62-550.828, F.A.C.

62-550.828. Ground Water Rule

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Cite as Fla. Admin. Code r. 62-550.828

(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 DISINFECTANT RESIDUAL GROUP APPLICABILITY INITIAL OR ROUTINE MONITORING TRIGGER THAT INCREASES MONITORING INCREASED MONITORING TRIGGER THAT REDUCES MONITORING REDUCED MONITORING MONITORING LOCATION(S) GW SYSTEMS SUBPART H SYSTEMS GW SYSTEMS SUBPART H SYSTEMS GW SYSTEMS SUBPART H SYSTEMS ASBESTOS RULE 62-550.511 CWSs, NTNCWSs 1 SAMPLE EVERY 9 YEARS SAMPLE > MCL 1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY SYSTEM NOT SUSCEPTIBLE NO SAMPLING REQUIRED NOTE 1 NITRATE & NITRITE RULES 62-550.500(5) & 62-550.512 CWSs, NTNCWSs 1 SAMPLE ANNUALLY 1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY GW SYS. WITH SAMPLE ( 50% OF MCL 1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY --- SUBPART H SYS. WITH EACH OF 4 MOST RECENT QUARTERLY SAMPLES ( 50% OF MCL --- 1 SAMPLE ANNUALLY DURING QUARTER WITH HIGHEST RESULT EVERY ENTRY POINT TO DIST. SYS. DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS TWSs 1 SAMPLE ANNUALLY NITRATE SAMPLE ( MCL OR NITRITE SAMPLE ( 50% OF MCL 1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY --- --- INORGANICS RULES 62-550.500(5) & 62-550.513 CWSs, NTNCWSs 1 SAMPLE EVERY 3 YEARS 1 SAMPLE ANNUALLY SAMPLE > MCL 1 SAMPLE QUARTERLY FOUR CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS < MCL SEE ROUTINE MONITORING EVERY ENTRY POINT TO DIST. SYS. DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS CHLORINE & CHLORAMINES RULES 62-550.514(1) & 62-550.821 CWSs/NTNCWSs ADDING CHLORINE OR CHLORAMINES MULTIPLE SAMPLES MONTHLY; SEE NOTE 2 --- --- --- --- NOTE 2 CHLORINE DIOXIDE RULES 62-550.514(1) &
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