Rule 62-565.700. Compliance for Advanced Treatment Water Facilities and Potable Reuse Systems

(1) General.

(a) The Department uses the information submitted on Advanced Treatment Water Facility Monitoring Report, DEP Form 62-565.300(2)(d), (adopted and incorporated by reference in paragraph 62-565.300(2)(d), F.A.C., effective February 26, 2025), required by Rule 62-565.550, F.A.C., to establish ATWF compliance, or noncompliance, with the treatment standards of this rule.

(b) The Department may also take enforcement action based on its own sample collection activities using any of the annual, monthly, weekly, or maximum-permissible concentrations specified in this chapter. Use of such data shall not preclude enforcement action pursuant to the provisions of this or any other chapter of the Florida Administrative Code. The use of grab or composite samples for evaluating annual, monthly, or weekly compliance shall be consistent with grab or composite sampling technique.

(c) Nothing in this or any other rules of the Florida Administrative Code shall preclude the use, by the Department, of additional or more representative sampling data in establishing compliance status.

(2) Inspections.

(a) Any designated representative of the Department may inspect an ATWF, or any component of the potable reuse system, at any reasonable time, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with the law or with rules or orders of the Department.

(b) Inspections shall be conducted to ensure compliance with the operational requirements established in this chapter.

(c) The Department shall provide written notice of any non-compliance with applicable rules or orders of the Department to the permittee no more than sixty days following an inspection. Rulemaking Authority 403.861(9), 403.064(17) FS. Law Implemented 403.852(12), 403.861(7), 403.853(6), 403.861(17), 403.064(17) FS. History – New 2-26-25.