPLE|MONITORING | |CONDITIONS | | | |NOTE 10 |> 1/2 MCL |IS ( MCL BUT > 1/2 |SAMPLE | | | | | | |OR |MCL, SAMPLE EVERY 6 |< DETECTION | | | | | | |IF MONITORING |YEARS; OR IF SAMPLE |LIMIT | | | | | | |ONCE EVERY 9 |IS ≥ DETECTION LIMIT| | | | | | | |YEARS, A |BUT ( 1/2 MCL | | | | | | | |SAMPLE RESULT |OR | | | | | | | |≥ DETECTION |IF SAMPLING EVERY 6 | | | | | | | |LIMIT |YEARS AND THE SAMPLE| | | | | | | | |IS > 1/2 MCL BUT ( | | | | | | | | |MCL, SAMPLE EVERY 3 | | | | | | | | |YEARS | | | | | | | | | |DETECTION |1 SAMPLE EVERY 6 YEARS| | | | | | | |LIMIT ( | | | | | | | | |AVERAGE OF | | | | | | | | |INITIAL | | | | | | | | |MONITORING | | | | | | | | |SAMPLES OR | | | | | | | | |LAST REDUCED| | | | | | | | |MONITORING | | | | | | | | |SAMPLE ( 1/2| | | | | | | | |MCL | | | | |NTNCs |ROUTINE MONITORING IS| SAMPLE > MCL|1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY |AVERAGE OF |NO FURTHER MONITORING | | | | |1 SAMPLE EVERY 6 |OR |WHEN PREVIOUS SAMPLE|QUARTERLY |REQUIRED | | | | |YEARS |IF MONITORING |RESULT IS > MCL |MONITORING | | | | | |NOTE 10 |ONCE EVERY 9 |OR |SAMPLES OR | | | | | | |YEARS, A |IF SAMPLING EVERY 9 |LAST | | | | | | |SAMPLE RESULT |YEARS AND THE SAMPLE|MONITORING | | | | | | |> ½ MCL |IS > ½ MCL BUT ( |SAMPLE < | | | | | | | |MCL, SAMPLE EVERY 6 |DETECTION | | | | | | | |YEARS |LIMIT | | | | | | | | |AVERAGE OF | | | | | | | | |INITIAL |1 SAMPLE | | | | | | | |MONITORING |EVERY 9 YEARS | | | | | | | |SAMPLES OR | | | | | | | | |LAST REDUCED| | | | | | | | |MONITORING | | | | | | | | |SAMPLE ( 1/2| | | | | | | | |MCL AND > | | | | | | | | |DETECTION | | | | | | | | |LIMIT | | | | | | | | | | | | |BETA PARTICLE & |CWSs DESIGNATED |1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY |SAMPLE > MCL |1 SAMPLE MONTHLY FOR|ANNUAL |1 SAMPLE EVERY 3 YEARS|EVERY ENTRY | |PHOTON RADIOACTIVITY |AS VULNERABLE |FOR GROSS BETA & 1 | |GROSS BETA, TRITIUM,|AVERAGE OF |FOR GROSS BETA, |POINT TO | |RULE 62-550.519(2) | |SAMPLE ANNUALLY FOR | |& STRONTIUM-90 |GROSS BETA |TRITIUM, & |DIST. SYS. | | | |TRITIUM & | | |MINUS |STRONTIUM-90 |DURING NORMAL| | | |STRONTIUM-90 | | |POTASSIUM-40| |OPERATING | | | | | | |( 50 pCi/L | |CONDITIONS | | |CWSs DESIGNATED |QUARTERLY FOR GROSS |QUARTERLY |MONTHLY FOR GROSS |ANNUAL |EVERY 3 YEARS FOR | | | |AS UTILIZING |BETA & IODINE-131 & |RESULT FOR |BETA, IODINE-131, |AVERAGE OF |GROSS BETA, | | | |WATERS |ANNUALLY FOR TRITIUM |GROSS BETA OR |TRITIUM, & |GROSS BETA |IODINE-131, TRITIUM, &| | | |CONTAMINATED BY |& STRONTIUM-90; SEE |IODINE-131 > |STRONTIUM-90 |MINUS |STRONTIUM-90 | | | |EFFLUENTS FROM |NOTE 11 |MCL; ANNUAL | |POTASSIUM-40| | | | |NUCLEAR | |RESULT FOR | |( 15 pCi/L | | | | |FACILITIES | |TRITIUM OR | | | | | | | | |STRONTIUM-90 >| | | | | | | | |MCL | | | | | TABLE 8: INITIAL OR ROUTINE MONITORING SCHEDULE (6/24/2014) REFERENCE SUBSECTION 62-550.500(3), F.A.C. Under initial or routine monitoring, public water systems shall take required samples during the time period specified below. See 40 C.F.R. Part 141, Subpart V, which is incorporated by reference in Rule 62-550.822, F.A.C., for the Stage 2 disinfection byproducts routine monitoring schedule. |CONTAMINANT OR |COMMUNITY WATER|COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS |NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS |TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS | |DISINFECTANT RESIDUAL |SYSTEMS SERVING|SERVING 3,300 OR FEWER | | | |GROUP |MORE THAN 3,300|PEOPLE | | | | |PEOPLE | | | | |ASBESTOS |FIRST YEAR OF |SECOND YEAR OF EACH |THIRD YEAR OF EACH NINE-YEAR COMPLIANCE CYCLE |NOT REQUIRED | |RULES 62-550.500(3) & |EACH NINE-YEAR |NINE-YEAR COMPLIANCE | | | |62-550.511 |COMPLIANCE |CYCLE | | | | |CYCLE | | | | |NITRATES AND |GROUND |ANNUALLY | |NITRITES |WATER | | |RULES |SYSTEMS | | |62-550.500(3)| | | |& 62-550.512 | | | | |SUBPART H |QUARTERLY |ANNUALLY | | |SYSTEMS | | | |INORGANICS |GROUND |FIRST YEAR OF |SECOND YEAR OF EACH |THIRD YEAR OF EACH THREE-YEAR COMPLIANCE PERIOD|NOT REQUIRED | |RULES |WATER |EACH THREE-YEAR|THREE-YEAR COMPLIANCE | | | |62-550.500(3)|SYSTEMS |COMPLIANCE |PERIOD | | | |& 62-550.513 | |PERIOD | | | | | |SUBPART H |ANNUALLY |NOT REQUIRED | | |SYSTEMS | | | |CHLORINE & CHLORAMINES |MONTHLY FOR SYSTEMS ADDING CHLORINE OR CHLORAMINES |NOT REQUIRED | |RULES 62-550.514(1) & | | | |62-550.821 | | | |CHLORINE DIOXIDE |DAILY FOR SYSTEMS ADDING CHLORINE DIOXIDE | |RULES 62-550.514(1) & | | |62-550.821 | | |TOTAL |GROUND |QUARTERLY FOR |ANNUALLY DURING MONTH OF|QUARTERLY FOR SYSTEMS ADDING A DISINFECTANT & |NOT REQUIRED | |TRIHALOMETHAN|WATER |SYSTEMS ADDING |WARMEST WATER |SERVING ( 10,000 PEOPLE & ANNUALLY DURING MONTH| | |ES & |SYSTEMS |A DISINFECTANT |TEMPERATURE FOR SYSTEMS |OF WARMEST WATER TEMPERATURE FOR SYSTEMS ADDING| | |HALOACETIC | |& SERVING ( |ADDING A DISINFECTANT |A DISINFECTANT & SERVING ( 10,000 PEOPLE | | |ACIDS (FIVE) | |10,000 PEOPLE &| | | | |– STAGE 1 MCL| |ANNUALLY DURING| | | | |RULES | |MONTH OF | | | | |62-550.500(3)| |WARMEST WATER | | | | |, | |TEMPERATURE FOR| | | | |550.514(2), &| |SYSTEMS ADDING | | | | |62-550.821 | |A DISINFECTANT | | | | | | |& SERVING ( | | | | | | |10,000 PEOPLE | | | | | |SUBPART H |QUARTERLY FOR |QUARTERLY FOR SYSTEMS ADDING A DISINFECTANT & SERVING ( 500 PEOPLE & |NOT REQUIRED | | |SYSTEMS |SYSTEMS ADDING |ANNUALLY DURING MONTH OF WARMEST WATER TEMPERATURE FOR SYSTEMS ADDING A | | | | |A DISINFECTANT |DISINFECTANT & SERVING ( 500 PEOPLE | | |CHLORITE – STAGE 1 MCL |DAILY AT ENTRANCE TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM & MONTHLY IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR SYSTEMS |NOT REQUIRED | |RULES 62-550.514(2) & |ADDING CHLORINE DIOXIDE | | |62-550.821 | | | |BROMATE – STAGE 1 MCL |MONTHLY FOR SYSTEMS ADDING OZONE |NOT REQUIRED | |RULES 62-550.514(2) & | | | |62-550.821 | | | |VOLATILE ORGANICS |QUARTERLY OR, |QUARTERLY OR, IF |QUARTERLY OR, IF AUTHORIZED, ANNUALLY DURING |NOT REQUIRED | |RULES 62-550.500(3) & |IF AUTHORIZED, |AUTHORIZED, ANNUALLY |THE THIRD YEAR OF EACH THREE-YEAR COMPLIANCE | | |62-550.515 |ANNUALLY DURING|DURING THE SECOND YEAR |PERIOD | | | |THE FIRST YEAR |OF EACH THREE-YEAR | | | | |OF EACH |COMPLIANCE PERIOD | | | | |THREE-YEAR | | | | | |COMPLIANCE | | | | | |PERIOD | | | | |SYNTHETIC ORGANICS |QUARTERLY |QUARTERLY DURING THE |QUARTERLY DURING THE THIRD YEAR OF EACH |NOT REQUIRED | |RULES 62-550.500(3) & |DURING THE |SECOND YEAR OF EACH |THREE-YEAR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UNLESS REDUCED | | |62-550.516 |FIRST YEAR OF |THREE-YEAR COMPLIANCE |MONITORING IS AUTHORIZED | | | |EACH THREE-YEAR|PERIOD. UNLESS REDUCED | | | | |COMPLIANCE |MONITORING IS AUTHORIZED| | | | |PERIOD. UNLESS| | | | | |REDUCED | | | | | |MONITORING IS | | | | | |AUTHORIZED | | | | |MICROBIOLOGIC|GROUND |MONTHLY |MONTHLY FOR SYSTEMS SERVING ( 1,000 PEOPLE & | |AL |WATER | |QUARTERLY FOR SYSTEMS SERVING ( 1,000 PEOPLE | |CONTAMINANTS |SYSTEMS | | | |RULES | | | | |62-550.500(3)| | | | |& 62-550.518 | | | | | |SUBPART H |MONTHLY | | |SYSTEMS | | |GROSS ALPHA, RADIUM-226,|ROUTINE |ROUTINE MONITORING |ROUTINE MONITORING OCCURS DURING THIRD YEAR OF |NOT REQUIRED | |RADIUM-228 & URANIUM |MONITORING |OCCURS DURING SECOND |EACH THREE-YEAR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UNLESS | | |RULES 62-550.500(3) & |OCCURS DURING |YEAR OF EACH THREE-YEAR |REDUCED MONITORING IS APPROVED | | |62-550.519 |FIRST YEAR OF |COMPLIANCE PERIOD UNLESS| | | | |EACH THREE-YEAR|REDUCED MONITORING IS | | | | |COMPLIANCE |APPROVED | | | | |PERIOD UNLESS | | | | | |REDUCED | | | | | |MONITORING IS | | | | | |APPROVED | | | | |BETA PARTICLE & PHOTON |QUARTERLY/ANNUALLY FOR SYSTEMS DESIGNATED|NOT REQUIRED |NOT REQUIRED | |RADIOACTIVITY |AS VULNERABLE OR UTILIZING WATERS | | | |RULES 62-550.500(3) |CONTAMINATED BY EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR | | | |& 62-550.519 |FACILITIES | | | |SECONDARY CONTAMINANTS |FIRST YEAR OF |SECOND YEAR OF EACH |NOT REQUIRED |NOT REQUIRED | |RULES 62-550.500(3) & |EACH THREE-YEAR|THREE-YEAR COMPLIANCE | | | |62-550.520 |COMPLIANCE |PERIOD | | | | |PERIOD | | | | NOTE 1: Systems susceptible to asbestos contamination due solely to corrosion of asbestos-cement pipe shall sample at a tap served by asbestos-cement pipe and under conditions where asbestos contamination is most likely to occur. Systems susceptible to asbestos contamination due solely to source water shall monitor at every entry point to the distribution system during normal operating conditions. Systems susceptible to asbestos contamination due to both source water and corrosion of asbestos-cement pipe shall sample at a tap served by asbestos-cement pipe and under conditions where asbestos contamination is most likely to occur. NOTE 2: Systems shall measure the residual disinfectant level at the same locations in the distribution system where, and at the same time when, total coliforms are sampled. NOTE 3: Systems shall take routine daily samples at the entrance to the distribution system. Systems shall take additional three-sample sets in the distribution system at the following locations:

(a) If chloramines are used to maintain a disinfectant residual in the distribution system or if chlorine is used to maintain a disinfectant residual in the distribution system and there are no disinfection points after the entrance to the distribution system (i.e., no booster chlorination), the system shall take three samples as close to the first customer as possible at intervals of at least six hours.

(b) If chlorine is used to maintain a disinfectant residual in the distribution system and there are one or more disinfectant addition points after the entrance to the distribution system (i.e., booster chlorination), the system shall take one sample at each of the following locations: as close to the first customer as possible, in a location representative of average residence time, and as close to the end of the distribution system as possible. NOTE 4: Systems taking one sample shall take the sample at a location reflecting maximum residence time in the distribution system. Systems taking more than one sample shall take at least 25% of the samples at locations representing maximum residence time of the water in the distribution system and shall take the remaining samples at locations representing at least average residence time in the distribution system and representing the entire distribution system, taking into account number of persons served, different sources of water, and different treatment methods. NOTE 5: Systems shall take routine daily samples at the entrance to the distribution system. Systems shall take routine monthly or additional three-set samples in the distribution system; each three-set sample shall consist of one sample at each of the following locations: a location as close to the first customer as possible, a location representative of average residence time, and a location reflecting maximum residence time in the distribution system. NOTE 6: For initial base point monitoring, systems shall take four consecutive quarterly samples during the first three-year compliance period. If a system does not detect any VOC, it shall take one sample annually beginning with the next three-year compliance period. NOTE 7: During the first quarter of initial base point monitoring, GW systems shall take a minimum of one sample that is representative of each well. Under all other circumstances, systems shall sample at every entry point to the distribution system during normal operating conditions. NOTE 8: The minimum number of samples shall be as set forth in Rule 62-550.518(2), F.A.C. NOTE 9: Systems shall conduct repeat monitoring in accordance with Rule 62-550.518(7), F.A.C., and systems that routinely collect fewer than five samples per month shall collect at least five samples during the next month the system provides water to the public. NOTE 10: The Department shall waive the final two quarters of initial monitoring for a sampling point if the results of the samples from the previous two quarters are below the regulatory detection limit. Additionally, under the conditions described in Rule 62-550.519(1)(c), F.A.C., historical data may be used to satisfy initial monitoring requirements. NOTE 11: Quarterly monitoring for gross beta shall be based on the analysis of monthly samples or the analysis of a composite of three monthly samples. For iodine-131, a composite of five consecutive daily samples shall be analyzed once each quarter. Annual monitoring for tritium and strontium-90 shall be conducted by means of the analysis of a composite of four consecutive quarterly samples or analysis of four quarterly samples. Rulemaking Authority 403.8055, 403.861(9) FS. Law Implemented 403.852(12), 403.853(1), (3), (4), (7), 403.861(16), (17) FS. History–New 12-30-11, Amended 7-7-15, 8-5-16.